There is more to life with TurboRenault.co.uk

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

  • This section contains the archived boards. They should be read only. If you want a thread resurrecting please message admin and we can move into the live section

No wonder I hated this BMC filter

Kett":ge3b2vcp said:
^^^ :bow: ^^^

Thanks for that Colin. I'm going to order those parts straight away - You should be on commission. ;)

Glad to help mate, you should have a word with Geoff and tell him that :rofl:

Out of interest, in the fitted pics can you see the red metal edge that appears very close to the filter? It doesn't appear to have any major purpose or structural importance.. Do you thin this could be slightly "persuaded" to allow a few extra mm clearance and eliminate the need for a foam packer?
 
ColinG":17v21bpk said:
Out of interest, in the fitted pics can you see the red metal edge that appears very close to the filter? It doesn't appear to have any major purpose or structural importance.. Do you thin this could be slightly "persuaded" to allow a few extra mm clearance and eliminate the need for a foam packer?

Yep, good idea. :approve:
I'd go for even more clearance though... bit of panel beating me-thinks!

The BMC air-filter is one element where I think "balls to OEM"...The sound is better, the engine-bay looks more professional, the efficiency is better, the weight saving is remarkable, the maintenance costs are massively lower. [cmilie=iconcheers.gif]
 
Yeah I'll look into it tomorrow... I suppose every install will end out slightly different so you may not need to do the same...

Yeah the thing literally weighs next to nothing, BMC and spike janspeed = awesome :race:
 
ColinG":3pn771e8 said:
Yeah I'll look into it tomorrow... I suppose every install will end out slightly different so you may not need to do the same...

Yeah the thing literally weighs next to nothing, BMC and spike janspeed = awesome :race:

Hey, I hope your steering wheel was installed with a little more professionalism... :rofl:
 
as the car is off the road its hard to judge noise under load, but at standstill revving with the passenger door open...it sounds quieter lol! :s
 
Matt":1mojswsw said:
Will":1mojswsw said:
Matt":1mojswsw said:
Will - would you do a quick write up of dismantling and cleaning for me (and others) mate please? Would appreciate it. Cheers.

I can do, nothing in the post today so far though :(. But once it arrives I will be happy to :).

(Assuming you mean the filter and not the throttle body as I have already put that back together on the car).

Cheers will - yes just filter.

Apparently the cleaning kit is being sent from Europe so will take a bit longer to be delivered than I had previously anticipated :(, oh well the car is SORN so I guess there is no rush. It's just a shame as I don't know how much time I will have to do it next week.
 
Update :

It sounds amazing! Soooo loud and it really snarls when you make it suck! Also all the nice little hissy noises etc are back! [smilie=yay.gif]
 
Will":3207mv2o said:
Matt":3207mv2o said:
Will":3207mv2o said:
Matt":3207mv2o said:
Will - would you do a quick write up of dismantling and cleaning for me (and others) mate please? Would appreciate it. Cheers.

I can do, nothing in the post today so far though :(. But once it arrives I will be happy to :).

(Assuming you mean the filter and not the throttle body as I have already put that back together on the car).

Cheers will - yes just filter.

Apparently the cleaning kit is being sent from Europe so will take a bit longer to be delivered than I had previously anticipated :(, oh well the car is SORN so I guess there is no rush. It's just a shame as I don't know how much time I will have to do it next week.

Have you received yours yet Matey? Mines not come so far...
 
Matt":2uulo2p9 said:
Will":2uulo2p9 said:
Matt":2uulo2p9 said:
Will":2uulo2p9 said:
Matt":2uulo2p9 said:
Will - would you do a quick write up of dismantling and cleaning for me (and others) mate please? Would appreciate it. Cheers.

I can do, nothing in the post today so far though :(. But once it arrives I will be happy to :).

(Assuming you mean the filter and not the throttle body as I have already put that back together on the car).

Cheers will - yes just filter.

Apparently the cleaning kit is being sent from Europe so will take a bit longer to be delivered than I had previously anticipated :(, oh well the car is SORN so I guess there is no rush. It's just a shame as I don't know how much time I will have to do it next week.

Have you received yours yet Matey? Mines not come so far...

No sign of it so far :(, I will probably leave it another day or so and if there is still no sign I shall send them an email for an update or to see if there is a tracking number.
 
I sent them an email yesterday but have yet to receive a response, BUT all that doesn't matter as the kit arrived this afternoon [smilie=yay.gif]. Hopefully I should be able to clean it tomorrow after work, and I shall endeavour to take pictures along the way and produce a little how to guide.
 
Will":26oef8wn said:
I sent them an email yesterday but have yet to receive a response, BUT all that doesn't matter as the kit arrived this afternoon [smilie=yay.gif]. Hopefully I should be able to clean it tomorrow after work, and I shall endeavour to take pictures along the way and produce a little how to guide.

Same here - 2 emails and it arrived today. :approve:

Gonna try and get mine off this weekend.
 
Will":2vx3bg84 said:
I sent them an email yesterday but have yet to receive a response, BUT all that doesn't matter as the kit arrived this afternoon [smilie=yay.gif]. Hopefully I should be able to clean it tomorrow after work, and I shall endeavour to take pictures along the way and produce a little how to guide.

Any luck with the how to guide will? Just removed mine this morning ready to clean.
 
Matt":1t158vqs said:
Will":1t158vqs said:
I sent them an email yesterday but have yet to receive a response, BUT all that doesn't matter as the kit arrived this afternoon [smilie=yay.gif]. Hopefully I should be able to clean it tomorrow after work, and I shall endeavour to take pictures along the way and produce a little how to guide.

Any luck with the how to guide will? Just removed mine this morning ready to clean.

Hello, yes I have started making the guide, I have got pictures for the cleaning process and just need to oil the filter and take the pictures now (literally just about to go and do it) but I have been working 3.30am - 11.30am all this week so it's been taking a while to get things done as I tend to fall asleep in the afternoon lol :rofl:.
 
ColinG":wj6mkr5f said:
So the parts I ordered were

102mm dia alloy bend 45 degrees

102mm silicon coupler

102mm > 89mm silicon straight reducer

They also sell all the clips etc you will want, I just rang them and spoke to Geoff, top company and would highly recommend them to anyone :bow:

Any other info people require just let me know

Great write up :approve:

Is this BMC CDA Filter specific to the V6, or are they generic?

It seems the cheaper option would be to buy the filter on it's own rather than in the V6 'kit' and order the parts you've listed above?

Tim
 
Ok here is Part 1 of the guide, hopefully it should be of some help, the next step will be along shortly, but as I am currently only half way through that myself I thought I would just upload this to get you started :):

The first step is to remove your BMC CDA from your car, you will notice that on each end is written either “Engine Side” or “Air Flow Side”. Remove the four screws located on the outer carbon fibre casing at the “Air Flow Side” you will then be able to slide the internal filter element out of it’s casing.
It is at this time you can gently tap the filter element with your fingers to remove any loose debris.

Once you have done this you can now move onto the proper cleaning process using a genuine BMC Air Filter washing kit, please see below for an example:

5leart.jpg


Firstly you will need a old washing up bowl or a bucket, place the filter element in the bowl/bucket at a slight angle, please see below:

2hh2ayp.jpg


As you can see from the above picture my filter element was very dirty and definitely needed a thorough clean. The next step is to use the Detergent supplied with the cleaning kit, attached the nozzle provided to the bottle and then proceed to dispense the fluid equally into all the contours of the filter, please see the picture below:

357eq9z.jpg


As you can see the detergent will begin to break down the dirt and oil contained in the filter element, it will drain out of the bottom of the filter and collect in the bowl/bucket, once you have ensured that the entire filter has been fully coated leave the detergent to work for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes you should be able to see that a lot of dirt, oil and general grime has collected in your bowl/bucket, but you will also notice that your filter is still likely to be quite discoloured/blackened from remaining contaminants:

34il5d0.jpg


Fear not however as the next step is to gently rinse the filter with clean water, this will remove the remaining contaminants. You can either place your filter under a household tap using mildly warm water at a very low pressure as I personally did, or you can use a beaker of water and again gently dispense it over the filter.

In my case it took around five minutes of slowly rotating the filter under the tap and gently rubbing it with my fingers (I used latex gloves to keep any chemicals from touching my hands) to remove the last of the contaminants. Give the filter element a slight shake to remove any water that may be trapped inside it and then you can carefully pat the outside of the filter dry using paper kitchen towel.

After doing this I was left with this:

xcjj8i.jpg


You will now need to leave the filter to dry naturally, DO NOT be tempted to try and speed the process up by using a hair dryer or similar. I personally left my filter element 24 hours inside the house to let it fully dry.

The next part of the process is the re-oiling the filter element...
 
Back
Top