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smith335:
i am thinking of fitting a k&n filter in my td5 disco.

do they make any differance.
are they worth getting.
and do they protect the engine as good as a oe filtter.
any comments please
cheers

thermidorthelobster:

--- Quote from: "smith335" ---do they make any differance.
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No.  You'll probably think it does (just like the car goes faster when you've just washed it) but in fact I'd put money on you not being able to tell the difference in a blind test, apart from the slightly annoying hissing noise.

--- Quote ---are they worth getting.
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No

--- Quote ---and do they protect the engine as good as a oe filtter.
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After coming back from Iceland I was scraping the wasps off my air mass flow meter, shortly before replacing it at considerable cost.  I'm now back to a paper filter.

smith335:
i take it then your not a big fan.

so iam better sticking to the good old standard paper oe jobby .

thanks for you help.
any one else got any comments
cheers

Range Rover Blues:
Yeah, I've got a K&N element in my standard air box and I'm quite happy with it.  Paper ones get cloggged up much worse than K&N which is a problem with LPG as it goes out of tune.  WOuldn't say it's any faster though, neither the filter nor the sport pipe made a noticeable difference, biggest noticeable change was with the tyres :?

smith335:
you not had any problems with the air flow meter?
i have heard it can damage it?


so what are the benefits of a k&n filter over a paper one?

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