green panel filter and pd 160 intake

hey guys i removed the trumpet thingy to the maf anf a week later my engine management light came on. checked it on 5052 and it said, secondary air intake incorrect flow detected?!?! could removing the trumpet thing caused this?? anyone else had this problem???

I have the pd160 intake/green cotton filter and have removed the trumpet thingy

no problems here it's all good!

Thought I might try dumming things down for people who don't really know what they are doin with the install side of things, (i.e. me who done this mod the other day and i didn't have a clue ) It really is the easiest thing to do ever.
Green Panel filter cost around £45
Adapter and hose cost around £35 including VAT (see gazjones first post for part no's)
Basically to remove the air filter you need to remove the 2 screws on the right hand side of the air box cover, there are also 2 lugs on the left hand side that slide out to the right (pic1).
There is enough play on the attached hose to lift it up and remove the old filter (pic2).
New filter looks the same as the old one from the top view but is roughly half the thickness. Place new filter in making sure it’s sitting flat without any gaps and slide cover back on and replace screws. (See easy eh!!)
As for the new hose you’ll see it coming from the air box towards the front grill. You will see the adapter has two clips on the top and one either side that need depressing so you can pull it out (pic3). The at the air box end there is a single screw (don’t loose it) holding the hose in (pic4), remove and pull out hose. To fit the new one simply put the new hose on the new adapter and reverse the process. It can be a bit of a tight fit but it really is that easy (pic5), I had doubts that with my absolute lack of knowledge that I would be able to do it but the main thing is to take it slow. It really does make difference the turbo whistle and the pick up.
Ps.. I didn’t write this to try and teach you guys to suck eggs I just thought it might be handy for a complete novice (and/or idiot ).

thanks gaz and davels...I read this a while ago and didn't think i'd bother with it, but i think i mite have a go now...probably just replace the intake and filter and leave it there though.

I assume this can be done in the same way on a PD130? Are all the bits going to swap over ok?

mine is a PD130 mate, no problems at all

cool, cheers guys

ps "davels"- did u notice much difference?

yeah i did, i didn't think i would but it does inprove the pick up and it seems to be free'er at high revs when the turbo boost is tailing off, i'd recommend as it says in other posts making sure you do both intake and filter at the same time as you'll feel the differance more, also when the turbo spools up it sound like its sucking much more air in even over the sound of the derv engine.

ps.. saving for REVO stage 1 too

no i didn't do that cos someone said it cauld cause a MAF fault code to pop up
and as i don't have vag com to clear any fault code and my local stealers tend to take 2 days to work out that a bulb has blown i didn't want to risk it

ahhh just had a look and i see what you mean, how stupid is that.
how did you cut the flap out? look like its fairly thick.

cheers i'll go give it a go