Do I have the wrong size air filter?
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Main reason is to stop the flames on a backfire from igniting the paper.
Most of us STOP cranking when the "backfire" bites, something called instinctive reaction.
WRONG, keep cranking the beast and suck it back inside the engine where it belongs.
Taught that a looooooong time ago by my Dad, coz he set fire to a Spitfire (RAAF) by stopping cranking when one he was servicing "burped", and he spent time peeling potatoes for his error.
I cut those baffles off, coz I got the BIG throttlke discs, and they JAM on those baffles at full throttle, sounds like fun, its NOT.
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the anti flash section is furthermost back towards the bulkhead for ABS cars, as the airbox is thrown forward to miss the ABS installation
the filters in the thread starter are for non ABS cars where the airbox is further back in the engine , this counts for LHD or RHD cars
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yeah its the wrong way around, the reason it doesn't fit inside the outer section is because the filter flips around and the outer section presses up against it to keep it in place. If it were bigger the filter would just flop around inside it.
If you put the filters in and the box almost closes, try to push the point where it hinges further down, it commonly pinches on the filter and takes some fiddling to get into place.
I'm not just repeating what has been gone over, but yeah the metal is there and should be facing the TP, so it doesn't break and fall into the TB and jam it open. Also protect from backfire.
If you put the filters in and the box almost closes, try to push the point where it hinges further down, it commonly pinches on the filter and takes some fiddling to get into place.
I'm not just repeating what has been gone over, but yeah the metal is there and should be facing the TP, so it doesn't break and fall into the TB and jam it open. Also protect from backfire.
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Damn, I bought so many filters of both types from a shop in the UK and they had sold me the wrong ones... That is why I misunderstood.
So I kept putting on a earlier type to my facelift XJS! What a shame.
Thank you for correcting me, without this thread I will have kept misunderstanding...
So I kept putting on a earlier type to my facelift XJS! What a shame.
Thank you for correcting me, without this thread I will have kept misunderstanding...
Last edited by Japthug; 02-07-2015 at 06:14 PM.
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its not about correcting anyone, its about getting owners to get the right information as there are so may ' professionals ' out there that sell parts for our cars that know nothing and can give bad or wrong advise , and that can sometimes be passed on....
and i think all of us on all of these forums just want whats best for all of our cars
happy motoring
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its not about correcting anyone, its about getting owners to get the right information as there are so may ' professionals ' out there that sell parts for our cars that know nothing and can give bad or wrong advise , and that can sometimes be passed on....
and i think all of us on all of these forums just want whats best for all of our cars
happy motoring
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I found out why I didn't doubted it...
This is a picture 5 years ago when I first changed my car's air filter after purchase.
As you can see from the taint, the old filter on the right was obviously the one for older models.
In addition the filter was stamped "Made in W. Germany," which meant it had been there for 20 years... There will even be a possibility it had came from the factory. At least the dealer selling the new cars didn't know this fact.
So I again appreciate for the info, without this forum I would believe the opposite.
This is a picture 5 years ago when I first changed my car's air filter after purchase.
As you can see from the taint, the old filter on the right was obviously the one for older models.
In addition the filter was stamped "Made in W. Germany," which meant it had been there for 20 years... There will even be a possibility it had came from the factory. At least the dealer selling the new cars didn't know this fact.
So I again appreciate for the info, without this forum I would believe the opposite.
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