Read the below article from Wiki site but still not sure I understand. I unbolt all 6 bolts and wickle it a little and could not seem to pull that cover off to replace the air filter. Anyone have any idea how to do this? What is this CRRF thingy, is it like a back washer that holds the bolts?
Thanks in advance
Frankie
If your car has a Comptech airbox thing be forewarned come filter element maintenance time:The threaded receivers (for lack of a better term) that the screws/bolts (8 mm, 6 total) thread into (thus connecting airbox top to bottom) are attached to the carbon fiber bottom with little tiny pot-metal-like alloy rivets (2, each receiver). These are, shall we say, less than robust - they exhibit a marked tendency for failure when subjected to small amounts of pressure. Applying the loving little bit of massage that is required to release top from bottom can turn out to be not so good for thelittle guys. So pull your top out as carefully as you can, big daddy.
If CRRF (cheesy riveted receiver failure) has already happened, putting all back together again will present something of a challenge, what with the tight confines and required 3rd hand (the one mutation my dad didn't give me), until one finds a new method of sticking receiver to bottom prior to mounting on top. Oh, and you must use two (flush) points of attachment per CRR as the twist of the bolt while tightening may otherwise spin the receiver round and round (CRRRaR). Whee.
Well, at least it took a little weight off of car (and wallet).
Thanks in advance
Frankie
If your car has a Comptech airbox thing be forewarned come filter element maintenance time:The threaded receivers (for lack of a better term) that the screws/bolts (8 mm, 6 total) thread into (thus connecting airbox top to bottom) are attached to the carbon fiber bottom with little tiny pot-metal-like alloy rivets (2, each receiver). These are, shall we say, less than robust - they exhibit a marked tendency for failure when subjected to small amounts of pressure. Applying the loving little bit of massage that is required to release top from bottom can turn out to be not so good for thelittle guys. So pull your top out as carefully as you can, big daddy.
If CRRF (cheesy riveted receiver failure) has already happened, putting all back together again will present something of a challenge, what with the tight confines and required 3rd hand (the one mutation my dad didn't give me), until one finds a new method of sticking receiver to bottom prior to mounting on top. Oh, and you must use two (flush) points of attachment per CRR as the twist of the bolt while tightening may otherwise spin the receiver round and round (CRRRaR). Whee.
Well, at least it took a little weight off of car (and wallet).
