bankz5152
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Bit confused on this one!! Was out on the Salisbury Plains a few weeks ago and just got around to fully checking everything over, pulled the air filter out and was met with this -
(04 TD5 110)
The lower half of the box was no where near as dirty, some debris and a little muck but nothing like the above. Checked the snorkel from the head down, again little muck but nothing serious.
Pulled the turbo intake pipe off and that was coated in a similar way to the last picture but not as bad, same for the MAF sensor.
If the bottom of the air filter was dirty then I would understand, but how can the top be that filthy and the bottom be almost spotless?
All I can think of is the Pipercross air filter isnt sealing 100% against the airbox and the engine is sucking in some unfiltered air from the corners (where its mucky)
The 110 still runs perfectly well, no difference there.
Bit of extra info. My intake consists of an MOD steel snorkel with a 3" flange welded onto the bottom which has a 3" induction hose sealed to it using Sikaflex and a jubilee clip, this runs direct to the curved reducer section of the TD5 airbox sealed with Silicone & a jubilee clip. The airbox is then sealed up internally and externally.
(04 TD5 110)
The lower half of the box was no where near as dirty, some debris and a little muck but nothing like the above. Checked the snorkel from the head down, again little muck but nothing serious.
Pulled the turbo intake pipe off and that was coated in a similar way to the last picture but not as bad, same for the MAF sensor.
If the bottom of the air filter was dirty then I would understand, but how can the top be that filthy and the bottom be almost spotless?
All I can think of is the Pipercross air filter isnt sealing 100% against the airbox and the engine is sucking in some unfiltered air from the corners (where its mucky)
The 110 still runs perfectly well, no difference there.
Bit of extra info. My intake consists of an MOD steel snorkel with a 3" flange welded onto the bottom which has a 3" induction hose sealed to it using Sikaflex and a jubilee clip, this runs direct to the curved reducer section of the TD5 airbox sealed with Silicone & a jubilee clip. The airbox is then sealed up internally and externally.