Air Cleaner Element: Removal

The Viper air intake system does not preheat ambient air. The majority of the inlet air is directed into the air cleaner front housing from the hood mounted duct. The incoming ambient air passes through two filter elements in the air cleaner (Fig 1). From the filters, ambient air passes through the throttle body into the intake manifold.

Fig 1: Removing Air Cleaner Assembly

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1. Unscrew the air cleaner cover screws (Fig 2) and release the top of the air cleaner assembly.
   Fig 2: Locating Air Cleaner Cover Screws

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2. Pull the air filter element up and off of the nozzle assembly (Fig 3), the assembly is held in by the lips in the housing (Fig 4) for the filter element.
   Fig 3: Identifying Air Cleaner Element

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   Fig 4: Identifying Housing Lip

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