BMS dual cone intake sitting in garage for 1 year

[aksundog]

So I sold my 2009 135i, parted out the mods, except for the DCI which I held on to because one of the cone filters had some minor damage. Nothing that affected it's performance or filtering capabilities.

Now a year later I'm buying a 2010 135i and I'm interested in putting this DCI on the new car. However, it has been sitting around for a while uncovered.

I'm left wondering, is there a good way to clean those two filters before reusing them on the new car?

[Itanius]

Warm water. Rinse thoroughly and let them dry.

AEM has some instructions here for cleaning their dry element filters; they recommend their cleaning solution. But if yours have just been sitting in the garage collecting dust, just using water should work fine.

[aksundog]

Originally Posted by maxnix

Actually, leaving the OEM CAI on the new car and the DCI in the garage might be most beneficial for the car. But in AK, maybe the heat build up is not so bad.

Never had any issues with heat with the DCI on the old 135i. If it's a heat related issue then you might be right, rarely above 70 degrees f here.