Choosing Between Paper or Foam Air Filters

Since some of our members have switched to an oil soaked foam type filter rather than the paper element, I too thought I would make the switch.Yesterday, however, I read an article in Cycle magazine that compares various air filtering methods, among them the paper element and the oil soaked foam element. That article has swayed me back in favor of the paper element, and here’s why.After thoroughly scaring me by telling what can happen to an unfiltered engine, the article proceeds to rate the various filters according to criteria such as dust capacity, overall efficiency, engine protection if cleaner service is neglected, performance under widely varying temperatures, relative cost, and some others applicable more to motorcycles than to cars, such as tolerance for rain entrance.The paper element filter rates as high or higher than the oil soaked foam filter in all but one are an air passing ability with increasing dust accumulation.

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Interchangeable Parts for BMW 1602 and 2002

The following BMW part listings are for the 1968 BMW 1602 and 2002, not including, the two-barrel 2002.
Air filter
Purolator AFP 50, Fram CA189PL, Lee AFL 132, Apco AA 189, AC A132C.
Points
one piece N Bendix EC-18, Borg-Warner A-518 or A-520; two piece N Borg-Warner A-500.
Thermostat:
Standard-Thompson (NAPA) 140.
Gulp valve
Opel 851576.
Belts
fan N Goodyear 13T 344, Texaco 316; [...]

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