16V Air Filter Change

[sad_rocc@veedub.com (Dan Smith)]

I don't know about the whole pulling the intake boot and all but on my 16v I just pull the battery out, pop the clips off with a screwdriver (I have thin hands) and pry. It's not the most gentle of ways, but I pulled mine out without any injury to it or me. Getting a KnN in is the harder part. There's a rubber lip running around the filter and you have to get it outside the airbox. The best way to do this is a lot of muscling the top half of the box and the filter into place, then wedge your hand in there and run a finger around the lip to make sure it's in place. Good luck

Dan

--- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Matthew Lehrer wrote:
>
>> So what exactly is the best way to change the air filter on a Scirocco 16V
>> engine? I want to drop a K&N in there but there's absolutely no room to open
>> the air box. I'm new to the list (hi all!) but I checked the archives on
>> this issue and the only tidbit I could find was to remove the large breather
>> tube and switch filters through the hole. Will that really work or is there
>> a better way?
>
>Erm.. I'd like to see you pull that off.. "Abra-cadabra!!"
>
>Seriously, though. To change the air filter you'll want to first remove
>the battery and the intake boot (loosen the two hose clamps, disconnect
>the vacuum lines and pull it off), then use a flathead screwdriver to pop
>the little metal clips loose all the way around the two halves
>(upper/lower) of the black plastic air filter housing. I think there are
>five or so.
>
>Then carefully lift up the top half .. it'll take a little bit of muscle
>because the fuel lines don't like to bend much (and don't bend them much..
>or they'll kink and screw up your injection bigtime)
>
>The air filter just sits in the box between the two halves. Switch it out,
>put the clips back on and re-install the battery and intake boot. You're
>done. Don't forget the battery hold down.. without it you could really do
>some damage going over a bump or taking a sharp left turn!!
>
>> - Matthew
>> '86 Scirocco 16V
>
>Good luck.. be sure and take some pictures if you manage to pull the air
>filter through the breather tube hole!!
>
>-Toby
>
>
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