Bmw f10 n47 520d air filter

mikeecho

Are there any performance air filters for a 2012 520d.

I've no luck on the K&N website.

mikeecho

And an update :

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Unfortunately we don’t have an air filter available for this BMW F10/F11 520 diesel N47 . The inefficient and complex shape of this air filter make it impossible for use to make one with our filter media.




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So that's knocked that on the head.

Alanstrainor

mikeecho wrote: »

And an update :





So that's knocked that on the head.

Fair play for updating us!

corglass

Just take out the filter, it'll run much better (for quite some time anyway)

tossy

On a serious note..

ITG do a filter according to their website, a far superior product to K&N. K&N are oil based filters where as ITG are dry.

I've only ever used one K&N filter and it killed a MAF in 30 minutes, it was a rather large cone filter though

I used an ITG filter in my last S3 and found it great, i've a REVO filter waiting waiting to go into my current S3 - i'm lead to believe they are made by ITG and re branded.

George Dalton on here is a Revo dealer, give him a shout and see if he can supply a filter.

Neilw

tossy wrote: »

On a serious note..

ITG do a filter according to their website, a far superior product to K&N. K&N are oil based filters where as ITG are dry.

I've only ever used one K&N filter and it killed a MAF in 30 minutes, it was a rather large cone filter though

I used an ITG filter in my last S3 and found it great, i've a REVO filter waiting waiting to go into my current S3 - i'm lead to believe they are made by ITG and re branded.

George Dalton on here is a Revo dealer, give him a shout and see if he can supply a filter.

ITG's are oiled too but the oil is like treacle and doesn't get pulled onto the maf.
I've had ITG filters in most of my cars, Revo as mentioned and also VW Racing use rebranded ITG's.

mikeecho

ITG dont have an air filter for an F10 520d either, only the 520i

I guess its all down the the design of the original part.

I was just looking for something, that was plug and play. I'm not looking for an induction kit.

Hopefully this thread will be of use to someone else.

tossy

mikeecho wrote: »

ITG dont have an air filter for an F10 520d either, only the 520i

I guess its all down the the design of the original part.

I was just looking for something, that was plug and play. I'm not looking for an induction kit.

Hopefully this thread will be of use to someone else.

I just searched on their site and it seems they do...

http://itgairfilters.com/search/

mikeecho

tossy wrote: »

I just searched on their site and it seems they do...

http://itgairfilters.com/search/

not for 2012 onwards

tossy

mikeecho wrote: »

not for 2012 onwards

You sure ? or am i using it wrong.

mikeecho

tossy wrote: »

You sure ? or am i using it wrong.

yes, yes

mikeecho

corglass wrote: »

Just take out the filter, it'll run much better (for quite some time anyway)

I'll need the car for a while... so that's not an option.

Anyway.. I'm sure the air fillet is there for a reason.