Air filter

[prop]

I want to change the air filter as its v dirty, but cannot get the filter box out of the nose cone. I have undone the retaining bolts and got the hose off but the filter box gets stuck between the inside of the nose cone and the casing to the rad fans.

Any advice?

[mongoose]

sorry i cant be any help,and i hope you dont mind me jumping in on your thread,but id like to add to your question by asking if its normal to be able to see the black foam of the filter looking up through the grill.i thought mine looks as if its missing a cover or something?

[prop]

If it's any help, I could see the black foam too - I don't think there's anything missing.

I could get the filter out easily from below by cutting away the 2 fibreglass bands that support it in mid-span (and replacing them with ali) but I was hoping to avoid it.

[david beer]

You can see the filter from below, well you can on mine as well. I have removed mine before and it is a little tight but will come, they must, as at service time it is done. I think you kind of bring it out twisted a bit.
edited to say, i think its only cleaned and re-oiled, not replaced.

>> Edited by david beer on Sunday 9th March 17:58

[mikial]

Took mine out last week, no need to undo all retaining bolts, just the single bolt on left which pinches bracket against filter housing.With this removed it slides from right to left, ( Kerbside to offside) The wiring to the fans may be in the way if like mine they come from below , pull these apart from the conectors labeling them, if replaced incorrectly fans will blow not suck (!!!!) Wigle the housing around and it should come out. You`ll need a silicone goo to seal cleaned filter back in to the housing. Also lightly oil it. From below you can see the filter in situ in mine too.

Hi David..... fixing the light kit Tuesday... Mike

Good luck.

>> Edited by mikial on Sunday 9th March 18:34

>> Edited by mikial on Sunday 9th March 18:36

[prop]

Thanks. The box is so tight against the bodywork that it felt like something would snap, but I'll give it another go.

Thanks for the tip about the fan wiring Mike. It goes without saying that I had disconnected the wires before I read your post, but I'll experiment to make sure they are re-connected the right way round.

Does anyone know of a filter that I can put "in-line" in the hose, to avoid this aggro? That way I could remove the existing filter and leave the filter box alone. A filter located away from the road might last longer before it go blocked too!

[apache]

prop said: Thanks. The box is so tight against the bodywork that it felt like something would snap, but I'll give it another go.

Thanks for the tip about the fan wiring Mike. It goes without saying that I had disconnected the wires before I read your post, but I'll experiment to make sure they are re-connected the right way round.

Does anyone know of a filter that I can put "in-line" in the hose, to avoid this aggro? That way I could remove the existing filter and leave the filter box alone. A filter located away from the road might last longer before it go blocked too!

the standard set up is as good as it gets really, the air is sucked from outside the car and therefor cool, an inline jobber would be under the bonnet and suck hot air, it's also a high flow affair