AIR FILTER, Help please!

12th June 2009, 14:44

How hard is it to fit an air filter on a mk1 east coast saxo 1.1? It seems the air filter is right at the back underneath the bulk head =\ any pics?

12th June 2009, 14:46

Sorry about the code fail on the title =\

12th June 2009, 23:30

Ridiculously easy, use a screwdriver to undo the jubilee clip holding the standard airbox on, pull it off, stick the new air filter on and tighten the clip back up to hold it in place.

The airbox is located on the right of the cylinder block, towards the back of the engine bay

13th June 2009, 08:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveWC

Ridiculously easy, use a screwdriver to undo the jubilee clip holding the standard airbox on, pull it off, stick the new air filter on and tighten the clip back up to hold it in place.

The airbox is located on the right of the cylinder block, towards the back of the engine bay

Ah wicked dude

is there a load of shit on top of it? Dont suppose you could send a pic?

Its a 1.1 eastcoast btw

13th June 2009, 12:43

Nah theres nothing on top of it, the entire process is literally as I said thats ALL you have to do. I have a VTR and the airbox is no doubt different so if yo ucan take a pic of your engine bay for me ill circle the airbox

If not just find me a pic of a 1.1 east coast engine off here or something

13th June 2009, 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveWC

Nah theres nothing on top of it, the entire process is literally as I said thats ALL you have to do. I have a VTR and the airbox is no doubt different so if yo ucan take a pic of your engine bay for me ill circle the airbox

If not just find me a pic of a 1.1 east coast engine off here or something

Alright mate will try to get a pic up when i go home

Cheers dude!

13th June 2009, 13:28

I think this is it dude.. When you upload pic can u do it via tinypic.com please as i can only view these in work

13th June 2009, 13:29

And can i install a pipercross induction by doing this? Or just a K&N?

13th June 2009, 14:35

13th June 2009, 14:44

You just need to take off all the existing air filter pipe work / housing and put the filter on the end of the TB

13th June 2009, 14:50

There are a few filters you can chose from, not just K&N & pipercross.

There is also green, BMC, etc. Just do some searching on the internet and check in the details that it will fit your car

Also when you fit it, just connect it up to the same hole that the standard airbox connects to

Also, if you're struggling to get the airbox out, it may help you to remove all of the plastic tubes that feed air from the front of the engine, these wil easily screw/unclip out, you will be able to tell how from looking.

13th June 2009, 15:35

Ah right. I knew that was the air filter but the thing on top of it seemed in the way a little bit..Seems like difficult work as im such a noob!

haha! Will i need to buy anything OTHER than the air filter? For example tubes and wires etc. Or is it a direct slot in job?

13th June 2009, 15:36

Sorry about another post but also, Where are the clips to take it off etc?

13th June 2009, 15:56

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Originally Posted by ColezeY

Sorry about another post but also, Where are the clips to take it off etc?

lol you can work that bit out yourself pal, just look at it its really easy, just dont be too heavy handed with anything and it wont break, i couldnt tell ya anyway to be honest as mines a late model VTR with a completley different airbox and inlet to yours.

the thing above the airbox is the inlet manifold, when you rev your engine this is the part that opens up to suck air into the engine using the filter.

It will be easy to take it out without moving the inlet manifold if you take off all the plastic tubing air feeds first

Also, you won't need tobuy an extra tubing as you can use the plastic ones you already have as cold air feeds to your new filter, but you can buy a better cold air feed if you please that's upto you

Also personally, if you can afford it I would reccomend that you buy an enclosed induction kit as oposed to an open filter like a K&N or something, as these are generally better for your performance, economy and condition of your engine

13th June 2009, 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveWC

lol you can work that bit out yourself pal, just look at it its really easy, just dont be too heavy handed with anything and it wont break, i couldnt tell ya anyway to be honest as mines a late model VTR with a completley different airbox and inlet to yours.

the thing above the airbox is the inlet manifold, when you rev your engine this is the part that opens up to suck air into the engine using the filter.

It will be easy to take it out without moving the inlet manifold if you take off all the plastic tubing air feeds first

Also, you won't need tobuy an extra tubing as you can use the plastic ones you already have as cold air feeds to your new filter, but you can buy a better cold air feed if you please that's upto you

Also personally, if you can afford it I would reccomend that you buy an enclosed induction kit as oposed to an open filter like a K&N or something, as these are generally better for your performance, economy and condition of your engine

Hmm ok dude

lol im gonna give it a go might use an open air filter for a bit of noise

haha!

13th June 2009, 17:00

Alright mate good luck, not long ago I was a complete n00b, knew nothing about cars and had never even been under one due to me being a computer nerd. But I just fitted a full exhaust system and did a full service on my car! Its really easy once you have a go, its all about having the confidence and getting your hands dirty

14th June 2009, 16:44

hi, if i replaced the standard air box with a performance filter, what do i do about all the other pipes that would feed into the old air box cos aint the bit in the middle for the hot aint feed ?, if i just get rid of tha wont it run badly on cold days ?, any help and/or pics would be wicked.

14th June 2009, 18:22

hi just leave the pipes where they are i didnot have a clue how to do it until i came on here it will be ok leaving them i did mine today and sounds gr8

14th June 2009, 19:42

Leave the pipes there, they are providing cold air for the filter if they are pointed at it, which is a good thing!

15th June 2009, 08:47

Thanks dude

Awesome im gonna give it a crack

!

1st December 2009, 17:31

1] Remove this section of plastic pipe, will unclip from you airbox (pic2)

2] You then have to remove your entire airbox, but do not remove the inlet manifold (oval plastic box indicated in blue). You will have to unclip some pipes using a flat-headed screw driver. Once this is removed you can fit an air filter by using a jubilee clip (you can use your old on that was attached to your airbox).

3] Remove this pipe and fit a breather filter on (alternatively you could fit a small peice of metal onto the end of the existing section of silicon pipe and then fit a breather filter on)

4/5] You can take these off if not needed or keep them on if you are wanting to make a diy induction kit (attatch some induction pipe/hose on the end (where num.1 section of pipe used to be) and position it so that it 'rams' air into the newly fitted airfilter.

I would advise not to spend a great deal on induction hoses and an oil breather, you can find cheap ones on ebay. It is only a 1.1 afterall and you will not see much difference in performance, if any. You'll get an 'induction' noise/whine, but I don't know how loud this may be...

A good engine bay clean and tidy up would add a finishing touch

I may have missed some points out as I have never worked on a 1.1 setup, feel free to correct me if I am wrong guys

2nd December 2009, 14:38

Ok dude I tried to go to halfords for the induction hosing and cold air feed, couldnt get..
Can I fit it without these and what will be the effect in comparison?
Also where could I get the pipes etc if i need them?

Thanks!

2nd December 2009, 14:40

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2nd December 2009, 23:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColezeY

Ok dude I tried to go to halfords for the induction hosing and cold air feed, couldnt get..
Can I fit it without these and what will be the effect in comparison?
Also where could I get the pipes etc if i need them?

Thanks!

Yes you can fit your aftermarket air filter without the use of a air feed pipe, the air feed pipe is simply there to 'ram' more cold air into the airfilter to increase bhp (but on your 1.1 you would probably not recieve a great increase). But you do need an oil breather (mini air filter) to catch whatever oil vapour/sludge that may come out of the engine...
eBay is usually handy to get the right diametre of induction hose etc

3rd December 2009, 20:57

You can find the air feed ducting here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1m-Neoprene-Fl...item53de0afae2

And a cheap oil filter here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Breather-F...item19b5cd44c3

4th December 2009, 11:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by 15gazza

You can find the air feed ducting here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1m-Neoprene-Fl...item53de0afae2

And a cheap oil filter here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Breather-F...item19b5cd44c3

Thanks bud, are these the sizes ill need? And the sort of price range they go for?

5th December 2009, 00:31

Yeh, I'm pretty sure that they are the correct sizes

You may be able to find the ducting somewhere cheaper, I just gave you some links so you know what you need

8th September 2010, 10:06

I know this is very old but does anyone know what mm i need to get a breather filter? Its also for a 1.1 Eastcoast 1999

8th September 2010, 11:42

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Originally Posted by tomsmarty

I know this is very old but does anyone know what mm i need to get a breather filter? Its also for a 1.1 Eastcoast 1999

About 8 - 10mm iirc

8th September 2010, 11:58

its a 10 min job. its alot easyer than what you would think.. just listen to everything the lad with the black 03 vtr said and ull get it done. all it is is basicly undoing and doing up jubilee clips.

8th September 2010, 18:29

Thanks

8th September 2010, 18:30

Would this fit ok, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT ?