Fram Air Filter...Is it me or what?

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by NOHOME

Pretty easy task to change an air filter. Tried to toss in a new Fram air filter and 45 minutes later had to give up and put the old one back in.

There a trick to this? Dont buy Fram products?

Are you sure you're doing it correctly?:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7975



I'm lucky the TRD intake is much bigger but somehow less cumbersome to mess with

[mpross]

Originally Posted by Riftur

My K&N took less than 5 mins to put in.

Hmmm... I dunno. It didn't drop in as cleanly as the factory one. The clips didn't want to buckle as easily. Seems to be working though

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[strat61caster]

Boxes confuse me sometimes, so it took me 15 minutes to get my K&N in, coming up on being due for a cleaning.

Interesting to note that the TRD is also oiled, so much for that 'oiled filters are crap and will screw up your sensors that's why OE is dry' theory...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Boxes confuse me sometimes, so it took me 15 minutes to get my K&N in, coming up on being due for a cleaning.

Interesting to note that the TRD is also oiled, so much for that 'oiled filters are crap and will screw up your sensors that's why OE is dry' theory...

Properly oiled is really the key factor there!

[Riftur]

Originally Posted by Cole

I don't think so

I don't think this is the exact article but this is an example. I don't think it was for the FR-S.

http://forum.fdmc.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1272

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Boxes confuse me sometimes, so it took me 15 minutes to get my K&N in, coming up on being due for a cleaning.

Interesting to note that the TRD is also oiled, so much for that 'oiled filters are crap and will screw up your sensors that's why OE is dry' theory...

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Properly oiled is really the key factor there!

Usually all the issues I've ever seen with "oiled" filters are involved with over oiling

[1GiantTurtle]

the trd air filters are just rebadge K&n filters, almost everything is outsourced for TRD USA

[Riftur]

Originally Posted by mpross

Hmmm... I dunno. It didn't drop in as cleanly as the factory one. The clips didn't want to buckle as easily. Seems to be working though

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Strange, mine slid in nice and snug, clips buckled on perfectly. I dont think it would go in the wrong way so it must be right. weird.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Riftur

Strange, mine slid in nice and snug, clips buckled on perfectly. I dont think it would go in the wrong way so it must be right. weird.

Talking filters here not your last date!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Boxes confuse me sometimes, so it took me 15 minutes to get my K&N in, ...

You're supposed to take it out of the box first, ....... before you put it in .......


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Talking filters here not your last date!

What's with the "clips" ...... have I been missing something .......


humfrz

[Elkton86er]

I had trouble with mine too, and after several attempts I found that the "trick" is to place the new filter on the bumper (fixed) side of the housing and then clip the box (moving) side around it. This was MUCH easier than what I was doing (which was to place the new filter in the box side and clip it with filter on to the other side).

To repeat - try placing the filter on the fixed frame and then clipping the box around it. Hope this helps.

[Riftur]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Talking filters here not your last date!

lol well both are true lol

[8R6]

i have an HKS drop in filter. fit perfectly and the whole thing took under 5 min. i spent more time unscrewing the bolts than swapping the actual filter.