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| milwlandrover |
 Aug 8 2018, 06:34 AM
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Good morning, I went to clean up the engine compartment of my 914 1.7 and I took of the air cleaner cover and there was no air cleaner. Further more there was oil in the air cleaner pan. I was worried something might be wrong so I cleaned all the oil from the cleaner and when I went to order a filter I started reading about an "oil bath" air cleaner. Now I am wondering if there was supposed to be oil in my air filter pan?
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| BeatNavy |
Aug 8 2018, 09:11 AM
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IIRC, inside the housing there is a fibrous material that when coated with oil effectively acts as a filter element. You simply add oil to the mark and it will do its thing. There is no paper filter to purchase or insert. My 1972 originally came with an oil bath filter.
I was under the impression you didn't have the housing with the fibrous thing. |
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milwlandrover Help oil bath oil filter Aug 8 2018, 06:34 AM
mepstein Yes. The early cars had oil bath filters. I just u... Aug 8 2018, 06:44 AM
milwlandrover There was no air filter in the housing. Can you ge... Aug 8 2018, 06:54 AM BeatNavy
There was no air filter in the housing. Can you g... Aug 8 2018, 07:16 AM milwlandrover Thanks Guys! Aug 8 2018, 07:21 AM mepstein
There was no air filter in the housing. Can you g... Aug 8 2018, 07:20 AM milwlandrover Forgive me for being naive, but right now I cleane... Aug 8 2018, 08:48 AM milwlandrover I don't have a "housing". I have jus... Aug 8 2018, 09:16 AM BeatNavy
I'm confused.
I am too :blink:
Oil bath f... Aug 8 2018, 09:22 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com the oil bath was round and steel, all 70-72 914-4 ... Aug 8 2018, 09:33 AM milwlandrover Great! thanks for your help guys! Aug 8 2018, 09:39 AM |
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