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microfilter change
Well, that has been covered meanwhile, but maybe these pics help to use the nice 'tools' from your wife's (or girlfriend/mother etc) toolbox, namely the vacuum cleaner to vaccum all clean without removing to much
Usually the old filter might look like this after 15 months and about 10K miles
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1971a.jpg
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1974a.jpg
old<>new
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1973a.jpg
adapter for the vacuum cleaner
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1997a.jpg
can also be turned by 90 degrees
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1960a.jpg
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1961a.jpg
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1963a.jpg
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1962a.jpg
result
http://www.wolfshome20.de/public/bmw.../Pict1966a.jpg
The black part at the lower bottom of the heat exchanger is what the previous owner tried to do with less suitable equipment to clean it. Bended fins.
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nifty trick with the camera, ill have to check whats in mine next change.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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