changing air filter on 2008 highlander????

[mtemm]

am posting on the offchance that someone here can help me. I've looked up directions/instructions, but I am still having a hard time figuring out how to get the cover off to change the air filter. this should be a very simple procedure and I am kicking myself because I cannot figure this out. anyone know how?????

 

[tvguy]

am posting on the offchance that someone here can help me. I've looked up directions/instructions, but I am still having a hard time figuring out how to get the cover off to change the air filter. this should be a very simple procedure and I am kicking myself because I cannot figure this out. anyone know how?????

http://www.ehow.com/how_4508819_replace-air-filter-toyota-highlander.html

or

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222176

or

http://toyota-highlander.org/how-to-change-air-filter-on-toyota-highlander/

Google is a wonderful thing.

 

[mtemm]

thanks, and I agree, google is a wonderful thing. I googled before coming here and I had seen those, but for some reason I still cannot figure out how to get it off. I guess I was just hoping someone who has done this can tell me the trick because as clear as those links are, something is still not getting thru to me.

 

[tvguy]

There is a photo on one of those links, looks very similar to the air cleaner on my wife's Mercury Mountaineer.
On the bottom front of the black air filter holder, there are 2 silver clips. Lift them up, lift up the top part of the air filter holder, lift out the air cleaner element, put in the new one, put the top back on, reclip it. Done.

This photo is from a Nissan, but is similar in design.