Dirty Air Filters

[telcoman]

Can cause problems if not changed regularly



10800 miles on this one







Playing with the new remote for the Nikon D80

Nice morning in New Jersey today so I decided to treat my G to a clean air filter

Taken a few days ago




Telcoman

[g37man]

go with a K&N filter and save money!

[SVTCOBRA]

Good Reminder!!
NAPA = WIX =
(also much cheaper than Nissan)

[telcoman]

go with a K&N filter and save money!

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Ouch! I'm too cheap to pay K&N prices

I pay $13.60 each at the dealer and generally buy 2 at a time with Nissan oil filters @$6.62 each

[SVTCOBRA]

I pay $13.60 each at the dealer

OUCH! I pay less than $5 for each WIX air filter!
You could be putting that extra $8 in your 401K !!
(I do get a company discount, your cost would be still less than $6)

[biggie]

go with a K&N filter and save money!

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Ouch! I'm too cheap to pay K&N prices

I pay $13.60 each at the dealer and generally buy 2 at a time with Nissan oil filters @$6.62 each

But how many of those will you buy in the lifetime of the car, much less if you buy another Nissan/Infiniti that you can transfer over the K&N filters to. In the long run K&N is usually cheaper.

[zozoka1212]

I went with Fram. It is cheaper then K&N and easy to clean it. Just did it last weekend. I clean it every 3k with airblast and wash and dry every 6k.

Plus here in Canada the airfilter changes cost around $90-100 at the dealer. Heck even the filter is like 30 or so plus you need 2. I ordered a set online 2 years ago and happy since. I think the Fram filters were costing the same as the filter from the dealer here. Go figure.

[joe603]

Telco, get an intake!!! The R2C's come with dry-element filters that can be washed and reused. Plus, you get better gas mileage...and they sound great!

[Poyzinous]

everyone is wasting pixels! Telcoman will not spend money on aftermarket stuff! He likes the OEM. Over and Over. But thats ok. many people do that actually

[RPM G35x]

I went with Fram. It is cheaper then K&N and easy to clean it. Just did it last weekend. I clean it every 3k with airblast and wash and dry every 6k.

Plus here in Canada the airfilter changes cost around $90-100 at the dealer. Heck even the filter is like 30 or so plus you need 2. I ordered a set online 2 years ago and happy since. I think the Fram filters were costing the same as the filter from the dealer here. Go figure.

Got my OEM filters here for $19 ea. Ordered a few other things so shipping was free and it arrived the next day after lunch.
http://www.autopartsway.ca/autoparts2/i ... AWD~240499
Where did you order from?

[telcoman]

Telco, get an intake!!! The R2C's come with dry-element filters that can be washed and reused. Plus, you get better gas mileage...and they sound great!

Mod money is going towards my bridge to nowhere



My temporary bridge to nowhere keeps falling out

4 holes have already been drilled into my upper jaw for the four post implants.
When both sides are completed next year the whole process is the price of a new G

Don't ever get old because it sucks not having teeth

Telcoman

[RPM G35x]

Telco, get an intake!!! The R2C's come with dry-element filters that can be washed and reused. Plus, you get better gas mileage...and they sound great!

Mod money is going towards my bridge to nowhere



My temporary bridge to nowhere keeps falling out

4 holes have already been drilled into my upper jaw for the four post implants.
When both sides are completed next year the whole process is the price of a new G

Don't ever get old because it sucks not having teeth

Telcoman

Don't forget to post pics of your mods when there all finished; before: after:

[telcoman]

Those tiny screws are going to hold the new crown

The drill and bits to drill the holes in my upper jaw were impressive. I should have had the camera with me that day.
The tools for doing mods on me are just smaller than those used for working on a G

[SVTCOBRA]

OMG!!!! Brushing and flossing right now!!!!!!!!!!

[Poyzinous]

how delightfully disturbing, thank you howard.

[telcoman]

how delightfully disturbing, thank you howard.

Follow Rich's advice in addition to changing those filters

[timmy0257]

Don't forget to post pics of your mods when there all finished; before: after:

I have never seen better use for those two smileys ^^

[zozoka1212]

Agree^^^

Thought it was funny as hell.

RPM I went to my dealer 2 years ago asked him and it was around 30 if I recall right. I bought the Fram for 60-70 with free shipping. This would of been my 6th changes.

Telco you should change where the Mod money goes in your sig. LOL

[G_whizz]

Don't forget to post pics of your mods when there all finished; before: after:

I have never seen better use for those two smileys ^^

Sooo true!!!

Hope it all goes well Howard!

[epmeyer50]

Actually (the silliness of this thread notwithstanding), there is nothing in the original pictures to indicate that filter needs to be changed. Hold it up to the light - if it shines through its fine. Just because there is a little dirt and discoloration on the filter does not mean it is used up.

[SVTCOBRA]

Actually (the silliness of this thread notwithstanding), there is nothing in the original pictures to indicate that filter needs to be changed. Hold it up to the light - if it shines through its fine. Just because there is a little dirt and discoloration on the filter does not mean it is used up.

A little dirt?
Actually, his filter is dirtier than any I've ever taken out of my cars......except for possibly my oldest's Exploder he had. But, he wasn't living here at the time.
Really?? A little dirt?? Sorry, can't get past that.
What are you used to seeing when you open up your air box?? Pics please!!

[telcoman]

Actually (the silliness of this thread notwithstanding), there is nothing in the original pictures to indicate that filter needs to be changed. Hold it up to the light - if it shines through its fine. Just because there is a little dirt and discoloration on the filter does not mean it is used up.

The price of an air filter is cheap compared to the price of a MAF and the aggrevation of dealing with it.
There have been many posts over the past few years on MAF issues..
I change my air filter every 8 to 10k miles and they are dirty as the photo shows

[audtatious]

Stay away from the '07+ models as you have to deal with two filters (seems more costly).

As far as the teeth...eeeek. I've had 3 root canals and 5-6 crowns so far (the last 8 years) and wish I could step back 20 years and take care of my teeth better.

[telcoman]

Stay away from the '07+ models as you have to deal with two filters (seems more costly).

As far as the teeth...eeeek. I've had 3 root canals and 5-6 crowns so far (the last 8 years) and wish I could step back 20 years and take care of my teeth better.

If you are not seeing a periodondist a few times per year you should. What can happen is even though you had root canal on teeth supporting a bridge or crowns the roots can split over time becoming impacted with pain from the top of your head to the bottom of your jaw. The crowns or bridge has to be removed and destroyed in the process in order to pull the offending tooth.
Then an implant is required and enough of them can run run up the price of a new G
Those four implants will be getting crowns soon and three more iimplants are required on the left side next year.

Bottom line is take good care of your teeth like you take good care of your G.
Its kind of like not changing a cheap air filter resulting in the replacement of the MAF sensor

Telcoman

[zozoka1212]

^^^^Or mpg goes down.

Not like I care about mpg but that's me. I do take care of the G for sure.

Actually (the silliness of this thread notwithstanding), there is nothing in the original pictures to indicate that filter needs to be changed. Hold it up to the light - if it shines through its fine. Just because there is a little dirt and discoloration on the filter does not mean it is used up.

That is pretty scientific method. Could you elaborate more? What wattage to use? What type of bulb and what color? Can I use the sunlight(try to be green ya now)? What sunlight can I use? Is it the one in Arizona or can I use our own degenerated Cannucky sunlight? Maybe if I can't use ours than I sohuld import some sunlights from sunshine state. hmmm I should check ebay.

Just poking ya.

[audtatious]

Stay away from the '07+ models as you have to deal with two filters (seems more costly).

As far as the teeth...eeeek. I've had 3 root canals and 5-6 crowns so far (the last 8 years) and wish I could step back 20 years and take care of my teeth better.

If you are not seeing a periodondist a few times per year you should. What can happen is even though you had root canal on teeth supporting a bridge or crowns the roots can split over time becoming impacted with pain from the top of your head to the bottom of your jaw. The crowns or bridge has to be removed and destroyed in the process in order to pull the offending tooth.
Then an implant is required and enough of them can run run up the price of a new G
Those four implants will be getting crowns soon and three more iimplants are required on the left side next year.

Bottom line is take good care of your teeth like you take good care of your G.
Its kind of like not changing a cheap air filter resulting in the replacement of the MAF sensor

Telcoman

My dentist did my canals and I still have all my teeth (except wisdom teeth) so no bridge or implant work at this point. I see her every 6 months. I went years without seeing a dentist as I went through two who were sadists and it was during that time I did most of my damage. I like women dentists now as they are more gentle and have smaller hands (for working in my mouth)