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- ProfCJJ
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Received this lot today from Eurocarparts - service not due yet but saved myself Β£100 overall. Of course I ended up with ONE spark plug! Silly me I though I was ordering a pack of six!! Wow! Β£15 per plug??
Also got a snowfoam and lance and snow foam.
My next service is now covered.
Also got a snowfoam and lance and snow foam.
My next service is now covered.
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Did you get in on the end of month sale? They have some big discounts on filters and brake components currently.
If not you can return things for free at a branch then re-order with discount online.
OpieOils is a good place to get oil since it doesn't look that you have any of that either! (you can use the pistonheads discount code "PISTON" for an extra 10% off)
If not you can return things for free at a branch then re-order with discount online.
OpieOils is a good place to get oil since it doesn't look that you have any of that either! (you can use the pistonheads discount code "PISTON" for an extra 10% off)
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They had a mid-month 35% off which sounded decent. Oil I already have thanks, a few of Castrol GTX from a previous sale - thanks for the tip though
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Well done op. Curious why you went for the Crosland filter?
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Cos Iβm a newbie and didnβt really have a preference. Are they to be avoided?
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I've never used them before (usually go for Mann or Mahle) and saw them on ECP today, so did a little research and came across these posts on other forums:
"crosland wasn't my first choice brand of air filter, but it was allegedly the only one on the shelf that day, so i took it. subsequent google-ing shows that crosland is closely linked with the factor (euro) so i'm a bit suspicious...
then i had a definite "wtf" moment when i went to fit it and found it was too thin, only by a millimetre or so, and similarly height and width a teeny bit smaller than the one i took out, but this allowed the new filter to rattle in the casing and so allow unfiltered air through the gap round the edges and up into the throttle body! it's definitely the right numbered filter for the model, it's just a cheap build."
and this..
"you are right crosland filter was bought by euro car parts a few years ago. we have had a few crosland's mainly older cars when that's all the factors have in but tend to fit mann filters or adl blue print as a rule. a quick google search and this came up on a bmw forum:
many years ago crosland were a real major player in the filter world. i sold them for over ten years. crosland were then sold to sogefi who own fram, purflux and a few others. euro car parts bought the name only, no development, no technical back up, nothing. just the name. now they buy the cheapest filters from around the world you've never heard of box them and sell on the perceived quality of the name. would you put the cheapest on your car ??? "
I'm sure it'll be fine, but just wondered if you had any personal experience of them considering what I'd read earlier that's all.
"crosland wasn't my first choice brand of air filter, but it was allegedly the only one on the shelf that day, so i took it. subsequent google-ing shows that crosland is closely linked with the factor (euro) so i'm a bit suspicious...
then i had a definite "wtf" moment when i went to fit it and found it was too thin, only by a millimetre or so, and similarly height and width a teeny bit smaller than the one i took out, but this allowed the new filter to rattle in the casing and so allow unfiltered air through the gap round the edges and up into the throttle body! it's definitely the right numbered filter for the model, it's just a cheap build."
and this..
"you are right crosland filter was bought by euro car parts a few years ago. we have had a few crosland's mainly older cars when that's all the factors have in but tend to fit mann filters or adl blue print as a rule. a quick google search and this came up on a bmw forum:
many years ago crosland were a real major player in the filter world. i sold them for over ten years. crosland were then sold to sogefi who own fram, purflux and a few others. euro car parts bought the name only, no development, no technical back up, nothing. just the name. now they buy the cheapest filters from around the world you've never heard of box them and sell on the perceived quality of the name. would you put the cheapest on your car ??? "
I'm sure it'll be fine, but just wondered if you had any personal experience of them considering what I'd read earlier that's all.
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Hmm! Slightly worrying. I might try a dry fit and if I donβt like it return them both!warmasice wrote: βFri Jun 22, 2018 10:13 pm I've never used them before (usually go for Mann or Mahle) and saw them on ECP today, so did a little research and came across these posts on other forums:
"crosland wasn't my first choice brand of air filter, but it was allegedly the only one on the shelf that day, so i took it. subsequent google-ing shows that crosland is closely linked with the factor (euro) so i'm a bit suspicious...
then i had a definite "wtf" moment when i went to fit it and found it was too thin, only by a millimetre or so, and similarly height and width a teeny bit smaller than the one i took out, but this allowed the new filter to rattle in the casing and so allow unfiltered air through the gap round the edges and up into the throttle body! it's definitely the right numbered filter for the model, it's just a cheap build."
and this..
"you are right crosland filter was bought by euro car parts a few years ago. we have had a few crosland's mainly older cars when that's all the factors have in but tend to fit mann filters or adl blue print as a rule. a quick google search and this came up on a bmw forum:
many years ago crosland were a real major player in the filter world. i sold them for over ten years. crosland were then sold to sogefi who own fram, purflux and a few others. euro car parts bought the name only, no development, no technical back up, nothing. just the name. now they buy the cheapest filters from around the world you've never heard of box them and sell on the perceived quality of the name. would you put the cheapest on your car ??? "
I'm sure it'll be fine, but just wondered if you had any personal experience of them considering what I'd read earlier that's all.
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Let us know how it goes.
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By the way Castrol GTX doesn't meet BMW LL04 spec. It's semi synthetic.
If you want to stick with Castrol, it'd have to be Castrol Edge. However, I prefer Mobil 1 (amongst a few others).
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In actual fact I checked and itβs Mobil 1, Iβve shocking memory!
Tomorrow Iβll see if I can dry fit the air filter
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Quick question about preference of oil....
What makes you prefer one brand over another? Price?
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If I listened really close, I could hear the hydraulic tappets in my 6 cylinder coupe when I used 0w-40 Castrol Edge. So I moved back over to 5w-30 Mobil 1 and the engine felt smooth again, no longer sounded like a sewing machine and didn't drink anywhere near as much oil.