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Thread: A reminder to those who haven't replaced the pollen filter

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    Default A reminder to those who haven't replaced the pollen filter



    The whole job took 30 min. Wasn't nearly as bad as everyone said. Looks scarier than it is. But wow am I glad that filter is there. Even found a bunch of small leaves trapped in it. Air rushing into cabin is about twice as strong now.



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    Do all E34s have these? Does my 1989 525i (M20)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by uscharalph
    Do all E34s have these? Does my 1989 525i (M20)?
    Nahhh, I think only after 1990 (or 1991) is equipped w/ the microfilter.
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    Did mine a couple of weeks ago, it's RHD and still wasn't as bad as I had expected, only took about 15 or 20 minutes.

    Made a world of difference to the air flow, now position 2 feels the same as position 4 used to.

    Bob

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobHarris
    Did mine a couple of weeks ago, it's RHD and still wasn't as bad as I had expected, only took about 15 or 20 minutes.

    Made a world of difference to the air flow, now position 2 feels the same as position 4 used to.

    Bob
    any 'tricks' to the job?

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie
    any 'tricks' to the job?
    My "trick" is to drive the front wheels up on ramps. Makes it easier to work on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shogun
    My car's production date is 10/'91 and I don't have A/C - do I still have a microfilter?
    BMW E34 528i, M52B28 + M50 manifold, Remus exhaust, ///M Parallel Spoke 18" rims

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie
    any 'tricks' to the job?
    I found a procedure by doing a search for microfilter.

    I assume that your car is LHD so the procedure is not quite the same as mine.

    Your car will have the filter behind the glove compartment, mine is along side the pedals.

    My filter is in two parts to allow it to fit past the clutch pedal, the two halves are quite tight together and I found that if I slid the two halves apart and then together again a few times then they became a bit easier.

    Slide them apart until they almost separate then slip the top part into the slot and push the bottom part home.

    Then put the car back together again.

    HTH

    Bob

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    took me less than 10 minutes including grabbing the tools.
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