K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
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K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
I'm thinking of changing the standard paper air filter to a K&N air filter part no E-9280. Does anyone have views on this or have used the filters. I understand the airflow is increased. I have the normal 2.5td engine, will this be ok with the K & N filter?
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
yep - might make the engine a little perkier, increases the induction noise a tad and lasts forever!
I just cleaned and reoiled mine yesterday after abot 15000 miles - some of it on dusty eastern european roads/tracks......it was needing done!
I just cleaned and reoiled mine yesterday after abot 15000 miles - some of it on dusty eastern european roads/tracks......it was needing done!
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
I take it from your reply you have been using the k&n filter on your bongo, has the mpg increased? does the extra air intake have any bad effects with the engine?
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
Can't detect any mpg improvement, but I THINK it feels a little sharper on aceleration. It won't do any harm to the engine unless you think the standard/aftermarket filter will filter more dust out.
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
Yeah, my only concern was the extra air intake with the K&N if this would cause any problems, it seems not
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
I've been using one for about a year. Like Dandy, I've not noticed any difference to fuel consumption, but it does seem to run better
John
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
Great, if you've had no problems and been using the filter for a year it sounds a fairly good investment
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
Mines been in about a year too, I'd say it felt a tad more lively once fitted. certainly not noticed any negative effects.
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
Mmm. Been thinking about trying out one o these K & N filters after seeing an ad on the gents wall in a service station...
So the performance improvement's not just a fallacy then?
So the performance improvement's not just a fallacy then?
Cheaper by comparison to a race horse...
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
I'd be careful about those ads Jayleejaylee wrote:Mmm. Been thinking about trying out one o these K & N filters after seeing an ad on the gents wall in a service station...
So the performance improvement's not just a fallacy then?
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
True. A3 size ad above the stalls, blah "so many years of air filters, performance", blah blah!!missfixit70 wrote:I'd be careful about those ads Jayleejaylee wrote:Mmm. Been thinking about trying out one o these K & N filters after seeing an ad on the gents wall in a service station...
So the performance improvement's not just a fallacy then?
There was one for breakdown cover too!
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
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Trouble was - it was correct!!
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Re: K & N airfilters thinking of changing my air filter
Changed mine a couple of days ago. Certainly feels a bit more sprightly but that could be just because it needed a new filter anyway. It makes me feel better inside though and that is what matters, eh?