Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
My BHAF was getting sorta grungy on the outside:
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UGHHHHhhhh!
SO, time to see what was needed to get the intake back up to snuff. Took off the Outerwears, revealing the underliner my wife sewed up for me while I waited for the Outerwears to arrive - I had also applied some K&N filter oil to that liner that was left over from my K&N filter days:
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HMMmmm - not bad, but not good either - better pull it off too, and check out the actual NAPA BHAF filter media to see what it looks like:
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WOW! Not bad at all - in fact, it looks as clean as when it came out of the original box!
OK. so a look around in the BHAF mount area turned up this surprise:
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A closer look:
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HMMmmmm - a contact point of wear, a "dimple" where the end of the BHAF has rubbed into the air conditioning line - not good!
Here's the correction:
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Some hose split, and placed over the line to protect it - that line also sits directly upon the inner fender well - and is exposed to point of contact wear there as well, so the hose fix takes care of 2 points for the price of one - sure glad I caught the problem before the A/C line was punctured!
SO, washed both covers, and re-installed the BHAF:
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Finished!
So what's the point?
Well, one point is that the Outerwears, plus the added inner lining, can greatly provide beneficial pre-filtering for the BHAF, extending it's service life without any detectable added airflow restriction.
Second, is that it's a good idea to check out the after effects of some of our "shade tree re-engineering" - sometimes we just might be trading one problem for another...
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UGHHHHhhhh!
SO, time to see what was needed to get the intake back up to snuff. Took off the Outerwears, revealing the underliner my wife sewed up for me while I waited for the Outerwears to arrive - I had also applied some K&N filter oil to that liner that was left over from my K&N filter days:
#adHMMmmm - not bad, but not good either - better pull it off too, and check out the actual NAPA BHAF filter media to see what it looks like:
-
WOW! Not bad at all - in fact, it looks as clean as when it came out of the original box!
OK. so a look around in the BHAF mount area turned up this surprise:
#adA closer look:
#adHMMmmmm - a contact point of wear, a "dimple" where the end of the BHAF has rubbed into the air conditioning line - not good!
Here's the correction:
#adSome hose split, and placed over the line to protect it - that line also sits directly upon the inner fender well - and is exposed to point of contact wear there as well, so the hose fix takes care of 2 points for the price of one - sure glad I caught the problem before the A/C line was punctured!
SO, washed both covers, and re-installed the BHAF:
#adFinished!
So what's the point?
Well, one point is that the Outerwears, plus the added inner lining, can greatly provide beneficial pre-filtering for the BHAF, extending it's service life without any detectable added airflow restriction.
Second, is that it's a good idea to check out the after effects of some of our "shade tree re-engineering" - sometimes we just might be trading one problem for another...
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