How to Change Your Air Filter

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No need to pay a mechanic for this job - air filters are inexpensive and easily changed. You should change your car's air filter every 15,000 miles.

By: eHow Cars Editor

Length: 1:19

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Difficulty: Easy

Tips & Warnings:

  • Avoid using the wrong size air filter. Your engine will run less efficiently.

Step1
Open the hood.
Step2
Locate your air filter, usually found on top of the engine. On cars with carburetors it is in a round piece of metal about the size of a medium pizza; fuel-injected cars have square or rectangular air filter housings that may be off to the side of the engine.
Step3
Unscrew or unclamp the top to the air filter housing.
Step4
Lift out the air filter. It should be a round or rectangular filter made of paper or plastic, with a rubber rim.
Step5
Clean the area with a vacuum cleaner or seal the top of the carburetor. This will keep debris out of the carburetor as you continue to clean the housing.
Step6
Clean out any dirt or bugs from the inside of the air filter housing with a rag.
Step7
Replace the filter with a new filter. Consult your manual to determine the proper filter for your car.
Step8
Replace the cover and close the hood.

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on 4/2/2008 well done.

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on 9/4/2007 a round air filter for carburettor may do many more mileage than 15 000. Nice car at the end of the video hehe. Seems dusty out there.

Thidj said

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on 9/4/2007 a round air filter for carburettor may do many more mileage than 15 000. Nice car at the end of the video hehe. Seems dusty out there.

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on 8/8/2006 Do not vacuum or blow out your air filter. When you vacuum or blow out your air filter it damages or removes the important fibers that are needed to protect your engine.

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on 11/22/2005 It can help extend the car's mileage if you remove and vacuum the air filter midway between scheduled changes or after driving through dusty conditions.

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