New filters for the win

s0ck · 15 Jul 2007 at 01:14

Wait until your K&N gets dirty...

BigglesPiP · 15 Jul 2007 at 02:25

What kind of filter is it now?

Paper or oiled sponge/mesh?

barnettgs · 15 Jul 2007 at 02:26

BigglesPiP said:
What kind of filter is it now?

Paper or oiled sponge/mesh?

http://www.knfilters.com/filtercharger.htm

Scania · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:20

Motors threads! :rolleyes:

My £0.02

Apart from pulling away, why on earth use the clutch?

Rev match & off you go.

Works well in most trucks, shagged or not! - Its not so clever on modern electric gearbox setups though.

BigglesPiP · 15 Jul 2007 at 05:11

barnettgs said:
http://www.knfilters.com/filtercharger.htm

Oiled mesh then.

@ OP: Keep £300 handy for when it destroys your MAF.

Greg · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:01

triggerthat said:
Was the old filter dirty?

not terribly dirty, although, it was only changed about 3000 miles ago.

I'm impressed so far, I'll let you know if I screw up my car

Then Fox really will have somthing to laugh about!

atpbx · 15 Jul 2007 at 12:16

R124/LA420 said:
Motors threads!

My £0.02

Apart from pulling away, why on earth use the clutch?

Rev match & off you go.

Works well in most trucks, shagged or not! - Its not so clever on modern electric gearbox setups though.

Not in a Lt you you dont.
Unless you want your wrist broken.

PMKeates · 15 Jul 2007 at 13:33

BigglesPiP said:
Oiled mesh then.

@ OP: Keep £300 handy for when it destroys your MAF.

K&N continuously refute the fact that a K&N filter can destroy a MAF. They've posted quite a lot of information and testing about it on their website.

pinkaardvark · 15 Jul 2007 at 13:36

If it helps, my mondeo V6 and the missus's have had K&N cone filters on for over 60k each and have been re-oiled several times with no MAF problems.

s0ck · 15 Jul 2007 at 13:37

Get a pipercross tbh = virtually zero maintenance.
I shake my pipercross filter out now and again. My K&N takes hours to clean/reoil and I get the feeling it just aint as good as it used to be.

Simon · 15 Jul 2007 at 18:46

s0ck said:
Get a pipercross tbh = virtually zero maintenance.
I shake my pipercross filter out now and again. My K&N takes hours to clean/reoil and I get the feeling it just aint as good as it used to be.

You should oil foam filters as well. Its the oil that traps the dust

Dogbreath · 15 Jul 2007 at 19:28

BigglesPiP said:
Oiled mesh then.

@ OP: Keep £300 handy for when it destroys your MAF.

It's not mesh, it's cotton. The steel mesh just keeps the cotton in the right shape.

Oiling foam filters is even more important than with cotton ones. Cottons does at least have a little filtering ability when dry, the foam used in pipercross etc. filters has virtualy none (it stops big rocks getting in, but that's about it).

BigglesPiP · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:05

PMKeates said:
K&N continuously refute the fact that a K&N filter can destroy a MAF. They've posted quite a lot of information and testing about it on their website.

I've seen enough destroyed hot wire type sensors to know they're talking out of their arse.

PMKeates · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:12

BigglesPiP said:
I've seen enough destroyed hot wire type sensors to know they're talking out of their arse.

And you microanalysed them?

I've seen loads of destroyed MAFs and none of the vehicles had ever seen anything other than a plain old paper filter.

BigglesPiP · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:14

PMKeates said:
And you microanalysed them?

Don't be an ass.

It's boy racer central round here, and they all go through MAF sensors every 1 or 2 years.

Does my car, no, I use a proper filter.

Lopéz · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:21

BigglesPiP said:
Don't be an ass.

It's boy racer central round here, and they all go through MAF sensors every 1 or 2 years.

Does my car, no, I use a proper filter.

Who goes through MAF sensors every 1 or 2 years? :confused:

suarve · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:33

Simon said:
Did you granny shift too?

Someone's been watching the Fast & The Furious methinks

Lopéz · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:36

suarve said:
Someone's been watching the Fast & The Furious methinks

He's taking the mick.

"andy" · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:49

this thread started off funny , then got hilarious when do you think im attractive sam got a word in , now its gone boring and technical

PMKeates · 15 Jul 2007 at 20:58

BigglesPiP said:
Don't be an ass.

It's boy racer central round here, and they all go through MAF sensors every 1 or 2 years.

Does my car, no, I use a proper filter.

I think you're attributing MAF failure to the easiest part to blame rather than actually coming to an educated conclusion in each case.