Installing air filter
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Good morning and welcome to daylight savings time! I,m not real handy, but I've always been able to at least change air filters. I picked up a K&N air filter and am wondering if there are any pitfalls involved in installing. Any help would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 03:24 AM
Good morning and welcome to daylight savings time!? I,m not real handy, but I've always been able to at least change air filters.? I picked up a K&N air filter and am wondering if there are any pitfalls involved in installing.? Any help would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Bunbun' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:14 AM
[quote name='niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 03:24 AM']Good morning and welcome to daylight savings time!? I,m not real handy, but I've always been able to at least change air filters.? I picked up a K&N air filter and am wondering if there are any pitfalls involved in installing.? Any help would be appreciated.
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[/quote]You never know what you may get into with German engineering. Should be easy, but I just want to be sure. As for HP gains, not much, maybe 5 or so, but I'll take it.
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Originally Posted by niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:12 AM
[quote name='Bunbun' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:14 AM'][quote name='niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 03:24 AM']Good morning and welcome to daylight savings time!? I,m not real handy, but I've always been able to at least change air filters.? I picked up a K&N air filter and am wondering if there are any pitfalls involved in installing.? Any help would be appreciated.
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[/quote]You never know what you may get into with German engineering. Should be easy, but I just want to be sure. As for HP gains, not much, maybe 5 or so, but I'll take it.
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[/quote]I would imagine just by popping open the air filter chamber, take out the old, replace it with the new, close the cover, done...hehe. Btw niktee, do u hv the parts number for the K&N filter for the E60? How much is it? Thx
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Originally Posted by Bunbun' date='Apr 3 2005, 08:04 AM
[quote name='niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:12 AM'][quote name='Bunbun' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:14 AM'][quote name='niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 03:24 AM']Good morning and welcome to daylight savings time!? I,m not real handy, but I've always been able to at least change air filters.? I picked up a K&N air filter and am wondering if there are any pitfalls involved in installing.? Any help would be appreciated.
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[/quote]You never know what you may get into with German engineering. Should be easy, but I just want to be sure. As for HP gains, not much, maybe 5 or so, but I'll take it.
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[/quote]I would imagine just by popping open the air filter chamber, take out the old, replace it with the new, close the cover, done...hehe. Btw niktee, do u hv the parts number for the K&N filter for the E60? How much is it? Thx
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[/quote]The part number from the box is 33-2070. It was around $55.00 if I recall.
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Originally Posted by niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 09:57 AM
[quote name='Bunbun' date='Apr 3 2005, 08:04 AM'][quote name='niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:12 AM'][quote name='Bunbun' date='Apr 3 2005, 05:14 AM'][quote name='niktee' date='Apr 3 2005, 03:24 AM']Good morning and welcome to daylight savings time!? I,m not real handy, but I've always been able to at least change air filters.? I picked up a K&N air filter and am wondering if there are any pitfalls involved in installing.? Any help would be appreciated.
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[/quote]You never know what you may get into with German engineering. Should be easy, but I just want to be sure. As for HP gains, not much, maybe 5 or so, but I'll take it.
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[/quote]I would imagine just by popping open the air filter chamber, take out the old, replace it with the new, close the cover, done...hehe. Btw niktee, do u hv the parts number for the K&N filter for the E60? How much is it? Thx
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[/quote]The part number from the box is 33-2070. It was around $55.00 if I recall.
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[/quote]Here is a thread with the instructions...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?show...&hl=air+filter
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after some google work, the cheapest i found (us-wise), was $49.38 with free shipping:
http://www.ajusa.com/cgi-bin/knfilters/sta...5a4a9e318973a27
thanks niktee for starting this thread!
http://www.ajusa.com/cgi-bin/knfilters/sta...5a4a9e318973a27
thanks niktee for starting this thread!
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Originally Posted by derrickj' date='Apr 3 2005, 11:58 AM
Here is a thread with the instructions...
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?show...&hl=air+filter
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?show...&hl=air+filter
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