How to Remove the Air Filter Assembly
2004-2009 Toyota Prius
This is a stepping stone to many other jobs.
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Tools Needed:
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1) Loosen the 10mm bolt circled in green and then pull the air inlet off the air filter assembly (27 in-lb, 3.0 Nm, 31 kg-cm). Remove the 2 10mm bolts circled in red (62 in-lb, 7.0 Nm, 71 kg-cm).
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2) Push on the tab indicted by the blue arrow while pulling out on the connector to release it.
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3) Gently pull up on the tab indicated by the blue arrow until the wire harness clamp can be opened as shown.
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4) Loosen the 10mm bolt circled in red and then pull the entire air filter assembly off the throttle body (27 in-lb, 3.0 Nm, 31 kg-cm).
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Air filter assembly removed. Assembly is revese of removal, torque specs noted.
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