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Air filters........
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. Undecided

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?

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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: Air filters........ Reply #1 - 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?
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Re: Air filters........
Reply #2 - 12. Jan 2011 at 23:23

Debs. wrote 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. Undecided

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?

An OE filter is about £12 inc vat Thumbs Up!

Omega Part Number Retail Price Normal Trade Trade Club
Air filters
All models 91149684 £16.00 £13.61 £9.92

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andyc Senior Member Offline Posts: 704 Drive Vauxhall Gender: Drives: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk	Re: Air filters........ Reply #3 - 13. Jan 2011 at 09:03 yes only one listed for all Omegas
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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Air filters........ Reply #4 - 13. Jan 2011 at 09:10 Thankyou all!
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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: Air filters........ Reply #5 - 13. Jan 2011 at 09:18 You should have said when you were here last Debs
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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Air filters........ Reply #6 - 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 Next time; "ve vill examine zee lizst!"
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Varche Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3860 Andalucia, Spain Gender: Drives: 97 pre mini facelift 3 litre auto RHD Elite saloon and a 2000 Ford Ka !	Re: Air filters........ Reply #7 - 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.
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mathewst Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1499 Split, Croatia Gender: Drives: omega 2.2i 16v	Re: Air filters........ Reply #8 - 13. Jan 2011 at 12:35 Varche there are two types of pollen filters. Paper ones and carbon ones
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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Air filters........ Reply #9 - 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)
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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Air filters........ Reply #10 - 13. Jan 2011 at 12:53 Hard to tell with the scale but that wix looks viertually identical to GM
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Agemo Omega Knight Offline Omega 2.5 Turbo Weasel with Auto cogswapper! Posts: 1332 Cleethorpes Gender: Drives: Facelift 2.5 TD Saloon CDX	Re: Air filters........ Reply #11 - 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 Yep, probably out of the same factory.
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