550i has a double air filter?
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OK guys I'm new to this technical stuff, the kids were in bed and the wife is on the phone (easy 2 hours) so I sneak out to the garage 
and started poking around under the hood and ended up taking the air filter cover off...............Holy overkill Batman there's two filters in here.............is this really necessary? 
and started poking around under the hood and ended up taking the air filter cover off...............Holy overkill Batman there's two filters in here.............is this really necessary?
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One is charcoal filter (the dark one) and one is air filter. A lot of people including myself have ditched the charcoal
Originally Posted by Ahsan' post='620032' date='Jul 9 2008, 08:09 PM
OK guys I'm new to this technical stuff, the kids were in bed and the wife is on the phone (easy 2 hours) so I sneak out to the garage and started poking around under the hood and ended up taking the air filter cover off...............Holy overkill Batman there's two filters in here.............is this really necessary?
and started poking around under the hood and ended up taking the air filter cover off...............Holy overkill Batman there's two filters in here.............is this really necessary? 
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Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='620057' date='Jul 9 2008, 11:27 PM
One is charcoal filter (the dark one) and one is air filter. A lot of people including myself have ditched the charcoal
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='620062' date='Jul 9 2008, 11:32 PM
+2 Ditch the charcoal filter. Type charcoal filter into search.
no kidding, I knew this car was hot, but didn't expect a barbecue grill under the hood thanks for the info ill put it in the search
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='620062' date='Jul 9 2008, 11:32 PM
+2 Ditch the charcoal filter. Type charcoal filter into search.
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+ whatever number we're up to now, lose the charcoal filter! 
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='620269' date='Jul 10 2008, 05:36 AM
Serious ... Suppose a frequent passenger has pulmonary/breathing problems?