Have I been robbed?

[Airassmith]

No doubt done to death here, but.... just paid 66 Euros (over 40 quid) here in my local Volvo dealer for the air filter for my MD2030B. Nothing fancy whatsoever, its a cylinder of a coarse sponge type material with one end open and must cost 50cents to produce. After that the fuel filter at 9 Eur seemed like a bargain.

Dave,
Finnish archipeligo

 

[graham]

Dont worry ,you would have been fleeced anywhere else in the world .There not picking on Finland.

 

[duncanmack]

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No doubt done to death here, but.... just paid 66 Euros (over 40 quid) here in my local Volvo dealer for the air filter for my MD2030B. Nothing fancy whatsoever, its a cylinder of a coarse sponge type material with one end open and must cost 50cents to produce. After that the fuel filter at 9 Eur seemed like a bargain.

Dave,
Finnish archipeligo

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Those filters are expensive, but not that much!

They survive quite a few "washes" before they need replaced.

The old one was a washable filter....... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

And that is me 1000th!!

 

[Kawasaki]

And that is me 1000th!!

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F Me that,s a lot of Filters.
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[barnaclephill]

Some engines, like my Yanmar 8, do not have air filters. The reason is that there is far less dust out at sea than on land ( cities or farms).

 

[bendyone]

Buy a large car filter (pug 405 I think is a good one) and cut your own. Got 4 yanmar 1GM10 out of 1