S60 T5 Filter

[Bigivo1]

Hi, I am the new owner of an S60 T5 Sport on a 55 plate. Very please with the car, FSH, 60k, cost a shade under 7 grand which I thought was fair.

Anyway, I previously owned an S40 T4, MY01, which was a cracking car. I read that opening the air box, pulling out all of the sound insulating foam and adding a performance panel filter resulted in some cracking sounds. I tried it and it did!

When I got my S60 home i opened the air box and there was no panel filter in there, but a cylindrical looking filter. Is this the same filter from an S60R? I'm guessing this may have something to do with the motor being the 2.4 260bhp, And if so - should I be looking for an R filter and not a T5 one? Could I simply put a cone filter inside the airbox for example?

I am not interested in a full induction kit to be honest because I worry about the heat from the engine - although I did have an Apexi cone filter on a 200sx and that was awesome!

If anyone could advise me on what filter I have that would be great.

[p fandango]

according to online information i found all S60's run the same filter, so yes your filter will be the same as the S60R. TBH tho i don't know the S60 intake well enough to make any suggestions on how to upgrade it, sorry

[Bigivo1]

So you're saying all Volvo S60's have the same air filter?

[gazbak1]

no only the later s60 t5's have the R air filter like yours

[p fandango]

So you're saying all Volvo S60's have the same air filter?
according to this link (http://www.performance-filters.co.uk/volvo-panel-filter_c33920_2321_2356.htm)

[gazbak1]

if you t5 has a cylinder shaped airfilter then you will need to look up a "R" filter if you have a t5 with a rectangle filter then look for a normal t5 filter.

hope this helps

gazbak1

[Bigivo1]

Many thanks gazbak1, that's exactly what I wanted to Know.