I just looked inside so that I could put a drop in K&N in there. I don't see any clips, etc. How does one open the air box?

tia

bob

 

screws

 

so those 3 screws on the right side actually let the top off? the friggin look like removing them would remove the entire box, ie for a short ram

 

When I put my K&N filter in (one of the first things I did when I bought the car), my screws were totally rusted and stripped (previous owner hadn't even checked the filter periodically). Luckily the dealer agreed to replace the entire cover under the Certified warranty.

And to get the thing open, there are actually 7 screws. Given that you need to check non-disposable filters only about every 50,000 miles or so it's not a big deal, but still somewhat annoying that Honda doesn't use clips.

 

like previously said, theres like 7 screws, 8mm I believe. And cmon guys, its not THAT much harder than clips....

 

ok, 7 of 'em. and that is just to lift the top off?

why does the civic filter have that extra rubber gasket type thing? any idea?