Removing
1. We prepare the car for work (see «Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»).
2. Loosen clamp 1 fastening the air duct to the branch pipe of the mass air flow sensor. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the mass air flow sensor 2.
3. Disconnect the adsorber purge valve from the air filter housing (see «Canister purge valve - check and replace»).
4. We remove the rubber racks from engagement with the air filter housing.
5. Disconnect the air intake from the air filter pipe and remove the air filter housing together with the mass air flow sensor from the engine compartment.
6. If it is necessary to remove the air intake of the air filter, remove the decorative trim of the engine (see «Decorative overlay of the engine - removal and installation»).
7. Using a 10 mm socket wrench with a ratchet, unscrew the nut securing the air intake to the radiator of the cooling system.
8. We remove the air intake together with the connecting hose from the opening between the radiator and the engine intake module.
Installation
Install the air filter in reverse order.