Anyone else found the air filter cover a twat to remove?
I can’t do it and feel like snapping the *******.
Ideas??
I can’t do it and feel like snapping the *******.
Ideas??
Air filter
- Thread starter Chriiiiiiiis
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What engine do you have? I changed mine on a 2.0 tdi 184 and it was easy. Remove screws, lift lid, replace filter, refit lid and do screws back up. Just be careful not to overtighten them and strip the threads in the housing.
Did mine recently on a 1.2 TSI. If it’s the same then it is a pain the first time. There are 2 ball joint/clips that hold the filter housing down. In the above video they pull it off these joints in the first few seconds, it just needs some force. Then unscrew the filter housing from underneath and you can access the filter to replace.
They couldn't have made that design much more pig-awkward if they'd tried, most car makers manage with just a couple
or sometimes 4 clips and no need for any tools perfectly OK.
Even the backward ones still using a few screws usually manage it so that you don't have to remove any hoses - and as
for having a filter with two holes in it....
Maybe that was the point though, discourage DIY fiddling and ensure pattern filters are more complicated/expensive to
make?
or sometimes 4 clips and no need for any tools perfectly OK.
Even the backward ones still using a few screws usually manage it so that you don't have to remove any hoses - and as
for having a filter with two holes in it....
Maybe that was the point though, discourage DIY fiddling and ensure pattern filters are more complicated/expensive to
make?
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