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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: TDi90 on April 13, 2007, 09:37:36

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: TDi90 on April 13, 2007, 09:37:36

please can someone who is running a TD engine measure their air filter? im trying to work out what air filter im running. i think it is a TD one, but i dont want to buy a K&N filter for the wrong size!

cheers
Rob

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: Snooky on April 13, 2007, 11:18:56

Going by the pic you posted it is a TD one, I can but won't be till later today

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: TDi90 on April 13, 2007, 11:37:50

yeh but i want to make sure beofre i fork out for a K&N and it turns out its not a TD one! yeh could you later on? cheers,
Rob

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: smo on April 13, 2007, 17:10:26

Rob - why are you going K&N?? Is there any reason or just fancy it?

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: TDi90 on April 13, 2007, 20:11:09

just fancy it!
DIMENSIONS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted:

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: Snooky on April 13, 2007, 20:25:51

Yeah OK just waiting till the mrs gets home and will measure the top of the hosuing for ya

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: TDi90 on April 13, 2007, 22:09:16

ok cheers! could you measure the length of the actual filter? pleeeeeeeeease?!
cheers, Rob

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: MuddyMachine on April 13, 2007, 22:16:13

Think I have a spare filter in the garage, Ill measure it in the morn.

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: TDi90 on April 13, 2007, 22:50:36

ok cheers baz.

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: Snooky on April 14, 2007, 09:29:40

Sorry for the late reply,

across the top it is 13cm Dia and 21.5cm High, hope that helps  :wink:

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: MuddyMachine on April 14, 2007, 11:12:37

I have this 12cm x 22cm

(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/baz9751/Fore%20sale/IMG_2055.jpg)

Any help?

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: Dave B on April 16, 2007, 19:29:43

Take care with filters like K&N's (and other free briething foam types)  They are not known as "Rebore filters" in some circles for nothing.

With a turbo too, the fine dust that will get past it, will damage the compressor vanes of the turbo, as well as accelerate cylinder and piston ring wear...

I can't find the link any more, but there was a briliant article on a US 4x4 site, about filters in general, air filters in particular, and the reasons for all the different types.

Most of the foam types were just to keep big stuff (dead leaves etc) out of racing car engines.

Yes you can spray the things with sticky filter goop, but if you drive the thing regularly, you need to keep washing and re-coating the filter each week or two.

Been there, done that, rebuilt the engine, went back to paper (if oversized!) filters much less fuss and cost, long term, and cleaner air for the thing to breathe too.

Dave B.

200TDi with a V8 paper filter.  Well, at 1bar boost, the engine takes as much air at ambient, as a 5l V8 would!   Confirmed by several race types I know.  And after nearly 20k miles, the turbo inlet is still like new...

Title: calling anyone that runs a td!
Post by: TDi90 on April 16, 2007, 21:01:01

thats the one i got too!
cheers!
Rob