# Filter inside air cleaner housing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/filter-inside-air-cleaner-housing/92879>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 30, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filter-inside-air-cleaner-housing/92879 "2016-03-30T01:32:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sloepoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sloepoke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sloepoke)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filter-inside-air-cleaner-housing/92879/1 "2016-03-30T01:32:11Z")

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Many vehicles have these so unless it’s pertinent I don’t think make , model etc , matters . There is a vent hose that connects to the outside of the air box . Inside the air box opposite the end of the hose is a small foam type filter . What is the proper name of this filter ?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filter-inside-air-cleaner-housing/92879/2 "2016-03-30T01:36:14Z")

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PCV filter

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**Author:** ![Sloepoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sloepoke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sloepoke)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filter-inside-air-cleaner-housing/92879/3 "2016-03-30T01:44:33Z")

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@keith Thanks .