installation of afe kit
11-19-2007, 02:48 PM
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i`m sure this topic has been brought up many times but i would like to know if a novice could put in an afe kit on a 2007 530i. the other thing is that on a website i just read said that the maf sensor needs to be cleaned after a few ours of use. is this true? when i owned infiniti`s in the past i never worried about this kind of thing and i owned a g35 and fx35. please give me some insight.
11-19-2007, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by hardcashsab31' post='496585' date='Nov 19 2007, 06:48 PM
i`m sure this topic has been brought up many times but i would like to know if a novice could put in an afe kit on a 2007 530i. the other thing is that on a website i just read said that the maf sensor needs to be cleaned after a few ours of use. is this true? when i owned infiniti`s in the past i never worried about this kind of thing and i owned a g35 and fx35. please give me some insight.
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11-19-2007, 05:06 PM
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I tried it. It's not bad, but getting at the clamp screw near the throttle body was a real pain. I was worried about dropping a screw driver in the engine bay and then being really screwed, so I stopped, put everything back together and had a local shop do it for $50. It was well worth it. Have a pro do it. 
11-20-2007, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='496636' date='Nov 19 2007, 10:06 PM
Have a pro do it.
+1 on that. I just had mine done yesterday at a local shop, paid $90. Just not worth the hassle in my opinion if a professional install is so cheap.
11-20-2007, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by AlB' post='496603' date='Nov 19 2007, 07:08 PM
Ask rewhiteblue. He had one on his 530i, and removed it when he personally installed his supercharger. he should have intimate knowledge of the install.
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Originally Posted by Kuchar' post='496796' date='Nov 20 2007, 10:05 AM
Oh no! Not the supercharger comment again!
11-20-2007, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by hardcashsab31' post='496799' date='Nov 20 2007, 10:16 AM
thanks for the replies. i guess i will take it to a professional then. have any of you had problems with the maf sensor after you did the afe intake?
11-20-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by hardcashsab31' post='496799' date='Nov 20 2007, 11:16 AM
thanks for the replies. i guess i will take it to a professional then. have any of you had problems with the maf sensor after you did the afe intake?
No, although I have only just put it on, so no long term experience. I also chose the blue filter option.
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