annoying airbox stuff

[Herr Faust Schinken]

AFMs aren't sensitive to oiled filters, MAFs are - and only if you use way too much oil on them.

Oh I thought it was the other way around

[London]

Only difference I noticed with the K&N was on startup the car ran smoother. Once everything was warmed up I never noticed a difference. With the stock airbox the idle seems to fall a little when the revs fall from say 2500, it'll drop then come back up when the engine is cold. But thats probably a vacuum leak somewhere...

[ForcedFirebird]

I dynoed the panel filters back to back - I saw a slight WHP increase with the K&N. But, I see a pretty substantial pressure drop through the airbox.

Yup, and this test is with a brand new filter. They get worse as they get dirty.

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/internet_articles/BMW%20E30%20air%20filter%20tests.htm

[nando]

K&N flow less than a Mann filter FYI.

I dynoed the panel filters back to back - I saw a slight WHP increase with the K&N. But, I see a pretty substantial pressure drop through the airbox.

[ForcedFirebird]

K&N flow less than a Mann filter FYI.

[nando]

AFMs aren't sensitive to oiled filters, MAFs are - and only if you use way too much oil on them.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Aren't k&n filters oiled could that be what that black crap is I know your not supposed to use oiled filters with aFms unless you clean them often

[ForcedFirebird]

you either ordered the wrong hose or you put it on wrong. that hose doesn't go anywhere near the alternator.

Early coolant system has a clamp on the frame rail and goes VERY close to the alternator. I bought an aftermarket hose for my car and it didn't fit quite right and the blades on the alternator ripped it, and that was with the hose in the clamp on the frame rail :( Always use OEM for that one now.

[nando]

looks like 20 years of road grime/oil to me.

[London]

you either ordered the wrong hose or you put it on wrong. that hose doesn't go anywhere near the alternator.

It appears I did put it in backwards *facepalm*

Well thats fixed. Now how about that black gunk? Could that be from the power steering? Or would something else in that area cause all that gunk to build up?

[nando]

you either ordered the wrong hose or you put it on wrong. that hose doesn't go anywhere near the alternator.

[AndrewBird]

Ah, didn't look right from the pictures, but couldn't see it very well.

[London]

That doesn't look like the stock hose. Looks like someone just bought a pieces of straight house and made it work.

The radiator hose? No it should be because I ordered it through blunttech and was supposed to be the proper one

http://www.blunttech.com/ShopByVehicle.epc?q=&yearid=1986@@1986&makeid=31@@BMW&modelid=19051%3AED%7C66%3AMBC%7C168@@325es&catid=240909@@Cooling%20System&subcatid=240929@@Radiator%20Hose&applicationid=W0133-1633869@@Radiator%20Hose%20-%20Lower&mode=PA

[AndrewBird]

That doesn't look like the stock hose. Looks like someone just bought a pieces of straight house and made it work.

[London]

Looks like you have vacuum leak i had oil in my intake too until i took care of a small vacuum leak

I'm guessing its from the main elbow :/

Oh well I gotta order some shit from blunt anyway so I'll just toss that in there