Air Cleaner Housing: Service and Repair

AIR CLEANER

REMOVAL

NOTE: The air cleaner has a cover shield and is attached to the frame, forward of the left front fender well.

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the intake air resonator.







3. Remove the mass air flow (MAF) sensor pipe clamp-to-frame bolt.







4. Disconnect the MAF sensor electrical connector.







5. Remove the air cleaner cover intake bolt.







6. Remove the two wheelwell-to-air cleaner cover bolts.







7. NOTE: Forward bolt shown, rearward bolt similar.

Remove the two air cleaner cover-to-frame bolts.
- Remove the air cleaner cover.







8. NOTE: Bottom view shown.

Remove the rearward air cleaner-to-frame bolts.







9. Remove the forward air cleaner-to-frame bolt.
- Remove the air cleaner and the MAF sensor pipe as an assembly.







10. NOTE: The lower MAF sensor pipe screen may come loose and be attached to the air cleaner elbow upon separation. Make sure to inspect and reattach to the MAF sensor pipe as necessary.

Loosen the clamp and separate the MAF sensor pipe from the air cleaner.

INSTALLATION
1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.