BEWARE...3.0 Diesel Air-Filter

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When you take your car in for servicing,check to see if the air-filter
has been changed!Recently i had my car serviced at a Bmw dealer and
decided to inspect what I paid for...and yes I paid for an air-filter!!!
To my astonishment,at opening the airbox(with some difficulty!),the
air filter was full of dirt and hadnt been changed.Took the car back to
the dealer demanded a new airfilter and money back for the labour cost
of "not fitting it".Got the air-filter and with the help of a mecanic we set
about changing the dirty one on the car.Bloody nightmare!!!!!!!So little
space to work,have to dismantle so many things to get access to
the cover,so many alen screws that are inacessible.the filter/cover have
to come off and installed jointly and before you can align all the screws
in, you have to have several attempts and then the top cover very difficult to align.My mecanic friend has now got the hang of it and fits
it first time!
Why didnt Bmw dealer fit it?Well,in my experience its probably one of
the worst filters to change and some dealers dont bother,because
the customer has great difficulty in accessing it to confirm if ifs been changed.
If you have any problems,feel free to e-mail me.