Which is the best air filter to use on our e60's?
10-17-2008, 10:38 PM
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Which is the best air filter to use on our e60's?
Oiled or non oiled, reusable or non-reusable?
1) Mahle
2) Mann
3) K&N
4) AFE, (not the cool air intake ones, but the flat air filters for our stock e60 air boxes)
5) or ???
Thanks in advance!!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
Oiled or non oiled, reusable or non-reusable?
1) Mahle
2) Mann
3) K&N
4) AFE, (not the cool air intake ones, but the flat air filters for our stock e60 air boxes)
5) or ???
Thanks in advance!!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
10-17-2008, 10:55 PM
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BMC CDA?
Gruppe M?
They are better than AFE "HOT" intake i guess
Gruppe M?
They are better than AFE "HOT" intake i guess
10-18-2008, 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='696222' date='Oct 18 2008, 02:55 AM
BMC CDA?
Gruppe M?
They are better than AFE "HOT" intake i guess
Gruppe M?
They are better than AFE "HOT" intake i guess
I 2nd the BMC.
My 2nd choice would be the k&n just for the price.
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='696221' date='Oct 18 2008, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by irony' post='696449' date='Oct 18 2008, 10:28 AM
Please share with all of us
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry688320
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Whatever reusable filter you use I recommend CRC MAF Sensor Cleaner everytime you re-oil the element(and a few hundred miles after) 
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And please follow instructions carefully to avoid error messages
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.And please follow instructions carefully to avoid error messages
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Originally Posted by Rizbel' post='696491' date='Oct 18 2008, 11:50 AM
Whatever reusable filter you use I recommend CRC MAF Sensor Cleaner everytime you re-oil the element(and a few hundred miles after) .
And please follow instructions carefully to avoid error messages .
.And please follow instructions carefully to avoid error messages
.
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Originally Posted by Presley348' post='696215' date='Oct 18 2008, 07:38 AM
Which is the best air filter to use on our e60's?
Oiled or non oiled, reusable or non-reusable?
1) Mahle
2) Mann
3) K&N
4) AFE, (not the cool air intake ones, but the flat air filters for our stock e60 air boxes)
5) or ???
Thanks in advance!!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
Oiled or non oiled, reusable or non-reusable?
1) Mahle
2) Mann
3) K&N
4) AFE, (not the cool air intake ones, but the flat air filters for our stock e60 air boxes)
5) or ???
Thanks in advance!!
Eddie Presley aka Presley348
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