K&N dropin maintenance

by **~Spadwaller~** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:16 pm

I just finished cleaning the K&N air-filter I'm wondering how much oil do you guys spray on the filter?

by **SleeperSolara** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:38 pm

I think just enough for a layer.
Correct if i'm wrong.
I haven't need to clean it yet.
Maybe soon it will have to come.

by **SC V6** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:05 pm

I just make sure that the filter gets some red.. the oil that i have has little red particles in it to show what has had new oil on it..

by **Jon11582** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:16 pm

Just enough to cover it. Dont put too much, just red out the whole thing, dont layer.

by **Sap Z** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:10 am

after how many miles should you clean it?

by **SC V6** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:47 am

I do it like every 1500 cause I know that the aftermarket filters let more crap threw because its a higher flow

by **Jon11582** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:00 am

SC V6 wrote:I do it like every 1500 cause I know that the aftermarket filters let more crap threw because its a higher flow

I think K&N says every 40k. I'd clean every 15-30k, more if you live in a dusty area (Maybe 1x a year max). K&N also says if you re-oil too much, it can kill the effectiveness of the cotton filter...I think they say no more than 20-30 times.

I think every 1500 is WAY too often in any case. Filter needs a little bit of dirt in it to work best.

by **~Spadwaller~** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:15 am

I do it every oil change

by **hari-bhari** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:46 am

sorry if this is a stupid question, but what type of oil are we referring to here?

by **SleeperSolara** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:50 am

hari-bhari wrote:sorry if this is a stupid question, but what type of oil are we referring to here?

The oil comes wit the cleanin' kit, that you can get from AutoZone or any auto store that carries the K&N drop in filter.

by **Sap Z** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:35 am

i need to clean my filter.
can anyone post how u clean the filter - is it just under the tap that you wash it? and then cover it with the oil?

by **StockSolara** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:48 am

Sap Z wrote:i need to clean my filter.
can anyone post how u clean the filter - is it just under the tap that you wash it? and then cover it with the oil?

Go purchase one of those K&N Cleaning Kits and it will tell you how to clean it

by **SleeperSolara** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:55 am

StockSolara wrote:
Sap Z wrote:i need to clean my filter.
can anyone post how u clean the filter - is it just under the tap that you wash it? and then cover it with the oil?

Go purchase one of those K&N Cleaning Kits and it will tell you how to clean it

Done.

by **Solorange** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:24 pm

StockSolara wrote:
Sap Z wrote:i need to clean my filter.
can anyone post how u clean the filter - is it just under the tap that you wash it? and then cover it with the oil?

Go purchase one of those K&N Cleaning Kits and it will tell you how to clean it

LOL, I just found that funny! The cleaning kit comes with everything, just get that, its an easy job.

by **TheTamago** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:39 am

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=24728

I wonder why you ppl never pay attention to a little egg like me. :roll:

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