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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:50 am 
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... Those that have this made of a glued cardboard ring have a history of letting go of the cardboard ring that then clogs the filter.
I learned about that the hard way (before the interweb). Cost me about £600 to have my engine rebuilt.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:32 am 
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... Those that have this made of a glued cardboard ring have a history of letting go of the cardboard ring that then clogs the filter.
I learned about that the hard way (before the interweb). Cost me about £600 to have my engine rebuilt.
Ah, so I'm not imagining it then!
I can't remember what the original problem was but I've only ever bought them from the club since!


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Oh bggr. I've just bought a couple of filters and went for MANN thinking they'd be ok.... Turns out they have the card rings rather than the rise in the casing.
Looks like I wasted my money and need to source some more from the club or something.

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Don't beat yourself up about it, I've seen Unipart branded ones with cardboard rings! The problem with automotive parts supply is there is a lot of brand engineering that goes on; SUPRA for example, didn't make much, if anything, they just bought in stock and reboxed it!


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Oh bggr. I've just bought a couple of filters and went for MANN thinking they'd be ok.... Turns out they have the card rings rather than the rise in the casing.
Looks like I wasted my money and need to source some more from the club or something.
I just bought a TR7 one from Fitchetts a couple of weeks ago, can't remember the make, i'll have to find the box, but it's proper with a raised metal ring at the top. Not stupid money either!

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You need a GFE147 from that well know Triumph supplier in Chester


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....... SUPRA for example, didn't make much, if anything, they just bought in stock and reboxed it!
We did make some stuff. A colleague reckoned he once witnessed me doing some work, but I think I got away with it.

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We did make some stuff. A colleague reckoned he once witnessed me doing some work, but I think I got away with it.
Just checking you are still lurking...alive even... :wink:


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You need a GFE147 from that well know Triumph supplier in Chester
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