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How to clean a K & N Air Filter
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:58 pm
by XWL61
Hi all
I have a K & N Air Filter for Ugabugchugabug's car, it needs a clean. The instructions say to clean it in some special K & N Air Filter Cleaner.
This will no doubt be expensive, so whats the cheap alternative?
Andy
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:01 pm
by picky
You could clean it with something else, but I would definitely use the K&N filter oil to oil it up again after cleaning it.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:27 pm
by wibble_puppy
hi andy
check the K&N website, they go into a lot of detail about how to maintain the filters and why
wibble xx
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:55 pm
by plastic_orange
Cleaning kit is around £14, but it will clean quite a few filters, so would probably work out about £2 a time - hardly expensive. They should however be cleaned a bit more frequently than people do. Refer to website as indicated previously.
Pete
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:53 pm
by bmcecosse
Stick to what's sold by K&N - or risk ruining the filter.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:01 am
by downsey
when i had my A-series i just washed it out in the sink and then re-oiled it with the special K and N oil spray can. Seemed to work fine (although i'm not sure if that whats your supposed to do
) and the can was only few dollars.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:41 pm
by paul.kissick
I had a mechanic once, he used parrifin on the filter. he well and truly wreck that filter on me. Needless to say i don't use that mechanic anymore. so my advice do what it says on the tin,
Your filter would have cost a few bob, £14 costs a lot less than a new filter.