Cleaning K&N cone filter without kit - alternates?
#1
Cleaning K&N cone filter without kit - alternates?
How can i clean this filter without getting the kit? Currently i have a foam filter which is easy to clean (soapy solution and then some engine oil on it after it dries) but i have my old K&N waiting to be cleaned which is cotton.
After reading a few google searches i found you can clean with soap (dish soap good or detergent cause its cotton?) or a petroleum distillate (what is this? gas??) but not sure if that can damage it.
As for the oil, the foam filter i can easily coat and then squeeze out excess but not sure if i can do that to the cotton one. I have some filter oil left somewhere i bought from a dirt bike shop but i think its done or down to the last bit. i'm looking for alternates to this if possible but i'll find a bike shop that hopefully carries it.
thanks
After reading a few google searches i found you can clean with soap (dish soap good or detergent cause its cotton?) or a petroleum distillate (what is this? gas??) but not sure if that can damage it.
As for the oil, the foam filter i can easily coat and then squeeze out excess but not sure if i can do that to the cotton one. I have some filter oil left somewhere i bought from a dirt bike shop but i think its done or down to the last bit. i'm looking for alternates to this if possible but i'll find a bike shop that hopefully carries it.
thanks
#2
K&N's are kinda meh for that. the company even admits that the filter relies on debris caught in the oil to catch more debris like a snowfall effect to trap stuff, paper filters are still better. i wouldnt use anything but the actual K&N stuff on the filter
#3
i should look into those aem dry flow filters n see if they can house a v-stack or that pop charger... no money anyways lol
#6
#8
i read that about paper filters too! thats *****, i like that filter. it looks better and has a small rubber velocity stack in it, oh well i think i'ma stick with my ****ty and ugly weaponR... gonna clean it an then oil it before i go to bed.
i should look into those aem dry flow filters n see if they can house a v-stack or that pop charger... no money anyways lol
i should look into those aem dry flow filters n see if they can house a v-stack or that pop charger... no money anyways lol
#11
any vehicle with a MAF will get fecked up from over oiling a K&N. every gen of Maxima has a MAF
#13
My mechanic recenlty washed my K&N conical with liquid soap and asked me not to worry about the oiling as it was just a money making racket of using the oil etc.The filter looks clean but i am still considering getting it oiled.
The place where i got it installed from suggested that i can use a thin layer of engine oil.Don't know if this will be ok for the filter.
The place where i got it installed from suggested that i can use a thin layer of engine oil.Don't know if this will be ok for the filter.
#15
You're nutz for not oiling that thing back up per the mech's suggestion. And i'd never go back to him again if he thinks he knows better.
I'd stick with the stuff from k&n, i just did mine this week. Of course after you're done spraying the oil, you have to remove all the excess on the rubber, and i set mine ontop of an inverted shop fan for about 30 minutes. I know it's oil, but it actually seemed to dry up...nothing coming out with the paper towel after the fan trick.
I'd stick with the stuff from k&n, i just did mine this week. Of course after you're done spraying the oil, you have to remove all the excess on the rubber, and i set mine ontop of an inverted shop fan for about 30 minutes. I know it's oil, but it actually seemed to dry up...nothing coming out with the paper towel after the fan trick.
#16
As others have said any detergent/soap that has fat/oil dissolving properties will work. Use it with warm/hot water. Don't use any solvents because they can damage the filter.
I would only use the K&N oil on the filter.
I would only use the K&N oil on the filter.
#17
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/BCP-BLUE-Cold...vxp=mtr&_uhb=1
AEM dryflows are way to expensive (about $80 ship) for what you get so i'll be getting a BLOX racing filter (dry flow) and velocity stack for $100 shipped. figured i'd rather add $20 and get a velocity stack that will add a pony or two.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290761028618...S:1123&vxp=mtr
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