Air Cleaner Housing: Service and Repair

Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe

Removal and Installation

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles

1. Disconnect the vacuum hose from the Air Cleaner (ACL) outlet pipe.

All vehicles

2. Disconnect the crankcase ventilation tube-to-ACL (Air Cleaner) outlet pipe quick connect coupling.

3. Loosen the ACL (Air Cleaner) outlet pipe-to-Throttle Body (TB) clamp.
- To install, tighten to 4 Nm (35 lb-in).


4. Loosen the ACL (Air Cleaner) outlet pipe-to-ACL (Air Cleaner) housing cover clamp.
- Remove the ACL (Air Cleaner) outlet pipe.

- To install, tighten to 4 Nm (35 lb-in).


5. NOTE: The ACL (Air Cleaner) outlet pipe should be securely sealed to prevent unmetered air from entering the engine.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.