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stupid question
I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look
like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. |
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:23:47 -0400, R.Reppy wrote:
> I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look > like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... > Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it > under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some > guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. Depends. What engine? Regardless, it's normally near the top. If you see a big plastic "hose" going from the front to the rear, it's at the rear end of that hose (probably). Not sure about turbo setups. If you have a more recent [mini]van, it'll be in a rectangularish plastic housing close to the firewall. The 4-cylinder engine has a broad, shallow housing with three plastic screws on top (each screw has a 1/4-inch square hole -- get your ratchet wrench). On the 6-cylinder 3.0L, its a deeper, but narrower, box with a rubber hose going to the big aluminum thing (intake plenum) on top of the engine. On the 3.3 L, if memory serves, it's on the driver's side, beside the wheelwell, also a rectangularish box. On a "true" van, dunno, I've never seen their engines, but look for a rectangularish box with a big (as in around 3 inch diameter or so) rubber or plastic "hose" going from some big plastic box toward the front of the vehicle on newer models, or, on older ones look for a big circular pan on top of the engine with a little wingnut on top. AFAIK, IIRC, YMMV, HIH, and TTYL CJ -- THIS POST ORIGINATED FROM USENET, *NOT* ANY WEB-BASED FORUM! IF YOU ARE READING IT FROM A WEB BROWSER SUCH AS INTERNET EXPLORER OR NETSCAPE, THEN YOU ARE NOT READING THE ORIGINAL POST AND YOU SHOULD LEARN ABOUT "USENET" FROM http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/usenet-help.html |
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:23:47 -0400, R.Reppy wrote:
> I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look > like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... > Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it > under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some > guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. Depends. What engine? Regardless, it's normally near the top. If you see a big plastic "hose" going from the front to the rear, it's at the rear end of that hose (probably). Not sure about turbo setups. If you have a more recent [mini]van, it'll be in a rectangularish plastic housing close to the firewall. The 4-cylinder engine has a broad, shallow housing with three plastic screws on top (each screw has a 1/4-inch square hole -- get your ratchet wrench). On the 6-cylinder 3.0L, its a deeper, but narrower, box with a rubber hose going to the big aluminum thing (intake plenum) on top of the engine. On the 3.3 L, if memory serves, it's on the driver's side, beside the wheelwell, also a rectangularish box. On a "true" van, dunno, I've never seen their engines, but look for a rectangularish box with a big (as in around 3 inch diameter or so) rubber or plastic "hose" going from some big plastic box toward the front of the vehicle on newer models, or, on older ones look for a big circular pan on top of the engine with a little wingnut on top. AFAIK, IIRC, YMMV, HIH, and TTYL CJ -- THIS POST ORIGINATED FROM USENET, *NOT* ANY WEB-BASED FORUM! IF YOU ARE READING IT FROM A WEB BROWSER SUCH AS INTERNET EXPLORER OR NETSCAPE, THEN YOU ARE NOT READING THE ORIGINAL POST AND YOU SHOULD LEARN ABOUT "USENET" FROM http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/usenet-help.html |
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"R.Reppy" > wrote in message ... > I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look > like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... > Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it > under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some > guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. > > On my Caravan, it is located on the driver's side front. You must remove the house and some housing stuff to get to it. It takes about a half hour for us slow people to change the air filter (includes bathroom breaks, and cussing because you can't find your 5/16" driver). My van is in the shop for its 100K go through. They are replacing it for $12, which I find reasonable since that means they will get dirty and have to cuss at it instead of me. Good Luck! |
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"R.Reppy" > wrote in message ... > I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look > like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... > Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it > under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some > guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. > > On my Caravan, it is located on the driver's side front. You must remove the house and some housing stuff to get to it. It takes about a half hour for us slow people to change the air filter (includes bathroom breaks, and cussing because you can't find your 5/16" driver). My van is in the shop for its 100K go through. They are replacing it for $12, which I find reasonable since that means they will get dirty and have to cuss at it instead of me. Good Luck! |
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If it is a Dodge Ram Van full size with a 318, you need to take the engine
cowling off inside the van, and it is right there. The old fashioned round type with a pre-filter so you only replace it every 25k or so, I still replace mine every 12000 or so. "R.Reppy" > wrote in message ... > I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look > like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... > Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it > under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some > guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. > > |
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If it is a Dodge Ram Van full size with a 318, you need to take the engine
cowling off inside the van, and it is right there. The old fashioned round type with a pre-filter so you only replace it every 25k or so, I still replace mine every 12000 or so. "R.Reppy" > wrote in message ... > I'm really embarassed to have to ask this, 'cause it's gonna make me look > like such a dumb**** when it comes to cars. But here goes... > Anybody know where the air filter is in a dodge van? I can't find it > under the hood, and know it must need changing by now. I'd appreciate some > guidance (preferrably without too much laughter).... R. > > |
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