The air meter is mounted in a light metal housing and held by two spring clips. The air intake hose is attached to the air filter with a clamp. The same mount is used on the outlet hose between the air meter and the suction chamber. The filter element of the filter must be replaced in accordance with the instructions in the instruction manual. When using the car in dusty conditions, the filter should be changed more often.
To change the air filter on a 16 valve engine:
- disconnect the wire from the terminal «–» battery;
Pic. 132. Location of air meter clamps on the air filter
- open the clips (pic. 132) and take out the air meter;
Pic. 133. Mounting the air filter: 1 - air intake pipe; 2 - rubber band; 3 - air filter
- remove the air filter (pic. 133). After loosening the clamp on the hose, remove the air intake pipe 1, unhook the rubber band 2 and finally remove the air filter 3. In this case, the pins come out of the rubber tips;
- Remove the air outlet hose from the side of the filter.
Pic. 136. The location of the rubber tips for installing the guide pins of the air filter
Install in reverse order. Make sure that the guide pins fit into both rubber caps (see fig. 136), before the rubber band is put on.
To change the air filter on a V6 engine:
- disconnect the wire from the terminal «–» battery;
- remove the air meter plug between the filter housing and the air intake hose;
- disconnect the air outlet hose visible from the side;
Pic. 134. The place of detachment of the air intake hose on the V6 engine
- after loosening the clamp, remove the hose (pic. 134);
- on a 272 kW engine, remove the wire plug from the exhaust pipe. On all vehicles, remove the wire plug from the intake air temperature sensor;
Pic. 135. Attachment of the air outlet hose on the V6 engine filter
- Loosen the hose clamp at the location shown in fig. 135, remove the exhaust hose and press it to the side;
- unhook the rubber band for fixing, disconnect the air inlet pipe from the filter and remove the filter. The filter is also held by two guide pins in rubber caps (pic. 136).
Install in reverse order. Make sure that the guide pins fit into the rubber lugs and that the air outlet duct is properly aligned.
To replace the air cleaner element on a 16 valve engine:
- open the six spring clips on top of the filter cover and slide the cover aside;
Pic. 137. Direction of removal of the air filter element on a 16-valve engine
- take out a replaceable element of the air filter, as it is shown in fig. 137;
- Install in reverse order.
Pic. 138. The direction of removal of the air filter element on the V6 engine
Replace the air filter element on a V6 engine in the same way as on a 16-valve engine, provided that the cover is secured with five spring clips. Filter installation is shown in fig. 138.
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