Fitted SEAT PD 160 Intake and drop in filter

Well I went with the Jetex filter in the end for two reasons, one I had a real job ordering a Green Cotton filter I tried through the website but it was having none of it. Secondly i went for Jetex because I've used there filters for the last five years with no problems at all.

The trumpet and intake pipe off the PD 160 SEAT Ibiza are a five minute job to fit to the Fabia vRS all you need is a Philips and a flat head screwdriver.

Remove your battery cover and engine cover to give yourself more room. Then unscrew the Philips head screw situated near the air filter box. You can the work out the pipe from the air box, then using a flat headed screwdriver pop the trumpet out of the holding case attached to the front grill (I slid the screwdriver between the trumpet and case and worked it out.

I then worked the new pipe into the air box you cant get it in wrong as the hole for the screw needs to be facing up. Then push in the new trumpet and work the end of the pipe onto the trumpet. This can be a little awkward but it will go. Finally screw the Philips screw back in and your done!

I had a little more trouble with the drop in filter (what i hear you say???). Well i can recommend that if your going to do this do it before you fit a SEAT strut bar, the reason being it hinders access to the Phillips screw at the back right hand side of the air box.

Once I got that screw out it was a straight forward remove the old filter and drop in the Jetex filter job done!

I've taken the Fabia out for a spin, it usually takes the engine management system a couple of miles to realise that there is more air being pulled in through the air intake, but once it does the car became smoother and more responsive.

For the money around £50 for the pipe and trumpet and £35 for the filter its a great easy mod.