Replaced the air filter yesterday - it was quite the job. I'm sure I'll be a little faster next time, but still, the lack of room to pull the top of the filter box off is ridiculous.
Tools needed (or at least what I used):
1. Disconnect the MAF and loosen both hose clamps on the airbox.
2. Use your socket wrench to remove the lateral bar that holds the engine cover on. The passenger side has 1 bolt, the driver side has 2. This allowed me room to wiggle the top of the airbox out.
3, Remove the 2 vacuum lines on the airbox. These just pull off.
4. Take the air hose off the airbox. I just wiggled it until it was off and I did NOT take the section of the air hose off. By loosening both ends of it though you can twist it a little to get the gigantic plastic piece in the middle out of the way. Also remove the large recirculation hose shown in the bottom right of the photo.
5. There are 3 clamps on the airbox, 1 you can see on the right side towards the firewall. The other 2 are on the fender side of the car and you have to reach around to unclip. I found it helpful to actually kneel in the trunk rather than leaning all the way over it. People with larger frames, sorry, but probably not an option.
6. The PITA were the 2 "T" clips that are on the side with no clips. These need to be pushed down and then slid out. With the air hose off the box, you can use a long thin flat head screwdriver to help pry the "T" clips out. Be patient and wiggle a lot, take a break if you need to.
7. Success! It's ALL loose - no hoses holding it, no clamps, and no "T" clips. Alas, you are not home free. Now you have to remove it. Wiggle it towards the front of the car (now that the bar the engine cover attaches to is off it will help a LOT) and rotate the stock air hose to help give you some room. Patience and wiggling is all you need. Eventually you'll get it out.
8. Install the new filter and then reverse the process.
Not sure why they could not have given just a LITTLE more room to get the box out. And, I'm not sure how much removing the tire and wheel liner helps you as I didn't do that either. Be sure to connect all the vacuum hoses and tighten the air hose clamps.
Hope this helps some people - due to the rarity of the Evora I've had a hard time much DIY info.
I rate the difficulty of this at 2 beers, One to get it the damn thing out, one to get it back in.
Tools needed (or at least what I used):
- Long, thin, flat head screwdriver
- 10mm socket and drive (think that was it - it may be a bit larger or smaller)
- Phillips head screwdriver or socket to fit hose clamps on air box
- Lots of patience
- Small arms
- Air filter element - Toyota part # 17801-31120 or I used an STP SA10169.
1. Disconnect the MAF and loosen both hose clamps on the airbox.
2. Use your socket wrench to remove the lateral bar that holds the engine cover on. The passenger side has 1 bolt, the driver side has 2. This allowed me room to wiggle the top of the airbox out.
3, Remove the 2 vacuum lines on the airbox. These just pull off.
4. Take the air hose off the airbox. I just wiggled it until it was off and I did NOT take the section of the air hose off. By loosening both ends of it though you can twist it a little to get the gigantic plastic piece in the middle out of the way. Also remove the large recirculation hose shown in the bottom right of the photo.
5. There are 3 clamps on the airbox, 1 you can see on the right side towards the firewall. The other 2 are on the fender side of the car and you have to reach around to unclip. I found it helpful to actually kneel in the trunk rather than leaning all the way over it. People with larger frames, sorry, but probably not an option.
6. The PITA were the 2 "T" clips that are on the side with no clips. These need to be pushed down and then slid out. With the air hose off the box, you can use a long thin flat head screwdriver to help pry the "T" clips out. Be patient and wiggle a lot, take a break if you need to.
7. Success! It's ALL loose - no hoses holding it, no clamps, and no "T" clips. Alas, you are not home free. Now you have to remove it. Wiggle it towards the front of the car (now that the bar the engine cover attaches to is off it will help a LOT) and rotate the stock air hose to help give you some room. Patience and wiggling is all you need. Eventually you'll get it out.
8. Install the new filter and then reverse the process.
Not sure why they could not have given just a LITTLE more room to get the box out. And, I'm not sure how much removing the tire and wheel liner helps you as I didn't do that either. Be sure to connect all the vacuum hoses and tighten the air hose clamps.
Hope this helps some people - due to the rarity of the Evora I've had a hard time much DIY info.
I rate the difficulty of this at 2 beers, One to get it the damn thing out, one to get it back in.