Hey guys
just trying to put in a new air filter that i bought but not 100% sure of what iam doing so if you could take a look at the pics that i will load up and tell me what you think? Its a 99 model
ok so i have taken the box off and this is what i have now

So the next step is to take out the filter yeah and then just place the other one on???
CHeers

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What sort of filter did you buy?

If its a replacement panel filter, then all you do is lift the filter out, put the new one in, and replace the lid.

na its a one of those cone shaped racing style air filters...the ones where you have to replace original filter..

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It should bolt onto the AFM then, remove the existing panel filter too

so i have to take out the panel filter and obviously the box its sitting in and then just bolt it straight onto the AFM??
I have heard they can damage the AFM???thoughts?

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1st off, have you got an adaptor to bolt the afm to the pod?

yeah i got that

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Well then yeah, bolt the adaptor to the AFM then bolt the pod to the adaptor.

IF you over-oil them, they can damage the AFM.

all i need now is the right tools.....i can't get a spanner down to get the bolts off to take the original filter box off.
what do you mean by over-oiling it??

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some filters require an oil to be put on/in them in order for them to work (k&n is an example) and some don't, they are dry filters. If you over oil the oil-type filter, excess oil can be blown/sucked through and contaminate the afm causing the car to run poorly/cause engine damage.

on a side note, a few magazines have tested a variety of cone/pod filters and found that the cheaper (non-oiled) ones are actually better at flowing and filtering.

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