Air Cleaner Housing: Service and Repair

Removing And Installing Air Cleaner Housing







Removing air cleaner housing - Cayenne

NOTE: The corresponding wheel housing liner must be removed for this task.

1. Separate connections on the air cleaner cover. To do this, turn the pins 180 degrees and pull them out. Then pull off the intake manifolds.







2. Open the two upper fastening clips on the air cleaner housing.







3. Press the cover of the air cleaner element towards the engine, pulling it upwards at the same time.
4. Remove the air cleaner element from the air cleaner housing.







NOTE: Points 5 to 7 must only be carried out for vehicles with air suspension.

5. Remove the air line on the right air cleaner cover. To do this, unclip the green cap. Insert a screwdriver into the notch of the cap and lever the cap off.







6. Push the snap ring into the flange -1- and then pull it off together with the flange -2-.







7. Clip the green cap on again after disassembly.







8. Press the cover of the air cleaner element towards the engine, pulling it upwards at the same time.







9. Remove the air cleaner element from the air cleaner housing.







10. Unscrew the fastening screw on the air cleaner housing.







11. Unclip the electric cable from the coolant expansion tank on cylinder bank 1 - 4. The cable is clipped in at two points.







12. Pull the air guide of the air cleaner housing out of the wheel well. To do this, take hold of the air guide in one hand and pull it forwards at an angle.







13. Lift the air cleaner housing, tip it towards the engine and remove it from the engine compartment.







Installing air cleaner housing
1. Insert the air cleaner housing into the engine compartment at an angle from above.







2. Introduce the 2 retaining bolts on the underside into the take-up bores in the body. Check the wheel well to make sure that the blue rubber discs are present and ensure that the bolts are properly fitted.







3. Replace the air guide from the wheel well on the air cleaner housing. Check that the elements are fitted correctly.







4. Tighten the fastening screw on the air cleaner housing to 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.).







5. Unclip the electrical cable from the coolant expansion tank on cylinder bank 1 - 4. The cable is clipped in at two points.







6. Insert filter element into the housing.







7. Place the cover on the air cleaner housing and run in from top to bottom. Make sure that the three mounting elements run into the mounting points on the underside. The figure gives a clearer view of the dismantled air cleaner housing.







8. Push cover up against the air cleaner housing and release the two fastening clips.







NOTE: On vehicles with air suspension, push the compressor line on to the air cleaner cover.







9. Attach connections on the air cleaner cover and then insert the pins and turn them by 180 degrees.







10. Install left and right engine compartment cover.
11. Install wheel housing liner.

Tightening torques