Air filter

[yodeller]

Hi,
I've done nothing at all to modify my '96 3CT-E.
While I was playing about (!) trying to get my one going I removed the air inlet pipe form the filter to squirt in Quick Start.
When I put the car back together I forgot to re-fit the pipe.
When I went out the engine sounded completely different - real turbo noise, far more than usual.
Today I went out with the pipe re-connected, turbo sounded as it usually does.
The air filter is about a year old, and has not been subjected to any level of muck - the air here is more than clean, and there are no cities or traffic jams.
So my question is - has anyone tried a free-er flowing air filter, and does it make any difference. It just seems that if the turbo sounds different there may be more air going through it.
I didnlt notice any difference in performance as I was more interested in whether the car would keep going now I've repaired it.
I was also wondering why modern diesels have such a level of filtering anyway. There are no small jets as there are in petrol cars, so why do they have such fine filters - in case the finest sand gets through in a sandstorm and wears the engine out???

[Ian]

The air filter change recommendations are based on an average useage.
So if yours gets very little dust change less frequently.
It is the fine dust that causes the damage - I recall reading a book by the great David Vizard who stated something along the lines that an engines life would be halved fitting a bellmouth ram pipe onto a carb without a filter due to the sandblasting effect of fine grit into the bores.


Try to imagine going along the motorway breathing air at bumper level when a truck in front goes slightly onto the hard shoulder and sends up a cloud of dust and girt - mix that with 3000 rpm and an oily bore surface to stick to........

Some swear by a cleanable K&N filter. PM Blobby for the part number as he has one fitted. Clean and re-oil regularly.

[~Pink~Lou~]

or fit one of these filters .....

[djdigitald]

Originally Posted by ~Pink~Lou~

or fit one of these filters .....

Lou that looks good, how much and where from?

[~Pink~Lou~]

Our local motor factors, www.wheelsnthing.co.uk think we paid £16.99 there was Pink,Blue and Red it came with adapter rings and jubilee clip,

[~Pink~Lou~]

Try this sorry Alloy Wheels, BMW, Audi, Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, Vauxhall, Fiat, Lexus Lights

[mikeyb]

mines bigger


£19.99 Motorworld although it's that big the original had to be removed. best place to store that was ebay lol

[aj,s lucida]

so does it make them sound deeper with them filters fitted, the main question is do they drink any more fuel?????? also debs if you still have the link from ebay when you got your filter as i dont understand these web sites etc, should find if they left your feedback or you left theres, copy and paste .

[Father Ted]

Is there any benefit from using these not the original filters?

[oitsnik]

Hi just a thought on your buses performance minus its air filter,What about your altitude purely a guess but you must be way above sea level,So the air i would presume is thinner so your engine is getting even less air when restricted by the air filter,So i would think a good aftermarket performance filter will improve your power without increasing fuel consumption,Nick.