Monday, November 22, 2010

How to change air filter on 2006 06 VW Passat?

First off it's a pain in the backside...2 bloody knuckles after slipping off the housing and hitting a metal component was not fun, so my advice is to wear a pair of gloves just in case.



The air filter is located in the rear of the engine compartment, in the middle of the engine, and IN the huge plastic housing. To get the huge black plastic housing off all you need to do is swiftly lift up on each of the 4 corners. The reason for this is that it's connected by rubber press on fittings that are designed to be taken on and off. Disconnect the air intake hose, the rear air exit hose, and the MAF sensor connector. At that time the whole black plastic piece can be removed and the 10 phillips screws located on the underside have to be undone to get to the air filter element. hope this help, as I didn't see any posts on the internet on this subject. Thanks for looking.How to change air filter on 2006 06 VW Passat?there are diy instructions with pics on www.vwvortex.com