Hey got some air filter questions, gonna just tack em on to this thread:
I purchased two Hengst e240l01 heavy duty air filters a while back.
-the extra foam sheet stays on the filter, correct?
- one filter i kept in my van, it got banged around a bunch, falling off shelves, sliding around etc.
obviously ive learned my lesson, but i wonder if its too banged up to use
Heres a side by side of a box kept in my closet, and a box kept in the van:
Heres the banged up one, the glue on the top has let go of the last bit of filter material and orange frame:
And the black foam is unglued a bit:
Here is one kept in the closet, glue looks good but there are still a few unglued fins between the black foam and the filter:
I know air filters are important, and my most paranoid and ignorant opinion is you want your air filter completely intact since air flows the path of least resistance, which in this case would be the top and bottom edges which are slightly unglued, bypassing most of the filter medium.
I could pop the old one out and compare, but if the new ones are sufficient id rather know before i get started.