by Kekotic » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:11 pm
Thought I would add my 2c on this, as I have the HKS panel filter.
I took out my MAF and had a look at it today and it was as clean as it was when I cleaned it 4 months ago. inb4 Bruce says I don't drive my car
I also had a look at the air box and panel filter itself and I think the problem lies more in the material of the HKS rather than any gaps where air might bypass the filter (which I could not really see any of)
The material of the HKS lets in some small particles and if anyone can be bothered to do an oil analysis they will find that to be true. Jim aka TeK has done this in the past and posted the results which showed small particles of silica were getting past the filter.
I had already been to Bunnings earlier in the day to pick up some tools with a gift voucher I got for Xmas so I grabbed some of the rubber door seal while I was there. Once I had opened everything up I decided I may as well put the seal in.
The only thing I did differently is to not put the rear seal on (only front and middle), because I do not like the idea of rubber sitting behind the panel filter and potentially being sucked in to the intake.
It also makes it tougher to put everything back together with the extra thickness of the panel filter, so that's a bit of a negative.
An interesting DIY anyway, so thanks for posting Benny. I'm not sure it will really do anything, but I guess it's peace of mind.
On a side note, Daniel either you were exaggerating when you said you had just cleaned the MAF, or you have a faulty / incorrectly installed panel filter. Replace it.