How to remove the original air intake system?
Removing the Original Air Intake Locate the air intake. This should be easy to identify. Remove the air intake system. This consists of removing the air filter, the filter box, and the tube running from the filter box to the opening in the engine bay. Keep your original air intake.
How to install an aftermarket air intake in a Holden?
I have a 2004 V6 VW Holden, and I want to put a pod filter on instead of the standard air box. What do I do with the sensor that connects to the air box? Most intakes will come with a Mass Air Flow spot, so you take your existing one out of the stock intake and connect it into your aftermarket intake in the same spot.
Do you need an air box for an aftermarket air intake?
The air box is no longer necessary if you’re planning to add a cold air intake. It’s rather pointless to do, since it’s a plastic enclosure which soaks up heat from the engine, while an aftermarket air intake goes around the engine to avoid that. Thanks! Will I be able to install a new air intake on a Jetta? Yes.
Do you need to climb under car to install air intake?
Remember that if you purchased a cold air or ram air intake, you will likely need to climb under the car to complete the installation as these systems pull cool air from outside the engine compartment. Check to make sure the intake system is secured properly.
Removing the Original Air Intake Locate the air intake. This should be easy to identify. Remove the air intake system. This consists of removing the air filter, the filter box, and the tube running from the filter box to the opening in the engine bay. Keep your original air intake.
Remember that if you purchased a cold air or ram air intake, you will likely need to climb under the car to complete the installation as these systems pull cool air from outside the engine compartment. Check to make sure the intake system is secured properly.
How to install an aftermarket air intake sensor?
Usually air flow sensor is a seperate unit, held in by some screws bolted to the air box. You should take out the air box completely and connect an aftermarket intake to the airflow sensor. If there is a separate sensor within the airbox, there should be a place where this sensor mounts on an aftermarket unit.
I have a 2004 V6 VW Holden, and I want to put a pod filter on instead of the standard air box. What do I do with the sensor that connects to the air box? Most intakes will come with a Mass Air Flow spot, so you take your existing one out of the stock intake and connect it into your aftermarket intake in the same spot.