strainer question

[Ado Sigal]

QuickAudi at aol.com wrote:

> I'm not sure about your car, but I'll tell you about a friend of mine's '97 A4 2.8q that we messed with this weekend. 
> Joel
> '90 V8q
> '86 5kcstq
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/4/2004 9:29:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, quattro-request at audifans.com writes:
> 
> 
>>I had the intake boot removed from the air flow meter on my 80q (ng) and
>>found the strainer to be really bent up.
>>How important is this part? Should I be looking for a new 
>>one or just
>>pretend it was never there?

The strainer is there only as additional protection for the engine, if anything manages to bypass the filter, and it only creates more negative pressure or air resistance,

and on CIS cars if discarded, it could be only beneficial for engine breathing. Don't get new one, just throw away the old.


HTH
Ado