engine overheating due to air filter

towler 96 · Post by **towler 96** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:37 pm

First of all hi.

just joined, only got car 3 weeks ago, wanted one for ages but never found one for sale. MAGIC
any ideas what is wrong??

Anybody had the same problem
phoned pipercross and they informed me that i would need to disconnect battery to reset ecu. failing that i would need to get ecu re-mapped.
I think it is just the position of it, right above the inlet manifold!!!!

DubGTI · Post by **DubGTI** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:48 pm

You mean the engine is suffering due to heat soak through the open cone filter ?

Either put a standard airbox back on, or buy a sealed cold air unit such as a BMC or pipercross viper

personally id go back to standard, you dont really gain anything from an induction kit apart from boy racer noise

loud · Post by **loud** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:35 am

and a couple of bhp

towler 96 · Post by **towler 96** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:01 pm

cheers for that guys.

i think i will go back to the standard one, for just now anyway.