BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
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MacLeod 313 wrote:Fram, K & N  if you value the TDV6, keep it OEM.
I think the orginal LR filter is made by MANN but Mahle is just as good for a standard filter. Most parts are made by other companies and boxed in LR packaging for a good mark up. GKN for example make the driveshafts in Aldridge, West Midlands and Ferodo make the brake pads.
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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checked filter today - hardly dirty at all really ... doesn't look like it will need changing yet ! 
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| 24th Dec 2008 1:51 pm |
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MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
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Mine filter is Genuine parts, not that it matters, but cost me a shade under £13 from Barretts LR in Ashford, Kent 
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| 24th Dec 2008 2:44 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
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Good bit of info there. Thanks.  Just been out and checked mine - 5 min job with electric screwdriver. It looks pretty grim (21000 miles). I'll change mine pronto.
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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| 24th Dec 2008 3:47 pm |
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MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
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Surprising is'nt it Bill , I think from now on I will be asking for the air filter to be changed on service intervals............canny see why not, by the look of it maybe its false economy not to change .
Glad to have highlighted the problem I had, and some others also seem to have
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| 24th Dec 2008 6:49 pm |
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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
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MacLeod 313 wrote:Mine filter is Genuine parts, not that it matters, but cost me a shade under £13 from Barretts LR in Ashford, Kent
Well if it's only under £13 then it's not worth going to the local motor factors as the price is near enough the same. Thanks for the update on the dealer price
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| 25th Dec 2008 12:31 am |
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KP-disco's
Member Since: 30 Dec 2008
Location: West Yorkshire
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I am considering fitting either K&N filters ('stock' and 'performance') to my diesel, other car forums tend to say this improves mpg, I'm struggling to achieve 27mpg at the moment I told the wife the manual Disco 3's do at least 35mpg, she keeps checking the damn on-board computer for the mpg-who thought of that one??? I'd appreciate any comments from my betters
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| 30th Dec 2008 6:36 pm |
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Renny
Member Since: 30 May 2006
Location: Fife, Scotland
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Speak to 10forcash and get a TorqueTune Then resist the urge to use the extra power and drive more economically. Renny Thomson
aka Scottish Scrutineer or MM0KOZ
MSA Scrutineer
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| 30th Dec 2008 7:12 pm |
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sideview
Member Since: 02 Dec 2006
Location: in the valley
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I had a K&N for a short while until I read it can cause damage if not maintained & oiled properly, and that for offroad (dusty) conditions you should avoid performance filters. I didn't see a significant MPG or performance increase from it anyhow. I'll stay with paper filters or non-oil types to be on the safe side, just check/change it more often. I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
Haiti Earthquake Relief: Donate Your Frequent Flier Miles
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| 30th Dec 2008 7:18 pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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Checking filter - 6 cross-head screws to open box, do I need to undo the small bolt on the circular output side too ?
It's dark and ICBA to spend longer than I have to looking . . . . "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| 30th Dec 2008 7:25 pm |
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TallPaul
Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Near Reading
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90BHP wrote:Checking filter - 6 cross-head screws to open box, do I need to undo the small bolt on the circular output side too ?
Just loosen off the clamp on the hose, then you can lift the plastic lid off and completely out of the way.
If you just undo the screws and try to pull it out and jam it in you make a mess of the filter - as demonstrated by my local dealer... its really worth the extra 10 seconds to make access easy!
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| 2nd Jan 2009 5:46 pm |
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MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
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Ditto that TallPaul, I did'nt remove the hose clamp when I removed the old filter, and yep, it got torn as the space is limited, so I opted to remove cover completely before installing the new one. takes minutes to acheive 
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| 2nd Jan 2009 7:37 pm |
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methley
a.k.a. Big Hairy Ski Monster
Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
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You lot got me worried so replaced my air filter at the weekend as well. The original has done 26K and was mucky (i.e. Yorkshire for dirty) but not black. Still probably worth doing though.
I got a Mahle filter from Ebay for £7 + P&P.
Andy
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| 12th Jan 2009 10:38 pm |
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Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
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Clarted, yorkshire for Mucky  Club Pie n Pea
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Club Walnut sniffers
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| 13th Jan 2009 9:33 am |
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methley
a.k.a. Big Hairy Ski Monster
Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
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Nah, that's Geordie for muddy!
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| 13th Jan 2009 9:50 am |
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