Air Box melted: 545i

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Nov 23, 2009 | 11:33 PM

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tbal

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That sounds about right lol

Nov 24, 2009 | 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ktlocklear' post='1061228' date='Nov 23 2009, 09:50 PM

My $$ is on the detailer.......I bet he had a halogen lamp, and laid it down on the airbox when he was detailing the engine bay, melting the air box....and of course said nothing about it when the car was picked up.
Makes perfect sense to me

If there is a chance this is the case, it does seem like the most plausible scenario. Because, look: we've all been told many times that BMW engines run hot. AFE even lost a whole lot of customers because they failed to account for it with their cone intake for the e60. But even if it was fluid-related, it is near impossible that no one else has ever had this problem on this forum - we would've seen a write-up by now, you know what I mean... anyway, I hope this is nothing and you get the new airbox and it's all good

Nov 24, 2009 | 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by acuteperformance' post='1060024' date='Nov 22 2009, 07:39 AM

Wouldn't have happened if you used an aFe intake.

Nov 24, 2009 | 07:59 AM

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Thank you for input. So far I had no luck findidng dinan intake (used). Thinking to go with the stock one for now. Let me know if anyone has it.

I might post it in classifieds also.

Nov 25, 2009 | 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vlad_b' post='1061635' date='Nov 24 2009, 11:59 AM

Thank you for input. So far I had no luck findidng dinan intake (used). Thinking to go with the stock one for now. Let me know if anyone has it.

I might post it in classifieds also.

Quitters go to rehab.

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