I have just brought this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FOCUS-DOHC-2-0L-00-04-AIR-INDUCTION-KIT_W0QQitemZ8019574860QQcategoryZ36680QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Has anybody else got this fitted on there car!

Found out about on it on puntomk2.co.uk.

The only thing is there is a small hole and just wanted to know if anybody else who has this induction kit fitted and how they covered up the hole!!

Thanks

well all im going to say is that induction kit is probably ****! it looks good but for that price? yes ok..... its just going to be rubbish, wont filter **** i dont think, sorry if you think thats good but i wouldnt fit that to my car, id stay with well known makes.

Why wont it filter the air

So does this actually fit directly on to the Punto? Wouldnt it have been easier to buy one designed just for it...

wolfracepunto said:

Why wont it filter the air

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well when i bought a cheap induction kit everyone told me how it will let all **** into the engine, and are not good at all, and i should of bought a good one.

It looks a decent price for what you get, you could always replace the cone at a later date with a better one if you wanted.

But covering the hole is going to be a bodge imo, just make sure its as smooth as you can get it on the inside.

Should be interesting to see some pics fitted, where the filter sits in the engine bay for example.

that cone is the cheapo nasty one that I found in the local discount motor shop, think they were selling for £8 and looked nasty as anything, you are probably better off with panel kit (well a K&N panel filter @ £25 are OK, thats what I'm using, no noticable improvement, BUT its washable so I won't need to keep buying one every 9000mile) or save for the GSR kit.

This isnt my car, but this is how it will look!

You will need lots of cold air ducting.

But for the price youve payed imo its quite good. Depending how you can fill the hole.

Poly filler!!!!!

Or

buy a new silicone elbow without a hole?

why do you guys want to fill the hole? There is an oil breather that would fit onto there that comes up from back left of engine and usually goes on to back of air box. stick that into the hole instead!

I would go for James' suggestion or fit a breather filter (which from this year on is an MOT failure). The problem with the kit is that elbow is silicon and and the oil will slowly destroy it unless you have a fluoto lined sislicon hose.

faster4_tec said:

why do you guys want to fill the hole? There is an oil breather that would fit onto there that comes up from back left of engine and usually goes on to back of air box. stick that into the hole instead!

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Yeah on the metal pipe, but were talking about the hole on the elbow.

Oldschool said:

I would go for James' suggestion or fit a breather filter (which from this year on is an MOT failure). The problem with the kit is that elbow is silicon and and the oil will slowly destroy it unless you have a fluoto lined sislicon hose.

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How much are fluoto lined elbows, roughly? Could you not just use a rubber one instead? Surely it would take ages for the oil to destroy the silicone and by this point he probably wont have the car...

Yes, i have been told about the oil destroying the slicon but how long will that take! A few Years? In 2 Years it will be gone! And i cant see how it will break the silicon down by that much in 2 years!! (Or will it)

And also if it will break down the silicon, where would i get a rubber elbow from?

Thanks

On the FIRE engines it is a problem.

It will be quicker than you might think. This has happened on some cars in a few months.

All I can say that is that I am walking in and out at SFS and their advise in general is not to risk it.

Edit: Yes you can use a rubber bend instead, which is resistant against oil.

Oldschool said:

I would go for James' suggestion or fit a breather filter (which from this year on is an MOT failure). The problem with the kit is that elbow is silicon and and the oil will slowly destroy it unless you have a fluoto lined sislicon hose.

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Breather filter is a MOT failure? how so?

Best bet would be not to route the breather over the top of the engine and into the end near the cone, but into the blue elbow. Plug the hole near the cone.

It's vaguely possible that set up like in the picture you could get engine oil pooling in the filter over a period of time, as large drops would have to run up hill to get into the engine and be burnt.

GhostWKD said:

Breather filter is a MOT failure? how so?

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Oil vapour is considered a health and environmental hazard. One litre of oil is capable of spoiling 1,000 metric tons of water. This is the equivalent of nearly forty articulated truck loads of water. The thermal influences create constantly developing trace of PCB, PCT, Dioxine and Di-Benzo furane to name a few. The toxidity of DBF is 1,500 times of Dioxine. This is the reason for the oncoming new regulations. According to the latest health regulations the skin should not come into contact with used engine oil as it has more than nasty longterm effects on the human health, first of all cancer.

oh bugger, that's more work to do on me car then!

and Ive got to find a new moisturizer