Quick Clean for an Engine Air Filter.
by Mjtrinihobby in Workshop > Cars
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Quick Clean for an Engine Air Filter.
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It's been 2 years since this Kia Rio had a new filter. Time to inspect.
Accessing the Filter.
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Four clips pulled off the filter housing and the filter is visible now.
Inspection.
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Yuck. It's really dirty. Sadly I don't have a new filter so I had to make do.
Cleaning.
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Using engine degreaser I cleaned this filter.
Completion.
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I let the cleaned filter dry in the sun and reinstalled into the car. Now the engine breaths better and performance is improved.