Okay, now ive changed the filter in my 9-5 -03 and my girlfriends 9-5 -06 and the slits are supposed to be up and not down. The slits are there because they are supposed to go around the AC-pipes inside the housing. I began with the foam and put that in place and then i slided the filter in the housing. Much much easier and a correct fit. :)
Dude, you're mounting of the filter is funky. You should place the foam piece first, then the filter. The two "donut holes" goes on the AC-tubes in the upper part of the filter housing. NO tape is necessary!! If you do it like this the filter fitting is much smoother than it seems to be in this video. Further the fitting is air tight around the AC tubes.
You definitely had it up side down. I have the same Mann filter in front of me. The manual has the slits facing down but the guy who took the photos did it wrong. There would not be slits if it was suppose to go the other way or holes for that matter. The real one from Saab has no tape and you put the foam peace in first fitting it around the pipes and then the filter slides right in. I may tie some string to the plastic on the tape and peal it off once in place or just leave it on.
You could certainly be right, however the diagrams from Mann show the slits facing down and it's so tight back in the housing I think you'd have a hard time fitting anything around the pipes. Please let us know if you try it and find anything different, though.
FCP Euro The foam fits perfectly around the pipes without attaching it to the filter and the slits facing up. It takes a bit of blind maneuvering, but it does wrap around the metal pipes. The filter then slides in a lot easier, and it's snug enough that it creates a decent seal.
There are pipes to the heater core that run above the foam, the holes create a void where the pipes can sit above, I suppose you could also cut the foam and let them sit inside the holes, but it felt like that would be a pretty tricky maneuver, as you can't really reach back there with your hand. Hope that answers your question.
Honestly, there's a lot of products that try to clean the lenses. My best recommendation is just to buy new lenses and snap them onto the headlight housing. Take a few minutes to pull the light out, and just change the whole thing. It's only a few bucks more expensive and looks like new, always.
Hey Alex, this video was great and I'm glad i found a trusty 9-5 tech on youtube. If you can, can you post a video on how to get the foggy-ness out of the headlights? i tried all the buffing tools for headlights and none work and i feel like the inside is fogged up. but i dont know how to get in.. thanks man!
Im about to change my filter in a couple of weeks because i want to do a service on my 9-5 before the winter. Sure aint fun to work with the car in Sweden at winter! ;) I can check how its supposed to be. But im also pretty sure that the slits are supposed to go around the pipes in there. But however im not sure if its supposed to be facing up or down. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks! :)
You forgot the step where you curse as you try to get the thing to slide into the slot while keeping the foam on top. Especially if you have bought a filter version that does not come with the punchouts.
Q. Is this in the same relative position (i.e. mirrored) on a RHD car? Or do you have to do this from the driver's side (with the pedals helpfully in the way)?
Okay, now ive changed the filter in my 9-5 -03 and my girlfriends 9-5 -06 and the slits are supposed to be up and not down. The slits are there because they are supposed to go around the AC-pipes inside the housing. I began with the foam and put that in place and then i slided the filter in the housing. Much much easier and a correct fit. :)
Dude, you're mounting of the filter is funky. You should place the foam piece first, then the filter. The two "donut holes" goes on the AC-tubes in the upper part of the filter housing. NO tape is necessary!! If you do it like this the filter fitting is much smoother than it seems to be in this video. Further the fitting is air tight around the AC tubes.
You definitely had it up side down. I have the same Mann filter in front of me. The manual has the slits facing down but the guy who took the photos did it wrong. There would not be slits if it was suppose to go the other way or holes for that matter. The real one from Saab has no tape and you put the foam peace in first fitting it around the pipes and then the filter slides right in. I may tie some string to the plastic on the tape and peal it off once in place or just leave it on.
You could certainly be right, however the diagrams from Mann show the slits facing down and it's so tight back in the housing I think you'd have a hard time fitting anything around the pipes. Please let us know if you try it and find anything different, though.
FCP Euro The foam fits perfectly around the pipes without attaching it to the filter and the slits facing up. It takes a bit of blind maneuvering, but it does wrap around the metal pipes. The filter then slides in a lot easier, and it's snug enough that it creates a decent seal.
There are pipes to the heater core that run above the foam, the holes create a void where the pipes can sit above, I suppose you could also cut the foam and let them sit inside the holes, but it felt like that would be a pretty tricky maneuver, as you can't really reach back there with your hand. Hope that answers your question.
I'm pretty sure the slits on the foam are supposed to face up. They can't wrap around the heater pipes if they're down.
Honestly, there's a lot of products that try to clean the lenses. My best recommendation is just to buy new lenses and snap them onto the headlight housing. Take a few minutes to pull the light out, and just change the whole thing. It's only a few bucks more expensive and looks like new, always.
Hey Alex, this video was great and I'm glad i found a trusty 9-5 tech on youtube. If you can, can you post a video on how to get the foggy-ness out of the headlights? i tried all the buffing tools for headlights and none work and i feel like the inside is fogged up. but i dont know how to get in.. thanks man!
Thanks for the video. Have you made a video on how to pull out the headlights and replace the foggy lenses? I have the HID Xenon headlights.
No video for that one yet, but keep an eye out.
what are the donut holes on the top foam for? just wondering. Thanks for the excellent video.
Im about to change my filter in a couple of weeks because i want to do a service on my 9-5 before the winter. Sure aint fun to work with the car in Sweden at winter! ;) I can check how its supposed to be. But im also pretty sure that the slits are supposed to go around the pipes in there. But however im not sure if its supposed to be facing up or down. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks! :)
Wow what a pain in the ass lol. Looks like I'll be having some fun here real soon.
the sponge is in the wrong direction, cuts into the holes for the tubes should be at the top !!!!
Can you make video on how to pull the light out? :D
You forgot the step where you curse as you try to get the thing to slide into the slot while keeping the foam on top. Especially if you have bought a filter version that does not come with the punchouts.
Q. Is this in the same relative position (i.e. mirrored) on a RHD car? Or do you have to do this from the driver's side (with the pedals helpfully in the way)?