Air Filter change...the fast way

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by vafan13

It required a little bit of force for me, but the rubber attachment on the bottom is a little pressure-fit ball and just pops off*. Prior to finding the above video I also did it once the way you did and yeah, screw #7 was a real PITA.


*make sure to pull straight up as the tube coming from the front grille goes into a slot on the box.

I didn't want to damage the pressure fit ball at all as none of the instructions talked about it. I also had a snorkel inside my airbox

[some_idiot]

I love German engineering. Every other air filter I've ever changed was held in by a couple of clips, but 7 Torx screws and you have to remove the entire intake box?

[blake6511]

Did this the other day. Driver side I was able to follow and remove without issues. Passenger side I could not get it to fully unseat and pop out, however it gave me enough room to easily get to screw 7. Thanks for sharing.

[apoxa2]

Very nice video!!