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Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« on: 10 March 2014, 10:01:05 »
Came across this, told its normal. Why the extra wadding?

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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #1 on: 10 March 2014, 10:07:34 »
as a silencer? Extra filter to stop bigger bits like leaves(unlikely I know) clogging the filter? as a packer to hold the paper filter in place?
Probably a combination of all of those, although I doubt it does much of any of them. After all, it is a German car, and they go to all sorts of complicated lengths for what  is really only a theoretical improvement.
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #2 on: 10 March 2014, 10:08:01 »
No, that's not normal. From dealers?  :o
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #3 on: 10 March 2014, 10:09:16 »
Quote from: kcl on 10 March 2014, 10:08:01
No, that's not normal. From dealers?  :o
That was my first thought. But now I have to glue it back on  :-[
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #4 on: 10 March 2014, 10:17:32 »
Is the same filter used on Insignia? Thinking it's EU rule for newer cars?  :-\
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #5 on: 10 March 2014, 10:21:43 »
The filter I bought from Vauxhall for my sister in law's Astra J was like that too.
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #6 on: 10 March 2014, 10:23:49 »
Quote from: Andy B on 10 March 2014, 10:21:43
The filter I bought from Vauxhall for my sister in law's Astra J was like that too.

I bet it's their new 'standard' for filter, they can't be bothered to make one without for older cars...
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #7 on: 10 March 2014, 10:30:15 »
Probably doubles the life of the filter ::)
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #8 on: 10 March 2014, 10:30:45 »
My Zafira uses the same :y
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #9 on: 10 March 2014, 10:47:59 »
Quote from: tunnie on 10 March 2014, 10:23:49
Quote from: Andy B on 10 March 2014, 10:21:43
The filter I bought from Vauxhall for my sister in law's Astra J was like that too.

I bet it's their new 'standard' for filter, they can't be bothered to make one without for older cars...

No, that's proper stock-control. It makes perfect sense to anyone who has had to do that sort of work.

Imagine the fuss you'd all be making if the 'old' filters had this wadding, and new ones didn't!
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #10 on: 10 March 2014, 10:51:11 »
I get it's cheaper to mass produce the same filter, hence saying it  ;)

The point being the Omega has never needed this extra wadding before, the engine management and breathing was setup without this. I bet that lot of the updated parts here were not tested on the older models (as why would they?)

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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #11 on: 10 March 2014, 10:52:57 »
This isnt on an Omega....
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #12 on: 10 March 2014, 11:00:05 »
Ah missed that bit  ;D
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #13 on: 10 March 2014, 12:49:15 »
Guessing post 2007 :-\
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Re: Air filter wadding/filter/"stuff"
« Reply #14 on: 10 March 2014, 13:35:17 »
Quote from: tunnie on 10 March 2014, 11:00:05
Ah missed that bit  ;D

Why on earth would you assume that TB (known Omega lover) would be posting about an Omega air filter on this Omega forum.. I don't know, some people.. ;) ;D

(OK, you'd hope he'd use the right forum section if he was, I suppose ;D)
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