Re: Air Filter

[Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>]

It's a pain but it can be done....

First, you need to remove the slide-on parts that comprise the rear of the
headlamp assembly.  Then, there are a number of clips that hold the top of
the airbox on.  Maybe 7 or so.  Then you carefully lift the entire
boxtop/FI distributor/lines/etc...  up and carefully wiggle them about and
back and forth and remove the box.  You don't take the box off completely.
Just enough to get the old filter out.  Sometime helps to have another
person to grab the filter and slide it out.  The filter is a few inches
deep so you only need that much clearance.  I try and get a shop vac in
there and clean out the bottom of the box if there's debris hanging about.

This is also a good time to remove and check the condition of all the
vacuum hoses.  If they've never been replaced, they could need it.

At 03:20 PM 10/3/1998 ,  Weeks, Chet was inspired to say:
>  I know the air filter in my 89 90 should be replaced. I have looked at the
>  job 
>  numerous times and canot figure out (the Benley stuff isnt much help either)
>  how to go about removing the upper cover. It looks like the fuel distributor
>  is on top and not movable enough to allow the cover to move even if I could
>  be the clips off the cover. 
>  
>  Have any of you risen to this challenge successfully. 


Cheers,
	Richard
	88 90Q - <insert pithy witticism here>
	88 Golf GTi - PRO Rally