# 2018 Santa Fe Sport air filter replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-santa-fe-sport-air-filter-replacement/162796>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, santa-fe-sport\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-santa-fe-sport-air-filter-replacement/162796 "2020-04-13T14:30:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rkb123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rkb123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rkb123)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-santa-fe-sport-air-filter-replacement/162796/1 "2020-04-13T14:30:22Z")

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I am trying to replace the engine air filter in my Santa Fe Sport but the OEM filter seems to be in a housing that I can’t easily figure out how to extract the filter from, and the replacement from Advance Auto is the filter only (no housing).

 ![15867879792095127071519154797581](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/7/47eb320920a061ff8881022fcd836adf9ce8377d.jpeg)

Is the OEM filter removable from the housing or do I need to buy the filter and housing as a combination?

TIA,  
Rob

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-santa-fe-sport-air-filter-replacement/162796/2 "2020-04-13T14:53:25Z")

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Why don’t you grab those gray plastic pieces and pull them out? Might need to rotate them. Those rectangular pads would seem to have a purpose, no? Grab one and pull. Repeat with the second. Take note how they come apart. Reverse that to install the new filter.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-santa-fe-sport-air-filter-replacement/162796/3 "2020-04-13T15:34:57Z")

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Tester

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-santa-fe-sport-air-filter-replacement/162796/4 "2020-04-13T17:48:39Z")

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The video did not show it, but I would guess the filter electric is loaded from the other side of the housing.