Hey all,

 

I'm a bit confused....I got shot of the Green filter (On advice from good folk here) and got a Mahle LX708 filter. Now both the green and the new one does the same thing.

On the side that doesn't have the screws the filter seems to get sandwiched there instead of the lid closing completely around the filter and being flush with itself ?? (Thus when the lid it locked through the holes and screwed shut I see orange on the non screw side which is the rubber surrounding the filter)

 

Should the lid not sit flush around the whole of the filter and not just 3 sides?

If it should sit flush, then I'm a tad puzzled as comparing both filters available (LX708,709) all dimensions are the same, except the 709 is actually taller (Mahle site states 709 to be used in dusty environments)

13 minutes ago, Highlander77 said:

Hey all,

 

I'm a bit confused....I got shot of the Green filter (On advice from good folk here) and got a Mahle LX708 filter. Now both the green and the new one does the same thing.

On the side that doesn't have the screws the filter seems to get sandwiched there instead of the lid closing completely around the filter and being flush with itself ?? (Thus when the lid it locked through the holes and screwed shut I see orange on the non screw side which is the rubber surrounding the filter)

 

Should the lid not sit flush around the whole of the filter and not just 3 sides?

If it should sit flush, then I'm a tad puzzled as comparing both filters available (LX708,709) all dimensions are the same, except the 709 is actually taller (Mahle site states 709 to be used in dusty environments)

 

709 is the 'performance' variant with the larger net surface area.

 

The lid should sit flush on all four sides and grip the rubber frame of the filter tightly preventing any movement or dust/debris getting around the seal.

25 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

709 is the 'performance' variant with the larger net surface area.

 

The lid should sit flush on all four sides and grip the rubber frame of the filter tightly preventing any movement or dust/debris getting around the seal.

Wasn't aware of that fact with 709

 

However that's what I thought, the lid should "hug" the inside of the lid but the lid meeting flush with the edges of the bottom section. However that's 2 filters that doesn't seem to want to play the game...I'll revisit it again when I have more time.

 

Is it worth going for 709?

2 minutes ago, Highlander77 said:

Wasn't aware of that fact with 709

 

However that's what I thought, the lid should "hug" the inside of the lid but the lid meeting flush with the edges of the bottom section. However that's 2 filters that doesn't seem to want to play the game...I'll revisit it again when I have more time.

 

Is it worth going for 709?

 

Nah, you already bought the 708 and I was being tongue in cheek, if it were a N/A petrol engine maybe, turbo diesel definitely not.

The gas flow restriction on turbo diesels is the ECU capping the boost, not the bloody air filter!

Petrol engines are self tuning so if you increase airflow the Lambda probe will tell the ECU to add the extra fuel to go with it.

Its normal to see the left side of the filter. Both my previous fabia are exactly the same.

 

 

You can see the filter edge in this picture.

35 minutes ago, stevobeavo said:

Its normal to see the left side of the filter. Both my previous fabia are exactly the same.

 

 

You can see the filter edge in this picture.

To me, completely weird and feels incorrect. No other car has this. But ok, both yours is the same so will take it as is.

 

Cheers buddy 

53 minutes ago, Highlander77 said:

To me, completely weird and feels incorrect. No other car has this. But ok, both yours is the same so will take it as is.

 

Cheers buddy 

No worries mate. A quick Google image search will also show the air filter on show on the vRS/ whatever cars in the vag group that use the same filter