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They need cleaning a lot more than advertised, so buy a cleaning kit.
Keep an eye on your MAF as the oil from the filter can get on the hot wire and cause problems. You may have gain 1/2 a bhp, but could lose 20 bhp!!
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Newly Fitted Panel filter
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Posted 15 August 2006 - 08:24 PM
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Posted 19 August 2006 - 08:10 PM
QUOTE (Wardy @ Aug 15 2006, 09:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They need cleaning a lot more than advertised, so buy a cleaning kit.
Keep an eye on your MAF as the oil from the filter can get on the hot wire and cause problems. You may have gain 1/2 a bhp, but could lose 20 bhp!!
Keep an eye on your MAF as the oil from the filter can get on the hot wire and cause problems. You may have gain 1/2 a bhp, but could lose 20 bhp!!
Ok, thanks for that. But call me thick, but what's the MAF. It stands for something really obvious doesn't it?!
It's definitely (well I think so, it could just be psychological) improved the throttle response, and it seems to pick up a little quicker.
I'm chuffed with it!
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Posted 19 August 2006 - 08:24 PM
and at your next service it will get binned and changed for a standard item unless you tell them not to change the filter 
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Posted 19 August 2006 - 08:25 PM
You would have to be a spectacularly thick mechanic to do that. 
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Posted 19 August 2006 - 08:26 PM
why a filter is a filter, open box grab filter bin it and put new one in, it has happened before.
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Posted 19 August 2006 - 08:30 PM
'Cos surely any competent mechanic would recognise that a K&N filter doesn't need to be replaced. It could be forgiven were the K&N to look anything like the standard item, but it doesn't. If they did replace one I suspect it would be purely on grounds of being able to charge for a new one.
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Posted 20 August 2006 - 04:39 PM
Well in theory, they shouldn't throw it away. A because it was replaced last year on its major service so she's only due for a standard service this year, and B because the filter came with a K&N "DO NOT DISCARD" sticker with an explanation. I've stuck that on the air box.
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Posted 21 August 2006 - 02:15 PM
QUOTE (AndyW @ Aug 19 2006, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok, thanks for that. But call me thick, but what's the MAF. It stands for something really obvious doesn't it?!
It's definitely (well I think so, it could just be psychological) improved the throttle response, and it seems to pick up a little quicker.
I'm chuffed with it!
It's definitely (well I think so, it could just be psychological) improved the throttle response, and it seems to pick up a little quicker.
I'm chuffed with it!
The MAF is the Mass Air Flow sensor which is next to your air box. It measure the amount of air going into your engine, and your ECU adjust fueling and ignition to suite from it's pre-programmed values, or map, to suite.
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Posted 23 August 2006 - 08:40 PM
Having ust fitted a new standard airbox to replace the cone filter fitted to mine, I was wondering why you disconnected the battery? I assume removing the star screws to take off the top part of the airbox was sufficient? 
I assume removing the star screws to take off the top part of the airbox was sufficient?
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