K&N users
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2001 E430 Sport
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Ok so I have had my 210 for 4 or so months the first thing i did was change the oil and put a K&N in. I noticed mine needs cleaning. How often do you clean yours? Is it normal to clean them often? I had a open one in my 4Runner and did not have to clean it that often. By the way i live in Atlanta and drive 72miles round trip to work.
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Ok so I have had my 210 for 4 or so months the first thing i did was change the oil and put a K&N in. I noticed mine needs cleaning. How often do you clean yours? Is it normal to clean them often? I had a open one in my 4Runner and did not have to clean it that often. By the way i live in Atlanta and drive 72miles round trip to work.
put the k&n in the trash, and use a stock paper filter.
here are the reasons:
1. It filters much better
2. You don't have oil possibly getting all over the maf. This is especially prevalent upon re-oiling.
3. The power difference is not noticeable.
4. paper filters are about $15, and you don't have to worry about cleaning, oiling, etc.
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From: Atlanta Ga
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Can I make a suggestion?
put the k&n in the trash, and use a stock paper filter.
here are the reasons:
1. It filters much better
2. You don't have oil possibly getting all over the maf. This is especially prevalent upon re-oiling.
3. The power difference is not noticeable.
4. paper filters are about $15, and you don't have to worry about cleaning, oiling, etc.
put the k&n in the trash, and use a stock paper filter.
here are the reasons:
1. It filters much better
2. You don't have oil possibly getting all over the maf. This is especially prevalent upon re-oiling.
3. The power difference is not noticeable.
4. paper filters are about $15, and you don't have to worry about cleaning, oiling, etc.
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From: Clifton, NJ
96 and 08 911 turbos
I have not used a K&N in my MB because of the above reasons. I found a lot of crap under the filter when I bought the car. I cleaned it all out, and I've driven about 5k miles since then. I've checked the airbox and so far its been pretty clean.
I have a lot of experience with K&Ns in other cars and the higher silica level indicates a less completely filtering. If I didn't have any other choice on my mustang, I would run a paper filter on that as well.
I have a lot of experience with K&Ns in other cars and the higher silica level indicates a less completely filtering. If I didn't have any other choice on my mustang, I would run a paper filter on that as well.
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sure.
I've cleaned and reoiled probably 20 or 25 K&Ns and I still over oil. The spray oil is not the easiest thing to control.
One thing I've found that helps to reduce the chances of a contaminated MAF, is to wrap the new, or freshly oiled k&N in newspaper for a few hours to soak up some of the oil.
Its really a catch-22. They need a good amount of oil to filter properly, but if you put too much on, you screw up the maf.
I've cleaned and reoiled probably 20 or 25 K&Ns and I still over oil. The spray oil is not the easiest thing to control.
One thing I've found that helps to reduce the chances of a contaminated MAF, is to wrap the new, or freshly oiled k&N in newspaper for a few hours to soak up some of the oil.
Its really a catch-22. They need a good amount of oil to filter properly, but if you put too much on, you screw up the maf.
