RE: Air cleaner element renewal...

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Once you remove this damn fiberglass it will be easier to remove next
time. I always remove the headlamp to remove the filter, a lister
recently suggested that it's not necessary if you have DOT lamps (mine
are euros). Removing the headlamps may seem a PITA first time, but after
having to do this several times I can remove it in 10 minutes now.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dave Shreeve [SMTP:shreevda@cannondale.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, December 18, 1997 4:13 PM
> To:	'Audi'
> Subject:	Air cleaner element renewal...
> 
> Changing my air filter last night was a real pain.  Has anyone
> developed
> any quick and easy tricks for the likes of my '88 5kcsqw??  Fuel
> lines,
> intake hose and pipe, turbo, etc....
> 
> I started by removing the intake mouth from the air cleaner housing.
> This took way too long, because a self-adhesive heat shield with
> reinforced backing, fiberglass, and aluminum spanned both pieces (on
> the
> side facing the turbo).  Was this OEM, or did someone add it for good
> measure??
> 
> Wondering...
> -David Shreeve
> Newtown, CT