Today I'm going to show you how to check and replace your air filter. It's important to check it every 4-6 months depending on how much driving you do. It's a good idea to replace it if it's gunked up. Every time you accelerate there is a valve the opens up to draw in air, if the filter is clogged then it won't draw the right amount of air (or any if all?).
Pop the hood
I circled my airbox in red. (To get full access to it one should remove the air-dam in front of the airbox, but it's very cold out at the time of the picture and in an effort to speed this along, I was able to get at the filter without removing the air-dam.) Start by removing the clips on top of the airbox (pictured below).
It will open up like a pistachio shell...
You can see I'm starting to pull half of the airbox away, you're going to need enough room to get your hand in there so gently keep pulling. If you're encountering resistance it may be clipped to the body of the car, in that case locate the clip or bolt and loosen it.
Reach in and pull the filter out.
In this case the filter is still good. My filter is approximately four months old. You might be asking, what does a bad filter looks like? I've pictured one below
Replace the air filter and reverse your steps to button everything back up.
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