poor green filter fit

ric04vrs · 17-03-2006, 14:37

bought and fitted green cotton panel filter today , are they always such a poor fit in airbox ?

i did read on the forum a bit ago that there may be a fit problem but thought it may have been a one off , has anybody been able to make it a tighter fit in the airbox i.e. stretch it to size

or i may even fit a kn filter instead. also fitted pd160 intake pipe yesterday , not too bad a job but i'd advise anybody to make sure it doesn't chaff on the coolant pipes on L.H.S. of it , i undid one of the hose clips and twisted the top hose slightly to get a gap between intake pipe and hoses .

ScoobyChris · 17-03-2006, 14:42

Yep all the Green filters I've seen for the Fabia seem to be a bit too small so it just needs a little stretch to sit correctly

Chris

WW_VRS · 17-03-2006, 15:39

Stretch it a tad, it's fine after that. Must admit it could really do with an improvement but it's not that bad

K&N would be a great alternative, perhaps dab down the oil a bit on those pre-fitting to avoid trouble, beyond that they're good.

Must mention the infamous (for whatever reason

) Dragon Filters as well, that appear to work well & came up a few times in the past

ric04vrs · 17-03-2006, 19:05

I Will Do Some Stretching On Saturday Then .

17-03-2006, 14:37	#1
ric04vrs I parked up 1st Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: not near enough to the Ring Posts: 6,152 Thanks: 31 Thanked 187 Times in 181 Posts	poor green filter fit bought and fitted green cotton panel filter today , are they always such a poor fit in airbox ? i did read on the forum a bit ago that there may be a fit problem but thought it may have been a one off , has anybody been able to make it a tighter fit in the airbox i.e. stretch it to size or i may even fit a kn filter instead. also fitted pd160 intake pipe yesterday , not too bad a job but i'd advise anybody to make sure it doesn't chaff on the coolant pipes on L.H.S. of it , i undid one of the hose clips and twisted the top hose slightly to get a gap between intake pipe and hoses .

17-03-2006, 14:42	#2
ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,193 Thanks: 15 Thanked 335 Times in 289 Posts	Re: poor green filter fit Yep all the Green filters I've seen for the Fabia seem to be a bit too small so it just needs a little stretch to sit correctly Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian..........

17-03-2006, 15:39	#3
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,853 Thanks: 45 Thanked 81 Times in 71 Posts	Re: poor green filter fit Stretch it a tad, it's fine after that. Must admit it could really do with an improvement but it's not that bad K&N would be a great alternative, perhaps dab down the oil a bit on those pre-fitting to avoid trouble, beyond that they're good. Must mention the infamous (for whatever reason ) Dragon Filters as well, that appear to work well & came up a few times in the past __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

17-03-2006, 19:05	#4
ric04vrs I parked up 1st Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: not near enough to the Ring Posts: 6,152 Thanks: 31 Thanked 187 Times in 181 Posts	Re: poor green filter fit I Will Do Some Stretching On Saturday Then . __________________ not so bored now

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