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How to Install Airaid Cold Air Dam Intake w/ SynthaFlow Oiled Filter on your F-150

Installation Time

1 hours

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1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Unclip factory filter housing from intake assembly. 


2. Remove air filter and air box from vehicle. 


3. Assemble the Airaid Cool Air Dam assembly using the supplied #6 screws, washers and nuts as shown above. 


4. Assemble the Airaid Filter Adapter plate using the supplied ¼ inch bolts, washers, spacers and nuts provided as shown above. 


5. Install the supplied gasket on the Airaid filter adapter as shown. 


6. Remove the two factory grommets from the body and discard. 


7. Install the supplied rubber grommets in place of the factory grommets previ-ously removed. 


8. Install the Airaid Cool Air Dam as-sembly on vehicle using the factory intake tube clamp. 


9. Mount the Airaid Cool Air Dam as-sembly to the vehicle using the supplied metric bolt and washer and the factory bolt hole as shown above. 


10. Finish mounting the Airaid Cool Air Dam assembly to body using the supplied ¼” nuts, bolts, washers and long bracket as shown. Note: The long bracket must be mounted under the factory mounting plate and grommets. 


11. Mount the Airaid air filter on to the filter adapter using the supplied hose clamp. 


12. Install the supplied weather strip on the top edge of the Airaid Cool Air Dam. Note: The weather strip is pre cut to the proper length. Start from one end and work your way around to the other end to insure even placement. 


13. Mount the factory coolant hose to the inner fender using the supplied black plastic hose mount and wash-er as shown above. 


14. Disconnect valve cover breather hose from factory intake tube and valve cover. 


15. Loosen hose clamps  connecting the factory intake tube to the air filter assembly and throt-tle body. 


16. Remove the factory intake  tube assembly from engine. 


17. Install the supplied urethane  hump hose and two #80 hose  clamps on factory air filter  assembly. Leave hose clamps  loose until final assembly. 


18. Install supplied silicone  reducer on end of throttle  body. Install #48 hose clamp  on small end of the reducer and  #56 hose clamp on the big end  of the reducer. Leave hose  clamps loose until final  assembly. 


19. Install the Airaid Modular  Intake Tube on engine. 


20. Tighten hose clamps on both  ends of the Modular Intake  Tube. 


21. Install the supplied rubber  hose on the Modular Intake  Tube. Connect the other end of  the hose to the valve cover.  Secure both ends of the hose  with the supplied speed clamps. 


22. Double-check your work to be cer-tain that all nuts, bolts, and clamps are securely fastened. Check for proper hood clearance before shutting hood. 

23. Reconnect the negative battery cable.