You will need: key «on 10», screwdriver with flat and Phillips blades, pliers.
1. Disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery.
2. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the mass air flow sensor (see «Replacing the air filter element»).
3. Loosen the air hose clamp…
4.... and disconnect the sleeve from the mass air flow sensor.
5. If you remove the air filter for replacement, and the mass air flow sensor is not installed on the new filter, unscrew the two sensor mounting bolts..
6.... and remove the sensor from the filter..
7.... and its o-ring.
Note. If you remove the air filter not for replacement, but to gain access to other units, the mass air flow sensor does not need to be removed.
8. Squeezing the conical shanks of the supports with pliers, remove the three rubber air filter supports from the holes.
9. Remove the air intake hose tip from the bracket by pulling it towards the left headlight..
10.... and remove the air filter assembly with the air intake pipe.
11. If necessary, remove the air intake hose from the adapter spacer.
12. If you are replacing the air filter, remove the air filter rubber supports from the holes in its housing by squeezing the conical shank of the supports with pliers (see point 8). Install the supports on the new filter in the same way as when removing them, lubricating their shank with engine oil to facilitate installation.
Note. The manufacturer recommends cutting the supports with a knife, in which case you will have to replace them with new ones.
13. When installing rubber supports in the upper cross member of the front end, first of all, insert the lower half of the support from the side of the air filter into the hole, and then, using a screwdriver, push the remaining lower part of the support into the hole.
14. Install the air filter and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.