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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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what if air filter installed wrong

hey i put a new airfilter in my car 2 weeks ago. i ahve a feeling i installed it backward but im not sure. if in the event i did install it wrong what can happen.


it sounds and looks fine no prob for 2 or 3 wweeks now.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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go check? i dont think it'll fit backwards
 
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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Your engine will run in reverse.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Your engine will run in reverse.
HAHA...it's true.

There is a lip around the fliter, and it wont fit in backwards.

What makes you think you installed it backwards?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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(darn it andy i wanted to be the first with a witty reply....
it would have been something like this)


It will draw all the oxygen out of your car. Drive with the windows down
until you have time to fix it.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by binar
(darn it andy i wanted to be the first with a witty reply....
it would have been something like this)


It will draw all the oxygen out of your car. Drive with the windows down
until you have time to fix it.


Seroiusly though . . . If you look at the filter, it can only be installed one way for everything to fit and close properly.
 
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