I've tumbled into a simple trick that makes checking/changing the air filter very easy.

If you look at the one A/C line that runs up and over the air filter, then across the engine fan shroud, it's held in place on the fan shroud by two christmas tree fasteners. These fasteners have slotted heads to accept tie straps, and the hard line is tie strapped to these two fasteners.

If you cut these two tie straps, the A/C line then lifts up and out of the way, making removing and replacing the air filter cover several orders of magnitude easier.

Once you're done, simply move the A/C line back into place, and take two new tie straps and reattach it to the christmas tree fasteners. Very easy to get back in the same position, you can see where the old tie straps were rubbing on the metal pipe.

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Mitchell Oates
'87 MB 300D Diamond Blue Metallic
'87 MB 300D - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Sport CRD Stone White
Provent CCV Filter/AT2525 Muffler
Stanadyne 30 u/Cat 2 u Fuel Filters
Fumoto Drain/Fleetguard LF3487 Oil filter
V6 Airbox/Amsoil EAA Air Filter
Suncoast TC/Shift Kit/Aux Cooler
Kennedy Lift Pump/Return Fuel Cooler

Thanks for the idea. I had to fight and fight to get the air filter cover back on when I installed by ProVent. I'll give that a shot when I need to replace the filter.

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Chris
Current:
2007 Steel Blue Metallic Grand Cherokee CRD Limited
GDE Eco Tune and DPF delete
CB Engineering DPF delete pipe
EHM

Past (sold to Mountainman):
2005 Patriot Blue Liberty CRD Limited