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Title: Air Filter
Post by: Radar on 09 March 2009, 22:28:39
Anyone got a picture of the air filter and where it goes?
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: tmx on 09 March 2009, 22:32:00
in the BIG black box in the bottom corner of the drivers side of the engine :y :y
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: TheBoy on 09 March 2009, 22:32:58
aye, bloody great black box behind drivers side headlight

unless you mean pollen filter - passenger side scuttle area
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: dbug on 09 March 2009, 22:36:58
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aye, bloody great black box behind drivers side headlight

unless you mean pollen filter - passenger side scuttle area


Or oil filter - on side of engine  :-/
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Entwood on 09 March 2009, 22:42:07
Its the black box bottom left of this picture ... with the big pipe coming out ....


(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3021/05engineiq4.jpg)
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: alexandjen on 09 March 2009, 22:44:37
Rush job.........................

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/alexandjen/MAF_Position-3.jpg)
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Andy B on 09 March 2009, 22:46:46
Alexandjen ...... do you do labelling professionally?  ;)  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Radar on 09 March 2009, 22:47:28
Thanks guys - i did mean the air filter - is it easy to replace (i.e. are there many things to undo?)
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: tmx on 09 March 2009, 22:49:07
very easy 4x clips hold the box lid on un clip them and the lid pops off and the filter lives in the box
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: HerefordElite on 09 March 2009, 22:49:13
5 or so spring clips hold the lid in place, lever them off with a screwdriver but watch out for them coming completely off and dissapearing into the engine bay ;)


(perhaps we should write a maintenance guide :D)


[size=8]edit: too slow ::)[/size]
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: alexandjen on 09 March 2009, 22:49:16
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Alexandjen ...... do you do labelling professionally?  ;)  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D

Yes would you like some doing, reasonable rates ;D ;D
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Andy B on 09 March 2009, 22:49:37
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Thanks guys - i did mean the air filter - is it easy to replace (i.e. are there many things to undo?)
Half a dozen spring clips around the edge, careful though, they come off easily & are a bugger to retreive from the various noks & crannies in the wing area. You just wriggle the cover out.  :y
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: dbug on 09 March 2009, 22:49:56
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Thanks guys - i did mean the air filter - is it easy to replace (i.e. are there many things to undo?)

About 6 spring clips round top - 2 minutes!!

[edit]B*gger - Andy you beat me to it  ;)[/edit]
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: HerefordElite on 09 March 2009, 22:50:26
but not that slow ::)

(to reply to a post dbug)
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: dbug on 09 March 2009, 22:52:28
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but not that slow ::)

It is when a couple disappear in the bowels of the engine bay
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Andy B on 09 March 2009, 22:52:43
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Thanks guys - i did mean the air filter - is it easy to replace (i.e. are there many things to undo?)

About 6 spring clips round top - 2 minutes!!

[edit]B*gger - Andy you beat me to it  ;)[/edit]

 ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Radar on 09 March 2009, 22:55:59
Thanks again to all- will be checking this weekend :y
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Radar on 09 March 2009, 23:04:22
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Alexandjen ...... do you do labelling professionally?  ;)  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D
Looking at his recent edit, it appears he has been inspired to up his game!
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: TheBoy on 10 March 2009, 08:02:56
not all have spring clips - some have torx screws, so check you have right screwdrivers before starting :)

And use GM filters - most pattern ones have about half the surface area of the genuine ones!
Title: Re: Air Filter
Post by: Radar on 10 March 2009, 08:59:16
Thanks for the tip TB!