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Air Filter & Intake Discussion
- Thread starter Crocoman
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My goodness. That’s horrendous. I bought one (in the interests of science) ans it fits fine. Very slight movement but nothing major and not any different from the OEM filter. Not tested the performance yet - had a K & N panel filter for my Pro Ceed GT and I thought it was a decent, cheap(ish) mod.
It’s really not rocket science to make this filter fit. Has anyone thought (as crazy as it seems) that there’s anomalies in the size of the air box itself?
Right Guys got back from work, Video attached of replacement filter.Mine was the same
So installed the replacement and it is better but still not a perfect fit.
Yeah that's still pretty rubbish isn't it! Is your car a 19MY?
I'm just thinking even if the airbox design hasn't changed they might have changed supplier and there is enough of a difference to cause this. They have after all gone as far as stamping a whole new monoside for a different shape fuel flap!
How do I check if it is 19my? It does fit better then the last but a little pressure and you can dislodge it where the standard filter just doesn't move
If the fuel flap is square-ish it's 19MY. The early cars had circular fuel flaps
That's great...except on mine with the pipercross and lever in place the lever was loose! Thats why it moved so much, there was not enough pressure between the lever/filter/airbox. I actually tried putting a thickness of plastic between the filter and the lever to introduce some pressure but I wasnt happy with it.
The OEM one sits perfectly in the same conditions.
When the replacement arrives and doesn't fit then I'll film again and hold down the lever
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I just find it amusing how they've now reached the position of "You're doing it wrong"
At the end of the day, the OEM Filter is secure with the lid off, and without applying any forces to the lever, as shown in my video. With the OEM, when you slot it in, and push the lever down you get a positive feel to it that reassures you its in properly. As soon as I put the Pipercross in, and put the lever in, I instantly thought "Hmm, that doesn't fit very well".
I posted my filter back today, but I can 100% say if I had it here I'd have filmed it again, holding the lever in place, and I absolutely promise it would still have been loose.
Do they really expect me to just put the lid on, think "It'll be alright" and leave it in place?
I wouldn't do that in a £500 banger let alone a £28k car.
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I'll make a bet now the K&N will fit all our cars correctly from the start
Just to update, my replacement filter fits much, much better. Its a much tighter fit, even when not holding the lever down!