how do you wash your car?

[ilghap]

For those of you who has the air filter right behind your bumper or grill.

How do you wash your car? Do you need to put a plastic bag over the filter as you hose your car down? surely it's not heathy to get your filter wet.

[lew777]

be fine mate just try avoid getting it wet

[LukeSR]

As long as you don't purposely spray it with the hose, I'm sure it will be fine ;-)

[Starlet__SR]

Just wash it you big girl. Wont do any damage unless you purposely feed the water into the turbo lol

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[Idrees]

As above

[daz gt turbz]

as above mate, geting it wet is no differance to driving in the rain! just dont hold the hose/pressure washer over it for ages!

[templar2007]

As wot daz said

[mattyD]

and if you were to use a carrier bag, make sure you take it off before you start the car otherwise the turbo will suffocate :S lol

[ilghap]

Thanks for the info guys.

I havent actually got the filter on the front of the car yet. Just trying to work out what bits I need to mount it there. (custome made mani for TD04 + not very wise fabricator = not much room)

Thought I would ask before I finally get there.

be fine mate just try avoid getting it wet

As long as you don't purposely spray it with the hose, I'm sure it will be fine ;-)

I think it would be hard to avoid getting it wet when I need to wash the front bumper. (photo shows filter temp in place still need pipework)

[nazzurro19]

I put a carrier bag over mine

[daz gt turbz]

id just be carefull driving the car when thers standing water on the roads with the filter that low mate.

[ilghap]

unfortunatly, thats the only place I can put the filter now. the pleb who made my custom mani left me no room I will get a pic tomorrow of the exsisting pipe work....... it truely is shocking!!!

[ryan lang]

usually use a bucket, water and a sponge

lol, just put a bag over it for washing it

[ilghap]

Yeah I thought that would be the best bet

anyway..... this is the reason why I am changing the loction of the filter.

[Lewis_GTT]

Geez ^^^ thats a pipe and a half lol. Few bends in that, not supprised you wanna change.

Ive never had a problem with getting my filter wet, mine is right behind my grill and seems to be fine even in heavy rain when driving.

Lewis

[ilghap]

yeah. got it dyno'd with that pipe making 174 ATW. really want to get rid of it and put the filter on the front.