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Title: Air filters........
Post by Debs. on 12. Jan 2011 at 22:20

....for my `99 2.5 V6.: the motor factors list 2 types of the same brand with the same rectangular dimensions, but as best I can figure, the only difference is in the depth of the pleats and an additional stiffening/support rib. :-/

Was there a model year change of filter?.....or is the deeper pleated filter an engine-performance/greater-flow requirement for the later 2.6/3.2`s?

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Welung666 on 12. Jan 2011 at 23:17

There are 3 types Debs... Vx genuine, motor factors better quality and motor factors cheap sh!te. You'll be fine with the first 2 ;) Avoid the 3rd option.

If you imagine the surface area difference between the deeper pleat and shorter pleat, which gets clogged up first? ;)

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Andy B on 12. Jan 2011 at 23:23

Debs. wrote on 12. Jan 2011 at 22:20:

An OE filter is about £12 inc vat :y
Omega Part Number Retail Price Normal Trade Trade Club
Air filters
All models 91149684 £16.00 £13.61 £9.92

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by andyc on 13. Jan 2011 at 09:03

yes only one listed for all Omegas

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Debs. on 13. Jan 2011 at 09:10

Thankyou all! :y

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Elite Pete on 13. Jan 2011 at 09:18

You should have said when you were here last Debs ;D

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Debs. on 13. Jan 2011 at 12:12

Elite Pete wrote on 13. Jan 2011 at 09:18:

You should have said when you were here last Debs ;D

:y Next time; "ve vill examine zee lizst!" ;D

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Varche on 13. Jan 2011 at 12:30

I think the same must apply to pollen filters. My 2.5 has a meaty looking 3M filter but the 3.0 has a rather chatty looking paper thin Airflow one.

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by mathewst on 13. Jan 2011 at 12:35

Varche there are two types of pollen filters.
Paper ones and carbon ones

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Debs. on 13. Jan 2011 at 12:42

This why I asked:
The Coopers filter (AG1173) has much less depth and fewer pleats than the Wix (WA6621) and the latter has pleat-stiffeners; at both top and bottom...a much better quality item. (£8.90 inc. VAT) :y

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Jimbob on 13. Jan 2011 at 12:53

Hard to tell with the scale but that wix looks viertually identical to GM :y

Title: Re: Air filters........
Post by Agemo on 13. Jan 2011 at 23:16

Jimbob wrote on 13. Jan 2011 at 12:53:

Hard to tell with the scale but that wix looks viertually identical to GM :y

Yep, probably out of the same factory. ::)