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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Debs. on 12 January 2011, 22:20:07

Title: Air filters........
Post by: Debs. on 12 January 2011, 22:20:07

....for my `99 2.5 V6.: the motor factors list 2 types of the same brand with the same rectangular dimensions, but as best I can figure, the only difference is in the depth of the pleats and an additional stiffening/support rib. :-/

Was there a model year change of filter?.....or is the deeper pleated filter an engine-performance/greater-flow requirement for the later 2.6/3.2`s?

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Welung666 on 12 January 2011, 23:17:46

There are 3 types Debs... Vx genuine, motor factors better quality and motor factors cheap sh!te. You'll be fine with the first 2 ;) Avoid the 3rd option.

If you imagine the surface area difference between the deeper pleat and shorter pleat, which gets clogged up first? ;)

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Andy B on 12 January 2011, 23:23:31

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....for my `99 2.5 V6.: the motor factors list 2 types of the same brand with the same rectangular dimensions, but as best I can figure, the only difference is in the depth of the pleats and an additional stiffening/support rib. :-/

Was there a model year change of filter?.....or is the deeper pleated filter an engine-performance/greater-flow requirement for the later 2.6/3.2`s?

An OE filter is about £12 inc vat  :y
Omega      Part Number      Retail Price      Normal Trade      Trade Club
Air filters
All models      91149684      £16.00      £13.61      £9.92
 

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: andyc on 13 January 2011, 09:03:19

yes only one listed for all Omegas

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Debs. on 13 January 2011, 09:10:01

Thankyou all! :y

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 January 2011, 09:18:09

You should have said when you were here last Debs ;D

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Debs. on 13 January 2011, 12:12:27

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You should have said when you were here last Debs ;D

 :y Next time; "ve vill examine zee lizst!" ;D

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Varche on 13 January 2011, 12:30:46

I think the same must apply to pollen filters. My 2.5 has a meaty looking 3M filter but the 3.0 has a rather chatty looking paper thin Airflow one. 

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: mathewst on 13 January 2011, 12:35:10

Varche there are two types of pollen filters.
Paper ones and carbon ones

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Debs. on 13 January 2011, 12:42:54

This why I asked:
The Coopers filter (AG1173) has much less depth and fewer pleats than the Wix (WA6621) and the latter has pleat-stiffeners; at both top and bottom...a much better quality item. (£8.90 inc. VAT) :y

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/CoopersvsWix.jpg)

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Jimbob on 13 January 2011, 12:53:01

Hard to tell with the scale but that wix looks viertually identical to GM :y

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by: Agemo on 13 January 2011, 23:16:03

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Hard to tell with the scale but that wix looks viertually identical to GM :y

Yep, probably out of the same factory.  ::)