Did I make a huge mistake? Urgent.

[DieselFan]

Howzit guys,

Did I make a huge rookie error. Or am I all good.

I bought this K&N airfilter off autostyle.

http://www.autostyle.co.za/vehicle-...ts/model-06upwards/k-n-bmw-e90-4cylinder.html

I mean its advertised as E90 4cylider engine. I have a 320d 4inline, so i assumed it would work.

So now on the DIY i have read the filters look significantly different.

So i googled the filter after i got the thing. Pulled up the K&N website:
http://store.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?prod=e-2021

Now it gives me a list of the models it fits.

K&N E-2021 applications:
2012 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - Exc. F30/F31
2012 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2012 BMW 316I 1.6L L4 F/I - N45N Eng
2011 BMW X1 18I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2011 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2011 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2011 BMW 316I 1.6L L4 F/I - N45N Eng
2011 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2011 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2010 BMW X1 18I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2010 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2010 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2010 BMW 316I 1.6L L4 F/I - N45N Eng
2010 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2010 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2010 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All
2009 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2009 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2009 BMW 316I 1.6L L4 F/I - N45N Eng
2009 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2009 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All
2008 BMW 320SI 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2008 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2008 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2008 BMW 318I 1.6L L4 F/I - N45N Eng
2008 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2008 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2008 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All
2007 BMW 320SI 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2007 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2007 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2007 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2007 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2007 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All
2006 BMW 320SI 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2006 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2006 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2006 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2006 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2006 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All
2005 BMW 320I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2005 BMW 318I 2.0L L4 F/I - 129BHP
2005 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2005 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2005 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All
2004 BMW 120I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2004 BMW 118I 2.0L L4 F/I - All
2004 BMW 116I 1.6L L4 F/I - All

And they are all bladdy petrols.

Am i screwed? I've already opened the box so I dont know if they will take it back. Will this thing work? If not anyone in the market for a air filter. :fencelook:

 

[Coisman]

Is it at least the same size as your original one??

 

[DieselFan]

No i thought it was a cone filter they had sent me at first.

This is a DIY on a 325 which has a similar filter to the one i got:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4101

And this is a DIY which is the exact same car, and also replacing with a K&N filter:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2570370

I mean its advertised so badly if its only for petrol engines. :argh::bangdesk:

 

[Coisman]

See here: LINK: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137679

The filter should look like this:

Have you got the one that looks like this??

 

[DieselFan]

This seems to be the one that is meant for my car:
http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=E-2653

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No I have one that looks like this

http://www.knfilters.com/images/m/E-2021.jpg

 

[Coisman]

This seems to be the one that is meant for my car:
http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=E-2653

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No I have one that looks like this

http://www.knfilters.com/images/m/E-2021.jpg

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Yip, you have the wrong one... :nonono:

If you didn't mess up the box to badly, they should take it back. :dunno:

 

[DieselFan]

No the box is fine, its just the sticker from the factory that i openedd

FML :argh::bangdesk:

Will send them a Email. And the filter is still in the plastic.

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Well I sent autostyle a E-Mail, will have to just wait and see.

:fencelook:

 

[moranor@axis]

if they wont take it back you can sell it on the forum and buy the Diesel one...

 

[Coisman]

No the box is fine, its just the sticker from the factory that i openedd

FML :argh::bangdesk:

Will send them a Email. And the filter is still in the plastic.

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Well I sent autostyle a E-Mail, will have to just wait and see.

:fencelook:

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So all you do is when you get the right one, put the sticker thats in there in the other box. :rollsmile:

 

[DieselFan]

if they wont take it back you can sell it on the forum and buy the Diesel one...

Yeah well if im stuck with it I will definitely sell it. But people are going to try hustle .

Are you in the market for one perhaps :fencelook:

Haha no coiseman, its like the sticker that seals the box shut, which the put on in the factory so you can know it hasn't been tampered with, so I don't think they are going to take it back.

But if they don't take it back, I'll just put the K&N sticker on my car and settle with only 10kw gain. (before some one comments I'm not going to get any gains with the filter. I am not expecting any.)

 

[netercol]

diesels do not take the flat panel filters..

 

[DieselFan]

Its not a flat panel, that's just the picture on autostyles website.

 

[Coisman]

I cant see why they wont take it back? :dunno:
Well, good luck anyway, and by the way, it wont work on my E46 either, and I already have the flat K&N filter in my airbox. :rollsmile:

 

[DieselFan]

Yes especially after all the shit they put me through.

They put joburg on the address not cape town, so for 2 hours of giving the courier street names to find, and him giving me street names to find, and we both couldnt pick them up on our gps. I was like "Fuck bru, im at the bottom of table mountain, wheeere the hell are you?" And he just starts laughing and was like "I'm in joburg":biglol:

So autostyle said they would refund me for the courier and also give me a discount on my next order. So they owe me one.

 

[Coisman]

Yes especially after all the shit they put me through.

They put joburg on the address not cape town, so for 2 hours of giving the courier street names to find, and him giving me street names to find, and we both couldnt pick them up on our gps. I was like "Fuck bru, im at the bottom of table mountain, wheeere the hell are you?" And he just starts laughing and was like "I'm in joburg":biglol:

So autostyle said they would refund me for the courier and also give me a discount on my next order. So they owe me one.

So what did you learn from this??
ALWAYS make sure to include a picture of what you want!!! :thumb:
This advice is also valid when looking for a new girlfriend on the internet, and... Never mind!! :mmm:

 

[mo_s]

thats how the oem one looks for the pre facelift 320d, not sure if the facelifts the same..looks ok hey, not cardboard it's like a sponge type..these oem ones shouldn't be bad

 

[abmi0000]

Did you ever take a look inside your bonnet before your attempt to replace filter?

 

[DieselFan]

I learned to check the manufacturers website and not just go on the basis of what little information the provided me with on autostyle .

Hi abmi i did not, I havent tried to replace the filter. Thank the lord for that.

Hi mo_s thanks have already figured out I have the wrong one :/ . I know they are not bad, but I would like to save myself some money on my services since my last service cost me R4k :nonono:

 

[netercol]

thats how the oem one looks for the pre facelift 320d, not sure if the facelifts the same..looks ok hey, not cardboard it's like a sponge type..these oem ones shouldn't be bad

if you remove that fuzzy sock you will find a pleated paper filter underneath..
just fyi, try to work out the total area of that paper filter.. its friggen huge!!

:rollsmile:

 

[mo_s]

thats how the oem one looks for the pre facelift 320d, not sure if the facelifts the same..looks ok hey, not cardboard it's like a sponge type..these oem ones shouldn't be bad

if you remove that fuzzy sock you will find a pleated paper filter underneath..
just fyi, try to work out the total area of that paper filter.. its friggen huge!!

:rollsmile:

thanks mate..lolz I never checked hey..thats what MP does to you..but from the odd fiddling in the engine bay I saw the outer layer..I'l pull off the foam on my next service as I'll be outa MP by my next service :thumbs: