[Damo]

Finally got around to doing a service on the zook, just an oil & filter change. I cracked open the air filter housing to check that too, and was a bit stunned to find...

That the filter was a bit holey!!!


amd the element itself has just fallen to bits


Here's what's left of the filter material in the bottom of the air cleaner housing




Rubbish had covered the throttle plate too. By the looks of the black foam missing in the first pic, my engine ate a lot of filter!!!




Air flow meter was chocked up too


Granted the filter was a few years old now, but I thought these things were supposed to be "the last filter you ever buy".

[Rapson]

I thought those filters were the bees knees, might have to refie that opinion!

Hope there is no damage to your donk!

[royce]

what did you last clean and oil it with, Napalm?

[Damo]

I have only used the proper cleaner and oil for it. I'm thinking the previous owner may have gone the dodge though.

In any case, it's rooted now.

[Mike]

Damo wrote:

In any case, it's rooted now.

i'm sure you could fix the foam

[shep]

i have had dramas with a few different types of filter.
i stick with the paper ones now

[Rockhopper]

shep wrote:

i have had dramas with a few different types of filter.
i stick with the paper ones now

Was a finer filter in mine when I bought the car too, and it looked just like that one. I'm not a real big fan of air filters that need to be oiled, so I replaced it with a stocko paper one.

[Scrawny]

That's probably the cause of your idle issue too Damo. What are you going to clean the throttle body and intake with? I used an awesome product from Three Bond to clean my carby the other day, it's sooo shiney inside now!! It's called Engine Conditioner.

[Pubic]

fark..... id hate to know how much of that got into your engine....

luckily its only foam and shouldnt cause too much damage.

how long was it in between servicing it?

[andrewa]

i run a finer filter in my 1.3 & check it every 5000klm & service it ie: wash & oil filter once a year . no problems for about 5 years. basically you need to check regularly damo.

[Rockhopper]

Pubic wrote:

fark..... id hate to know how much of that got into your engine....

luckily its only foam and shouldnt cause too much damage.

how long was it in between servicing it?

You're right. It won't do any damage to the engine, but I'm not so sure about the air flow meter. I would be using carby cleaner to clean out the throttle body, and maybe a light blow out with compressed air through the air flow meter to get all the crap out. If it does have a problem with idle as already stated, I'd be pointing the finger at the air flow meter.

[Scrawny]

Rockhopper wrote:

I'd be pointing the finger at the air flow meter.

Nah, more likely the IAC full off foam

[Trojan]

Rockhopper wrote:

and maybe a light blow out with compressed air through the air flow meter to get all the crap out.

I'd use AFM Cleaner on the AFM. WHilst a light blow may get the large crap out, it probably won't get rid of any oily residue which can make the meter play up and not work properly.

Then throw it all away and get a paper filter.

[joeblow]

shep wrote:

i have had dramas with a few different types of filter.
i stick with the paper ones now

X2....paper all the way.

[Damo]

ScrawnC wrote:

Rockhopper wrote:

I'd be pointing the finger at the air flow meter.

Nah, more likely the IAC full off foam

Nah, AFm is rooted and has been disconnected for months

[Damo]

Called around and got prices for paper filters. Was a bit at some of the prices!!! Most had to order in as well.

Thanks to Lance from Qld 4WD, who had one on the shelf for $22.

[shep]

i wait until repco have there crap oil , oil filter and air filter sale. $30 dollars or so and then give the oil away and use the filters.

[Zook_Fan]

last time i got my air filter it was $14.55 from repco but that was slightly discounted