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    Exclamation Simota Carbon Air Filter

    This arrived from PFV today, it was waiting for me when I got home.



    But here's my issue.... How the hell does this connect to my original air feed as it states in the product description? I ask because my original air feed pipe is this flimsy OE plastic pipe that slots in to the air box which the instructions tell me remove. On top of that original air feed pipe is square, yet all the pipes supplied (they're all present and correct according to the inventory) are round. If it doesn't take a cold feed from the pipe that runs from the top of the grill, where the hec does the filter get it's feed from?









    Am I missing some obvious here or what? I look forward to fitting this on Thursday and giving the car a wirl!

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    are you aware of the amount of air that runs through your engine when moving forward?

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    I note instruction 4 says to use the coupler to connect the aluminium pipe to the stock in take pipe, but that's the issue, my stock intake pipe is square. I just wonder if the stock intake pipe needs to be round and I have the wrong kit? It did say this kit is for all P2 Turbo Petrol models....

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    I wouldn't have thought it that critical, I imagine the original plastic cold air feed would deform to fit over the alloy pipe, but I don't know without looking at mine, and I'm not going out on the dark to have a look.
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    Quote Originally Posted by claymore View Post
    I wouldn't have thought it that critical, I imagine the original plastic cold air feed would deform to fit over the alloy pipe, but I don't know without looking at mine, and I'm not going out on the dark to have a look.
    There's 2 rubber hose ends as you can see, in an ideal world one would fit over the end of a round intake pipe on the one end and the aluminium pipe at the other. The only thing I can think is that the rubber bit will stretch over the square plastic but then then I'm loosing air pressure which seems odd.

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    Oh ffs, it's V70Graham all over again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    Oh ffs, it's V70Graham all over again.
    Did Graham have this problem then?

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    You are not getting any air pressure,it's just a cold air feed the engine will suck in much more than you could ever force into it even if you were driving at 150mph.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesT5 View Post
    Did Graham have this problem then?
    What? of buying mods he has no idea how to fit, I say yes.

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    Could you show us the complete installation picture bigger?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    What? of buying mods he has no idea how to fit, I say yes.
    No, you see I do have an idea how to fit them but the problem is just simply that they don't actually fit....

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    O.K., been on their site, and found your problem, which was given away by the instructions you received, but wanted to double check. You've bought a kit for the 2.0T, not a T5, the 2.0T has a round inlet unlike your T5. Doesn't look like they make one for your car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    O.K., been on their site, and found your problem, which was given away by the instructions you received, but wanted to double check. You've bought a kit for the 2.0T, not a T5, the 2.0T has a round inlet unlike your T5. Doesn't look like they make one for your car.
    Must say kit looks nice but as above it says it's for a 2.0 Turbo car is there that much diffrance to the. T5 cars ?.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harvey View Post
    Must say kit looks nice but as above it says it's for a 2.0 Turbo car is there that much diffrance to the. T5 cars ?.
    Only in the shape of the air feed hose.

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    Send it back james and just get a uprated filter for your airbox. I dont see any benifits to this style of filter. Better off getingyour wheels refurbed if you ask me
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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    Only in the shape of the air feed hose.
    You mean the maf to turbo hose,is the pcv hose set up the same near the turbo ?.

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    Bring it with you on saturday James, I'll make it fit
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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R-P View Post
    Bring it with you on saturday James, I'll make it fit
    Thank you Martin, a man of optimism and practical solutions as always. I'm so tempted to have a go on Thursday first, if not then Saturday could turn in to a miniature fix day....
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    I'll e-mail Jamie at PFV, he'll give me the straight answer as to whether I've got the kit I need or not and if there is a problem he will sort it out for me. I can't fault PFV for their great customer service and after sales support!

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    For reference, this is the listing and product description on the PFV website, this is the listing I used to buy the product from and it does say V70 turbo series up to 2004 (expect for the 'R')....

    http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=5719


 

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