Putting a different air filter on T4 Bus.

[lightice]

The dusty condition oil bath is really long and the oil sits right at the bottom.
Unlikely any oil would be able to go up that far.

I like that filter, but I run a carb.
They also need the special bracket to hold them, which are getting rare.

[williamM]

Having several of those 181 filters, I was just concerned about them being "smaller" -as they were designed for the 1600 and I need one for the 2.0-- probably not an issue if you keep it under 70mph- but am looking for some real user input here. Could just put some 1700 heads in there and solve the problem- wonder how that would work??
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[lightice]

There was a version with 2 of those filters.
But the 2 filters were 'handed', and the intake boot is also hard to find, but I guess you can fabricate it up if you do have both filters.

[williamM]

like this?[img]

Because these are for a type 1-[/img]
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[lightice]

[williamM]

Almost had one of those, but got no reply
That is two 181 filters, so one will need surgery, but that manifold isn't for a T-4 motor.- I'm saving it for a 66 EZ which will be worked on 3rd.

I am planning a small square plate with an inlet welded to it that would bolt to the AFM and a 2" flex tubing would fit over and go to a decent oil bath filter.

I think (there I go again) the 1600 paper filter was a long box with an oblong filter in it.- might have been for a beetle, but side by side looked like a rabbit filter.
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[williamM]

One of those from KB with wash n oil replenish would solve the problem.
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[lightice]

William, I don't think you should mod it, instead look to swap it. When I was looking for my dusty filter, I had more luck getting as there were more ads for the 'right' version than the 'left'.

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[williamM]

[NASkeet]

Noting Photobucket's recent awkward behaviour, the following links might not be as useful as they could be:

Home Forums > Help and Assistance > Bay Tech Clinic > Engine & Transmission > Engine air filters, for very-dusty conditions?

http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/engine-air-filters-for-very-dusty-conditions.20162/#post-256786

Home Forums > Help and Assistance > Bay Tech Clinic > Engine & Transmission > Engine air filters, for very-dusty conditions?

http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/air-cleaner-identification.28937/page-2#post-371478

Home Forums > Help and Assistance > Bay Tech Clinic > Engine & Transmission > Stock air cleaner

http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/stock-air-cleaner.23366/page-2#post-256791
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[williamM]

couldn't get any pics or links to work-- But do agree as I put the stock oil bath little air cleaner on the roof of my kombi when stuck in Katherine and it worked great till the attached inlet on the carb split and sanded the new motor- but thats another story.

I plan a snorkel up the inside of the passenger side to go to either a KD stock filter, or a modified 181 filter.

Agree it's not rocket science to know high and ahead of the rear axle is where the clear air is.
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[Tcash]

I have not quite figured out how to search for them yet. But Google Gallery seems to have the pictures.
Tcash

Filter-Mate air pre-cleaner naskeet, search
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1242&bih=602...I4#imgrc=_

[SGKent]

FWIW by the time the filter is purchased, the cleaners and oils etc, and the frequency they have to be washed I'll never do it again for any car. I could not notice any extra power and the gauze on the ones I had did not stop as much dust as a stock wix, motorcraft, fram NAPA etc filter.

Read: https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm
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