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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.
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.
Unscrew or unclamp the top to the air filter housing.
Lift out the air filter. It should be a round or rectangular filter made of paper or plastic, with a rubber rim.
Replace the filter with a new filter. Consult your manual to determine the proper filter for your car.
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moeursalen said
on 4/2/2008 well done.
Thidj said
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
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.