N16 airbox

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Tjglos

Hi guys, I have just picked a rather tidy X reg almera sport+ with 60,000 miles and I have a couple of questions.

The car has a couple of very minor issues...

The drivers side window has at some point came off the rails and is now in the closed position as obviously it's risky opening it in case doesn't come back (again just picked it up do haven't had a chance to have a proper look)

The remote central locking unlocks the car fine but won't lock it (it locks and unlocks straight away)

I'm going to order an induction kit and and exhaust tonight, Any recommendations? Not after power just the growl to be honest so obviously the cheaper the better.

As I'm impatient and have a day off tomorrow what's general view on drilling the airbox?

The standard 6 disc changer doesn't work and just says CD error any ideas?

Besides these trivial issues I'm well chuffed with it, looks great and drives lovely. Pics to follow ounces it's cleaned.

That's in advance guys.

Tom
 
Hello, Ur rite dont touch the window untill u have removed the door card and had a better look if it falls and breaks its gonna cost. By the sound of it the car thinks a doors still open maybe a seized motor, had the same prob myself before and was one of the back doors. "what's general view on drilling the airbox?" = Stupid idea prob better to drill holes in ur backbox for the growl :pThinking lasers knackered on the changer but could be just a motor error prob best just sticking to the single or sourcing a cheap one on say ebay or members. GL
 
Welcome along matey.

Get a Haynes manual and a copy of the factory service manual if you want to fix things yourself. Both god, together invaluable.

If it's just one window likely motor, switch or something physical. See above.

First suspect on N15s for misbehaving central locking is moisture in the solenoids in the doors. May be a different for N16s but don't hear many complaints about this from N16 owners compared to N15.

Don't buy a cheap open air filter for noise. Stay standard or go for something enclosed with a cold air feed into the arch or fog-light hole. Probably won't improve performance much but any open air filter (including drilling holes in airbox) will hurt it. Ghetto compromise is to remove resonator box from arch and stick a decent filter (K&N better fit than Green) in the airbox.

Removing middle silencer makes the exhaust sound a bit rawer and shouldn't affect MOT (didn't for me). Bigger backbox might make more noise but it might not be a nice noise, save for a custom catback (or full system) built by someone who knows what they are doing and will do it to your taste.
 
Pay attention to the engine management light.
When on, your sensors are gone .
Or worse your timing chain is stretched ...
400£ job ...


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