Air filter in the engine's function is to filter entered fresh air into the cylinder combustion. The air filter can filter the dust in the air and some large debries(such as leaves),protect the clean air to enter into the cylinders. Generally,the air filter should be replaced after per 10000km.Most of the car's air filters are in the engine,and it is easy to be replaced,you can change by yourself.Let me tell you the exact step to change your car air filter.
Take the Nissan Fit car for example. Fit's layout of the engine compartment, is the same as most of the precursor Japan car,have some reference value. Open the engine compartment, the air filter locateon the lefter side of battery cathode. Air filter is a sealing shell covers, intake manifold connections above the shell.To replace the air filter is to disassemble the housing cover.
Around the shell of the cover there are 4 clips, plastic shell above the pressure in the air filter, keep the intake manifold seal of the road. Relatively simple structure of the button, play button out through its demolition, then remove the clip to open the plastic shell, see the air filter.
After the demolition of the old air filter, we will find the air filter under the filter has accumulated a lot of dust. At this point, we can use wrung wet cloth or high pressure air clear of dust.
comparing removing of the old and new air filter, we can find that old filter's filter paper has been blackened. This is because the paper fibers have accumulated a lot of dust. Dust accumulate too much will make the air flow too low, resulting in poor working conditions of the engine, dynamic performance. Therefore, replace the air filter on a regular basis for performance of engine power to maintain a certain degree of help.
At the time of installing a new air filter, we need to pay attention on the right below the air filter of a prominent piece of plastic, this plastic is used to prevent the installation of anti-air filter design. When installing the air filter to filter plastic card to the card slot will not be installed.
When you determine the air filter installed on the cover shell, 4 clips fasten edge .So everything is ok now.
So,is it very easy?Replacement vehicle air filters do not require any special technology, ordinary car owners are capable of. Hope described above will be helpful to your car and maintain the car.