3D Printed Car Parts: Making An Air Filter - Daihatsu Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4 Project Episode 8

[@ActionHeinz]

looks exactly like a brand new part off the shelf... that’s impressive!

[@FilterYT]

Would have been cooler to print a new air box that took the Toyota filter. Thanks for sharing.

[@InitialDave]

I think you'd be doing well to fit one that large in the available space! Though yes, you could swap out the entire airbox for one of similar size that has readily-available filters.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

Or just buy a Toyota box and adapt it to fit the Intercooler intake.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

Or, fit a K&N for some tasty induction noises.

[@stephencresswell4760]

Very impressed. Although I think I’d have just cut up some filtration foam matting and sandwiched it between some grill sheet. Sneaky C64 there. 👍

[@InitialDave]

Yeah, that would work well, I was kind of trying to replicate the original for the sake of it - plus these kinds of filters do filter very well, so there's that.

[@Kabeerbaba2]

This is amazing mate. Maybe for all the effort it was worth getting a cheap washable filter and using that as the filtration material?

[@InitialDave]

Thanks! It was kind of an exercise in making a replica of the standard one to show it could be done, but also, now I've done the design side of it, I can make myself more of them relatively simply, and given the car won't be a daily driver, I'll probably not get through them that quick. No reason at all why the same method wouldn't work for a foam or cotton "performance" filter, and I could alter my design to suit, but the cheapest panel filter I could find as a donor was about 3-4 times the price of my bargain standard type. Plus I'm not entirely convinced that there's a massive benefit to an aftermarket panel filter in the standard airbox, and I'll say this for the OEM-type elements, they do seem to filter dirt out very well. Come to think of it, if I looked around for a bigger donor filter, I could probably make two Daihatsu ones out of it!

[@4O4FileNotFound]

Your filter design is very impressive. Well done.

[@tibsie]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who though of that scene from Apollo 13!

[@Errorlaunch]

The 3D printing is a brilliant idea for custom and/or replacement parts

[@KAOS_REAL]

This is well out of the realms of normal home DIY stuff I think I’d bodge a cone filter in

[@cccpkingu]

What a madlad episode.

[@joshuafujiwara899]

nice apollo 13 reference

[@Qwerty1235945]

Superb work. Well done. I'm enjoying binge watching your whole series. Thanks.

[@joannaatkins822]

Serious internet points for this! Thank you for sharing :D

[@InitialDave]

Thanks!

[@beckware]

in one word "AMAZING" great job Bravo!

[@deploy_leroy]

This is incredible!

[@Bigpete7790]

it probably would have been easier to jam a cheap pod filter down the inlet pipe, they are heaps cheap here in Aus. but it was a good instructional vid on how to replicate an OEM filter, well done.

[@InitialDave]

Well, short answer is, I didn't want one! There is a point at which this kind of thing is more about being stubborn...

[@Bigpete7790]

lol fair enough

Great stuff. I love home manufacturing!

[@timjrvine]

So smart mate. Solutions for all my thoughts

[@s0012823]

Great video! K&N filter was a solution too easy I guess :-)

[@TheMstwntdLMSV123]

"I went on the internet, and I found THIS!" *flashbacks to Jeremy Clarkson*

[@Trees_and_stuff]

10/10 for ingenuity there pal well done!! I must say though if had to undertake this project myself then it would have been quicker to walk to Japan and buy a panel filter 🤣

[@EddieLowXScience]

Brilliant work! Greetings from Malaysia!

[@InitialDave]

Thanks!

[@growingknowledge]

Very cool solution !

[@user-zt4ry9hm9u]

Blown away!

[@JaffaCaik]

My bad, saw euros and assumed it would be in Europe. Keep up the good videos.

[@Tibs562]

Impressive!

[@m43_felix]

Really Amazing video !! (y)

[@Dont.....-]

That blew my mind! could you do a video on how you designed the part you know in the software start to finish? cool channel mate i cant wait to get a 3D printer now lol

[@InitialDave]

S1R NA1LS hmm, I'll look into that - the stuff the Autodesk Fusion 360 people put out themselves might be worth a look too.

[@Dont.....-]

InitialDave Thanks for the reply, Thats acully what I'm doing now iv got a lot of learning to do lol

[@JD-ns9mr]

Impressive

[@tarbyonlineful]

Brilliant! Personally I’d have probably just retrofitted an aftermarket filter system rather than even thinking of this

[@saddle1940]

Nice, but I'd be worried about a 3d print part in a hot engine bay. Doesn't the process work by melting the plastic to squirt it out the nozzle? What temperatures are we talking about for both?

[@InitialDave]

PLA prints at a little under 200 degrees C, but you're quite right, it softens and warps easily in engine bay temperatures - not so much of an issue here, as the through flow of air keeps it cool enough, and it seems to holds its shape fine in the housing. I've run it for hours at a time without it being noticeably affected.

[@joedarkness808]

Amazon JP sell them for about 13 UKP but good job on the 3D Print .. these cars are rare in JP as well due to MOT here

[@InitialDave]

I'll be stocking up on them when I'm back out there next, yes.

[@Rangerscott69]

Easier way was to cut out the filtration section and buy some high density foam. Dirt bike stores/web sell it in cut to fit.

[@joshuamitch22]

Wow amazing.

[@dinkydotzero]

Id bet you could match that filter up easily with some motorbikes filters

[@InitialDave]

Unfortunately not, as far as I can tell, I tried several cross referencing lists etc, and couldn't find anything.

[@paulmanners1364]

You could have used the orig frame and tagged the filter paper2 to it

[@jackedrussell]

When you spend £350 on a 3D printer so you can save money on importing a £50 air filter from Japan :D For real though, nice job. It does look OEM.

[@markellis4229]

But you can 3D print anything on the car what is discontinued it will pay for Itself eventually

[@justsupersteve]

OMG!! first world issues... we don't have the piece... well let's just print our own! 👏👏👏😵😂

[@raulgutierrezconstante8119]

You: I'm going to use a 3D printer to adapt this similar filter. Me: hmmmm, I can only get this original air filter in Japan .... perfect excuse to go to Japan ! Kidding aside, very nice job !

[@InitialDave]

Oh, I don't need an excuse to go to Japan!

[@kiran-wh9wg]

Good one

[@Taydrum]

should've 3D printed an adapter fitting for the air box to the slightly larger filter, so that way instead of having to 3D a print a new housing every time you change the air filter, you just buy the same air filter you got in this video instead, with the added benefit of more air flow to the small engine, and more filtration

[@InitialDave]

I wanted to keep the original airbox.

[@Taydrum]

Yeah, but just add a funnel shaped piece to the new one, keeping the airbox original. Unless you wanted to keep everything original, then I understand

[@TheElementian]

The blitz filter can be bought in the UK here www.blitz-uk.co.uk/product/blitz-lm-panel-filter-59510 hope it helps if i find and oem filter i'll edit and add to the comment. Try asking a nissan main stealership for this AY120-KE038 as that should be the same filter.

[@FMuscleZ28]

How is the 3D plastic holding over time, and which type of filament did you use?

[@InitialDave]

It's doing fine - this was made with PLA, which although it isn't very resistant to higher temperature, it's not really getting baked with heat from the engine, so not been a problem.

[@Matt463634]

Why not just hot glue the new filter material into the original housing?

[@deaultusername]

know its an old video, but i am curious to know how long it lasted?

[@InitialDave]

It's still in there! Car gets very little use, so it's still pretty clean.

[@toddrwells]

Do you have a copy of the autocad file? Trying to build one for myself!

[@InitialDave]

Sorry, I'm not sure I still have a copy of what I did in Fusion, plus some of the work I did was specific to the donor air filter I was using for the filter element.

[@hanlon3980]

Hi Pal, do you have the SDL for sale so I can print this?

[@InitialDave]

I'm afraid I don't, sorry

[@muhammademran7055]

I heard my country name, Malaysia, i click like.

[@TheAnigai]

Ok I gotta know what you use the Commodore 64 for? :)

[@unmaintainedcars5077]

you can get those filters on rock auto

[@BigTCars]

So, did you 3d print the new frame simply because you could? Was there another reason that your didn't simplify the project by cutting the core out of the old frame and replace it with the donor filtering material? Your solution, while clean looking, is cost prohibitive for most. Buying a 3d printer, spending time measuring and programming the pattern, and finally the material to troubleshoot the printing would mean that you have quite a bit invested in that filter. Makes getting a cone filter (or similar), a jdm filter, or a washable drop in filter much more reasonable. I think basically you have made a good case for not doing this to recreate parts. Please don't misunderstand, your execution of this filter is great, but you did all that work....for an air filter. PS I can get this filter in the USA (where this car was never sold) off of ebay for $7.99 (£5.75). I'm betting you spend than that in plastic.

[@InitialDave]

Well, I didn't want a cone filter, and the aftermarket panel filter that you can get is pretty expensive, so combining that with a certain amount of sheer bloody-mindedness led me to make my own, to show it can be done as much as anything. As for taking into account the cost of the 3D printer, to my mind, it's no different to things like welders or air compressors or other tools. They might cost more than is justified for any single job, but you can then use them for all sorts of other things, and frankly it's an interesting toy to mess around with. With just cutting out the old material and replacing it, you'd have to be careful with your gluing so as not to leave and gaps that dust and dirt can get through - the originals have the filter material moulded into the plastic, so their "edge sealing" is very good in that respect.

[@BigTCars]

InitialDave fair enough. I've watched the rest of your Playlist at this point. Seems like it came out really well.

[@koolbugz]

im going thru absolute hell to get the same part in the u.s. who in japan would you order it from im not getting anywhere. would you 3d print another one and sell it

[@InitialDave]

Im afraid I probably can't make you one, but when I'm next in Japan, I'm going to try and order some to bring back to the UK, and I might be able to get you one, would be about 5 months from now. I'll put a note in my calendar to reply/message you nearer the time. It's still tricky in Japan, though, as its an older/rarer car over there, too. Amazon probably have them, but it's not something they'd ship internationally.

[@koolbugz]

im even thinking maybe i have to take a trip to Malaysia and stock up on parts or sell the car

[@lifttalk5594]

Would you be willing to post the STL file for this?

[@coses4957]

Wow

[@davidvickers4228]

👍👍👍👍

[@gpowerdragon9852]

If it's not paper you can maybe go to clean it up a soapy water brush just like k&r air filters

[@InitialDave]

G POWER DRAGON I'm not sure it would be possible, I think once it's full of dirt, you'd struggle to ever get it back out.

[@gpowerdragon9852]

just give it nice try at least it's better than having totally full of crap

[@thevoidedwarranty]

Is it still running or melted away ?

[@InitialDave]

Still works just fine.

[@kamalselvaraj1003]

What 3d printing material did you used for air filter?

[@InitialDave]

It's just regular PLA. It isn't great for a hot environment, but I reasoned that the airbox shouldn't be too bad for that. Will have to see how well it lasts.

[@jackbiddulph]

how does it look 6 months on?

[@JohnGotti__]

i chaked the number part and in Russia we have them) But 45 days waiting or not original 7 days)

[@Motorsportsgeek]

this is impressive and entertaining but now you will build one every time it gets dirty ? I guess at least you have the molds saved on your computer.

[@InitialDave]

ltwargssf R if I have to, I can, but I'm intending to pick up a stock of them when I'm in Japan, and the low mileage the car sees means it'll last a long time anyway.

[@GTDpowah]

Should've just bought mushroom style air filter. :)

[@timothyearp631]

Why not use your printer to make a filter box to make use of the Toyota filter? That way you can pick up a fresh filter at any time without fussing.

[@InitialDave]

I think you'd be doing well to fit one that large in the available space! Though yes, you could swap out the entire airbox for one of similar size that has readily-available filters. I'm intending to pick up a supply of spare filters next time I'm in Japan, anyway.

[@timothyearp631]

The biggest issue I see is the a/c line, then if you make the box to hold the filter at an angle the box can hold a larger filter in a smaller space. Don't limit yourself to just that Toyota filter and see if the parts store will let you find a filter that is closer to what you need but is still easy to find at any parts shop. New filters from Japan is a good option too.

[@InitialDave]

The Cappuccino's filter is a similar size, so if I were going to use a different airbox, I'd probably go with that, but I figure if I just buy myself a big pack of them in Japan, it'll last me for years anyway.

[@andythompson3716]

why didn't u just print a box that could fit a standered filter?

[@InitialDave]

Sheer bloody-mindedness as much as anything!

[@andythompson3716]

haha i like it

[@jusb1066]

aint it ridiculous, a car thats 14 years new than my ford fiesta and yet i can get parts easily

[@InitialDave]

In fairness, it'd probably be a bit of a bugger getting Fiesta parts in a country where they sold less than a hundred of them!

[@1marcelfilms]

Just change the air box

[@bitronic1]

Could you just rip the paper from the original filter and reuse that casing instead?

[@InitialDave]

You could, but the way the filters are constructed is that the filter material is moulded into the plastic, and you'd have to basically stick it to the inside, so it'd probably be getting close to the same amount of work.

[@callumaspinall2765]

I’ve just looked out of curiosity and Euro car parts which are nationwide in England stock this filter for £12 Good video and effort though

[@InitialDave]

They don't. They sell ones for the normal L600 series Cuore, but not this model, which is really an L500 series Mira.

[@virtusetglorie]

2:42 hahahahaha

[@cccpkingu]

Car went from neglect to disturbing level of care.

[@liaoyaoheng]

bosch. after market

[@billconnor9469]

Hi mate nearly got the avanzato running just last thing is the air filter wondering whether this k&n filter will fit been told it will but just want to double check with you: www.knfilters.co.uk/daihatsu/mira/0.7l-l3-petrol/1998/

[@billconnor9469]

The smaller one a little bit down the page

[@InitialDave]

I dont think the sizes seem right to me, I think that's for the L700 series with the 3 cylinder.

[@billconnor9469]

Ok no worries cheers mate

[@RickFisher]

Now print a better car!

[@InitialDave]

Funny you should say that - there's a guy in New Zealand printing an entire Aston Martin life-size in small pieces, with the intent of taking a mould from it to make a body.

[@heavyset0223]

Noooooooo, stay away from fram. They make rubbish filters.

[@InitialDave]

Well, I obviously had a fairly good look at it while chopping it up to make this, and I have to say the quality seemed perfectly reasonable. While their oil filters seem to attract a certain number of comments, I've not seen anyone take issue with their air filters.

[@Ivo--]

Impressive!