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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: rabbit_mk1 on 28 November 2005, 14:49

Title: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: rabbit_mk1 on 28 November 2005, 14:49: Hi all,

hopefully this is a dead simple question... I have a 1991 mk2 16v and need a new air filter to go into the airbox, I don't need anything fancy, but started having a quick lunch time look through ebay and have now confused myself :undecided:

Did the design of the airbox change during production of the 16v mk2? One panel filter I saw for sale said it fitted both a mk1 and a mk2 16v, but I think my mk1 air box is shorter than my mk2....?!

If the design did change please can you tell me when, also if anyone has a good k+n kicking around for my car then please let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Rob
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Daz... on 28 November 2005, 15:14: Rob, your 16v will have the same airbox as mine...they changed them in 1990 to a larger one. I bought a brand new k&n panel filter from gsf for about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£33 and drilled the airbox :smiley:
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: rabbit_mk1 on 28 November 2005, 15:53: Excellent stuff, I just wanted to be sure before I buy something that's wrong for my car! I've just been given another mk2 16v but it's a 88 model so I wondered if I might be able to plunder an airfilter off of that, but alas it seems not!

Cheers for your help.
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Ali-Jay on 28 November 2005, 16:39: Quote from: Daz Mk2 16V on 28 November 2005, 15:14
Rob, your 16v will have the same airbox as mine...they changed them in 1990 to a larger one. I bought a brand new k&n panel filter from gsf for about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£33 and drilled the airboxÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :smiley:

Doesn't matter greatly but I think it was late '89 rather than '90 when the design/shape changed because we were sold the wrong filter for our March '89 16v on one occasion............ :cry:
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Daz... on 28 November 2005, 16:41: I knew it was close to then because they weren't sure which mine was when I bought my filter.. :rolleyes: :wink:
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Deefadog on 28 November 2005, 20:46: Mines November 89, and it's 90's spec
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Ali-Jay on 28 November 2005, 22:34: Sounds about right to me, I think for one reason or another, in addition to the usual model year changes, VW changed a number of mechanical things around then on 16v mkIIs.

Another was the rear the brake caliper design to try & stop the hand brake from seizing up - I've lost track of the number of times in the last 15 years I've had to crawl under our 16v to free the o/s one off :angry:
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Daz... on 28 November 2005, 22:43: dont gert me started on the handbrake seizing up...mine started doing it again the other day.. :angry:
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Judderi on 29 November 2005, 12:41: Change them for mk3 ones then. Or even mk4 ones if you get braided lines.
Title: Re: mk2 16v airbox
Post by: Daz... on 29 November 2005, 13:13: I'm going to be changing the brakes all round on mine soon, just need to get new rear callipers...which will be mk3 ones...with VR6 callipers on the front, should mean I can stop when i want to then!! :cool: