Horrified--purchased a S5 N/A with only a air filter frame
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I was going to check the air filter's condition, but to my horror I found only a filter frame. Now I am very worried, since I have no idea how long ago this has happened, and what damage it could have already done to the engine.
And my biggest question is, why would somebody do this? Why not just take out the filter if one doesn't want it for some reason? Worse, could the filter been sucked into the engine?
And my biggest question is, why would somebody do this? Why not just take out the filter if one doesn't want it for some reason? Worse, could the filter been sucked into the engine?
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Put a new filter in, go and sin no more. You probably have lost something off the life of the engine, but if it is running well you likely have no serious problems. If you start having difficulties starting, idling, or at high power, you might have the compression checked.
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