Air intake upgrade to Donaldson XLC200K (1 Viewer)

[Q8Diesel]

Hello guys

After doing tons of reading on the internet, i came up with the decision to remove my factory air intake and install the donaldson xlc200k and the reason is i live in a country where we get alot of sand and dust and the factory air intake has been proved in many cases to bypass fine sand particles which lead to engines being dusted.

I did not want to risk that happening to my engine it already had 60,000km when i purchased it so i thought it would be an upgrade that i wont regret at all.

Installation was fairly easy with the instructions in the box it took me 1 hour and all the tools needed where a ratchet spanner & extension with 10mm and 13mm sockets and a 3mm hex key.

I did not feel a big difference but again in satisfied as my aim was directed more towards engine safety and not engine performance.

Attached are pictures of the donaldson box next to my car and my other beloved 84’ 40 and also my engine bay before and after installation and i promise next my engine will be cleaner.

 

[NKP Garage]

Any data showing that to filter better than the OEM Toyota filter setup? The Toyota filter is widely regarded to filter very well.

 

[Q8Diesel]

Hello guys

After doing tons of reading on the internet, i came up with the decision to remove my factory air intake and install the donaldson xlc200k and the reason is i live in a country where we get alot of sand and dust and the factory air intake has been proved in many cases to bypass fine sand particles which lead to engines being dusted.

I did not want to risk that happening to my engine it already had 60,000km when i purchased it so i thought it would be an upgrade that i wont regret at all.

Installation was fairly easy with the instructions in the box it took me 1 hour and all the tools needed where a ratchet spanner & extension with 10mm and 13mm sockets and a 3mm hex key.

I did not feel a big difference but again in satisfied as my aim was directed more towards engine safety and not engine performance.

Attached are pictures of the donaldson box next to my car and my other beloved 84’ 40 and also my engine bay before and after installation and i promise next my engine will be cleaner.

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Any data showing that to filter better than the OEM Toyota filter setup? The Toyota filter is widely regarded to filter very well.

I follow a couple of youtubers that own diesel lc200’s and they’ve made some testing them selves on oem vs donaldson and i was impressed to be honest.

Another thing was when i first bought the vehicle i opened my air filter enclosure and i could clearly see in the internal part of the intake tube that connects to the engine throttle body had some dust which was not very comforting.

So it was just my personal preference to go with this filter as it has nice foam seal that the whole enclosure bites on when closed plus the R&D behind donaldson filters is pretty extensive as well.

 

[04UZJ100]

Any data showing that to filter better than the OEM Toyota filter setup? The Toyota filter is widely regarded to filter very well.

The issue is not the filter, it’s the filter box allowing particulates into the intake downstream of the filter media at the gasket sealing surface.

 

[NKP Garage]

I follow a couple of youtubers that own diesel lc200’s and they’ve made some testing them selves on oem vs donaldson and i was impressed to be honest.

Another thing was when i first bought the vehicle i opened my air filter enclosure and i could clearly see in the internal part of the intake tube that connects to the engine throttle body had some dust which was not very comforting.

So it was just my personal preference to go with this filter as it has nice foam seal that the whole enclosure bites on when closed plus the R&D behind donaldson filters is pretty extensive as well.

That's interesting. Always room for improvement!