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.
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- How to Change Your Air Filter
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Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Air Filters
- Clean Rags
- Auto Emergency Kits
- Car Manuals
- Screwdriver Sets
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Open the hood.
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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.
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Unscrew or unclamp the top to the air filter housing.
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Lift out the air filter. It should be a round or rectangular filter made of paper or plastic, with a rubber rim.
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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.
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Clean out any dirt or bugs from the inside of the air filter housing with a rag.
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Replace the filter with a new filter. Consult your manual to determine the proper filter for your car.
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Replace the cover and close the hood.
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Comments
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very nice.. thanks for this helpful article.
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moeursalen
Apr 02, 2008
well done. -
moeursalen
Apr 02, 2008
well done.
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Thidj
Sep 04, 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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Thidj
Sep 04, 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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