[uberschnell]

***Update***

I received a call from the VP (Injen). They take these concerns seriously and I've shipped the filter to them so that they can follow up with their manufacturer. I'm confident it will be addressed appropriately.



Well, I've had my Injen DCI set up for about 6 months now. I went to clean out the filters last month and noticed one of them had begun to fall apart. As you can see in the photos there is a clean split in the element. There is a 1/16th gap running 360 degrees around the filter.

Word of advice, it may be worth checking your filter elements every frequently for issues.

[Scimitar335i]

Damn man! Shady! I gotta check my filters now!!!

[lookin4e90]

hmm. subscribed.

[lpphreakx06]

Known defect? Really? If you aren't going help fix any problems; atleast send out the word that your intake is messed up so customers can fix the problem before it gets worse. :thumbsdown:

[ace008]

Damn that sucks man! Hope you get it all staightened out. I better go check my DCIs too!

[ehssan_alkhiyami]

waw ... that's scary man ,, that's exactly what happened with one of my friends who bought some low quality cone filters from the market ,, after few month , the glue is milted because of the heat in the engine bay as well as the hot weather here in Dubai ...

good you reported it , so the other people will conceder this seriously before buying this kit ..

I swear ,,, half and hour ago , I was searching to see if I can find a solution to install the Injen together with AA BOV ,, I was thinking to cut a little bit from the pipe of the left filter to take it backward a bit to leave enough space for the BOV ..

but now .. looks like I have to look so something else as the weather is really hot here in Dubai ...

[cstavaru]

Never liked the Injen intake...all show and no go.

[thefireant]

Very good to know.

[Panoz]

This should be a defective unit...shit happens everywhere.

If the Bavarian X , would risk his (so far ) good reputation for a filter , its really stupid.

[PINeely]

ZOINKS!

[D.B.S]

Looks to me like a manufacturing Issue with the element. I'm sure if you purchased new filter elements, or maybe even put K&N filters on it as a replacement you wouldn't have an issue. This shouldn't keep people from purchasing a quality product, just something you need to look out for.

Hell the fact that this car has a Known HPFP issue didn't keep all of us from purchasing it, so why should a small thing like a crack in the filter of the INJEN intake keep people from buying that? Not really the same thing, but same ball park, more or less... Of course we expect perfection from the manufacturers, but we don't always get what we expect... I haven't seen anyone else complain of this, so why are we blowing it way out of proportion?

[possible335i2008]

That sucks about the filter element..have you personally talked to brad? He was and has been very patient with all my purchases..and mine added up to a couple of grand and he was willing to let me switch on a custom order...I would hope everyone hears both sides before making a judgment...hopefully this will all be worked out

[PINeely]

True, the filters can be replaced when/if this happens but putting K&N's on it is a $90+ job for an already expensive intake.

I think BavX needs to find their filter elements elsewhere.

[NM_BMW]

Aren't there two types of Injen filters? Oiled and non-oiled? Or is that AFE?

[D.B.S]

Originally Posted by PINeely

True, the filters can be replaced when/if this happens but putting K&N's on it is a $90+ job for an already expensive intake.

I think BavX needs to find their filter elements elsewhere.

True... But better to be safe than have this happen... IT's true we don't know how much junk got sucked into the intake by that crack, but what's $90+ dollars additional compared to $1k-God knows how much later to fix the engine/turbines/whatever else might fail?

I haven't installed mine INJEN system yet, but I am going to take a look at the filters later today, and see if they are cracked or anything.

Where is BavX getting their filter elements from?

[Scimitar335i]

Originally Posted by Army335xi

True... But better to be safe than have this happen... IT's true we don't know how much junk got sucked into the intake by that crack, but what's $90+ dollars additional compared to $1k-God knows how much later to fix the engine/turbines/whatever else might fail?

I haven't installed mine INJEN system yet, but I am going to take a look at the filters later today, and see if they are cracked or anything.

Where is BavX getting their filter elements from?

Its a complete kit w/ Injen filters...

[ar design]

I'd replace that with an AEM dryflow. Get me some dimensions and I will try and locate a filter that will fit correctly...... I can post up part # and the cheapest place to get it for you guys.....

[uberschnell]

Originally Posted by ar design

I'd replace that with an AEM dryflow. Get me some dimensions and I will try and locate a filter that will fit correctly...... I can post up part # and the cheapest place to get it for you guys.....

6.25" long, 3" opening, 5" dia around base of cone

thank you -

[E90jerz]

thats bullshit that you have to go out & purchase extra filters on a product that has a "lifetime warranty"
hopefully myself & the rest of the people that have this intake do not run into this issue.
& if i do i hope JBSPEED honors the "lifetime warranty"
to the OP good luck!

[D.B.S]

Originally Posted by E90jerz

thats bullshit that you have to go out & purchase extra filters on a product that has a "lifetime warranty"
hopefully myself & the rest of the people that have this intake do not run into this issue.
& if i do i hope JBSPEED honors the "lifetime warranty"
to the OP good luck!

YOU don't have to go out and purchase extra filters... I mean unless more people are having this problem and aren't saying anything, this looks like a very isolated event... Now if this is happening a lot and to a lot of people and they aren't saying anything about it, shame on them, because a company like INJEN needs to know about this, and not have it kept in the closet...

Not that complaining to a company always works, but if its a 'known' problem, then why isn't INJEN doing anything about it directly? Are they even aware of the issue?

[E90jerz]

Originally Posted by Army335xi

YOU don't have to go out and purchase extra filters... I mean unless more people are having this problem and aren't saying anything, this looks like a very isolated event... Now if this is happening a lot and to a lot of people and they aren't saying anything about it, shame on them, because a company like INJEN needs to know about this, and not have it kept in the closet...

Not that complaining to a company always works, but if its a 'known' problem, then why isn't INJEN doing anything about it directly? Are they even aware of the issue?

U are at risk of some serious damage with a rip in the intake.
i know must of us have CPO & if something happened it will be covered...but why risk it.
i know i would go out & get a new filter to prevent any damage.

& the OP stated that BavX known it was an issue & has done nothing!
that is really bad customer support on their part. BUT then they will take his order with no problem for getting a new set of filters...thats F'D up!

im not here to bash BavX but at least they should give the OP some insight on how to go about getting these cones replaced.

[D.B.S]

Originally Posted by E90jerz

U are at risk of some serious damage with a rip in the intake.
i know must of us have CPO & if something happened it will be covered...but why risk it.
i know i would go out & get a new filter to prevent any damage.

& the OP stated that BavX known it was an issue & has done nothing!
that is really bad customer support on their part. BUT then they will take his order with no problem for getting a new set of filters...thats F'D up!

im not here to bash BavX but at least they should give the OP some insight on how to go about getting these cones replaced.

Im not saying that you shouldn't, just saying you have the option... In my other post I said you could go an invest in some K&N filters, but someone mentioned it would be another $90+ for an already expensive system... I'm probably gonna go spend another $90+ for some K&N filters, for that just in case scenario... I don't think I'll have to replace the INJEN filters, but better safe than sorry...

Off Topic, but do you remove your intake when going to the stealership?