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In a combustion engine with a turbocharger and intercooler, where is the intake air filter located?

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Before the turbocharger compressor.

Before the turbocharger compressor, so incoming air is filtered and particles that could damage the compressor and engine are kept out. The intercooler cools already compressed air downstream of the compressor and upstream of the engine intake. The filter is not placed between those components. The question explicitly specifies a turbocharged engine; turbocharging is one form of forced induction.

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  • Between the turbocharger compressor and the intercooler.

  • Between the intercooler and the engine intake.

  • Before the turbocharger compressor.

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