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Old 04-14-2011, 01:07 PM
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Wanting to remove the charcoal filter on my 2007 530i. Heard it might cause the "check engine" light to come on.
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no problems what so ever
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https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...1#entry1323303 duh
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I took mine out last week and all I will say is to becareful because as the car was getting used to the filter not installed it jumped a few times while I was in my driveway! (it revved up is what I mean) But now its fine and feels like it has a lil more oomph!
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Originally Posted by lightfytr
I took mine out last week and all I will say is to becareful because as the car was getting used to the filter not installed it jumped a few times while I was in my driveway! (it revved up is what I mean) But now its fine and feels like it has a lil more oomph!
it might be that the engine and computer needs time to readjust a bit due to the change in airflow.
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Does taking out this filter improve gas mileage or increase horsepower at all?
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Originally Posted by 9er4Life
Does taking out this filter improve gas mileage or increase horsepower at all?
probably slightly, particularly if the charcoal filter has a lot of miles and may be dirty.
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