99 Caravan Air Filter Housing
 

could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air cleaner????? I
tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it apart.
what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I appreciate
it

Rob

"Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
> could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air cleaner?????
> I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
> apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
> appreciate it
>
> Rob
>
You got a good start with the two bolts. Now with a long skinny
straight-blade screwdriver, loosen the clamp on the hose going to the
throttle body and the other hose going to the black box sitting behind the
drivers headlamp. Now take that black plastic housing out of the way and
look down at that remaining black box. You'll see two spring steel clamps
that you can push off with your fingers. Now tilt the lid out, push back on
it to disengage the row of plastic tabs along the other side and you now can
see the air filter. Twas a great place to put it, huh.........

Denny

"Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
> could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air cleaner?????
> I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
> apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
> appreciate it
>
> Rob
>
You got a good start with the two bolts. Now with a long skinny
straight-blade screwdriver, loosen the clamp on the hose going to the
throttle body and the other hose going to the black box sitting behind the
drivers headlamp. Now take that black plastic housing out of the way and
look down at that remaining black box. You'll see two spring steel clamps
that you can push off with your fingers. Now tilt the lid out, push back on
it to disengage the row of plastic tabs along the other side and you now can
see the air filter. Twas a great place to put it, huh.........

Denny

Isn't that the stupidest place for an air filter, just changed mine again
too. Who though that up? So much for ergonomic placement of routine
maintenance parts, doing the spark plugs too next weekend, yay take all the
crap in the way out first shred some knuckles and then viola, you can get
the plugs out. At least you can replace them with some good Bosch Platinums.

"Denny" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
> news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
> > could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air
cleaner?????
> > I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
> > apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
> > appreciate it
> >
> > Rob
> >
> You got a good start with the two bolts. Now with a long skinny
> straight-blade screwdriver, loosen the clamp on the hose going to the
> throttle body and the other hose going to the black box sitting behind the
> drivers headlamp. Now take that black plastic housing out of the way and
> look down at that remaining black box. You'll see two spring steel clamps
> that you can push off with your fingers. Now tilt the lid out, push back
on
> it to disengage the row of plastic tabs along the other side and you now
can
> see the air filter. Twas a great place to put it, huh.........
>
> Denny
>
>

Isn't that the stupidest place for an air filter, just changed mine again
too. Who though that up? So much for ergonomic placement of routine
maintenance parts, doing the spark plugs too next weekend, yay take all the
crap in the way out first shred some knuckles and then viola, you can get
the plugs out. At least you can replace them with some good Bosch Platinums.

"Denny" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
> news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
> > could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air
cleaner?????
> > I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
> > apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
> > appreciate it
> >
> > Rob
> >
> You got a good start with the two bolts. Now with a long skinny
> straight-blade screwdriver, loosen the clamp on the hose going to the
> throttle body and the other hose going to the black box sitting behind the
> drivers headlamp. Now take that black plastic housing out of the way and
> look down at that remaining black box. You'll see two spring steel clamps
> that you can push off with your fingers. Now tilt the lid out, push back
on
> it to disengage the row of plastic tabs along the other side and you now
can
> see the air filter. Twas a great place to put it, huh.........
>
> Denny
>
>

lol...thanks again guys. I REALLY appreciate it.
"Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
> could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air cleaner?????
> I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
> apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
> appreciate it
>
> Rob
>

lol...thanks again guys. I REALLY appreciate it.
"Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
> could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air cleaner?????
> I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
> apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
> appreciate it
>
> Rob
>

"Big Poppa Pump" > wrote in message
...
> Isn't that the stupidest place for an air filter, just changed mine again
> too. Who though that up? So much for ergonomic placement of routine
> maintenance parts, doing the spark plugs too next weekend, yay take all
> the
> crap in the way out first shred some knuckles and then viola, you can get
> the plugs out. At least you can replace them with some good Bosch
> Platinums.

Do yourself a favor and don't use Bosch plugs. I've taken too many sets out
and put Champions back in to cure drivability problems. Usually it is a
stumble off idle, surging at 40-45 mph and long crank times.

Denny

>
> "Denny" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
>> news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
>> > could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air
> cleaner?????
>> > I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
>> > apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
>> > appreciate it
>> >
>> > Rob
>> >
>> You got a good start with the two bolts. Now with a long skinny
>> straight-blade screwdriver, loosen the clamp on the hose going to the
>> throttle body and the other hose going to the black box sitting behind
>> the
>> drivers headlamp. Now take that black plastic housing out of the way and
>> look down at that remaining black box. You'll see two spring steel clamps
>> that you can push off with your fingers. Now tilt the lid out, push back
> on
>> it to disengage the row of plastic tabs along the other side and you now
> can
>> see the air filter. Twas a great place to put it, huh.........
>>
>> Denny
>>
>>
>
>

"Big Poppa Pump" > wrote in message
...
> Isn't that the stupidest place for an air filter, just changed mine again
> too. Who though that up? So much for ergonomic placement of routine
> maintenance parts, doing the spark plugs too next weekend, yay take all
> the
> crap in the way out first shred some knuckles and then viola, you can get
> the plugs out. At least you can replace them with some good Bosch
> Platinums.

Do yourself a favor and don't use Bosch plugs. I've taken too many sets out
and put Champions back in to cure drivability problems. Usually it is a
stumble off idle, surging at 40-45 mph and long crank times.

Denny

>
> "Denny" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheryl and Rob" > wrote in message
>> news:_cZ7d.1319$MU6.520@trndny08...
>> > could someone PLEASE tell me how to get the cover off the air
> cleaner?????
>> > I tried taking off the two bolts on the front of it but I cannot get it
>> > apart. what in God's name am I doing wrong??? Thanks in advance guys. I
>> > appreciate it
>> >
>> > Rob
>> >
>> You got a good start with the two bolts. Now with a long skinny
>> straight-blade screwdriver, loosen the clamp on the hose going to the
>> throttle body and the other hose going to the black box sitting behind
>> the
>> drivers headlamp. Now take that black plastic housing out of the way and
>> look down at that remaining black box. You'll see two spring steel clamps
>> that you can push off with your fingers. Now tilt the lid out, push back
> on
>> it to disengage the row of plastic tabs along the other side and you now
> can
>> see the air filter. Twas a great place to put it, huh.........
>>
>> Denny
>>
>>
>
>