does anybody know how i can clean a k/n air filter. i don't want to buy the cleaning kit. i need to know what kind of soap and oil i need to use. and how often do i need to do tjhis?
2006-11-14 22:50:30 · 6 answers · asked by sdad570 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
liquid dish soap and warm water let it dry and oil with 30 w engine oil
2006-11-15 02:03:24 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the proper cleaning and oiling kit or throw out the filter and buy a paper element. Why have a K&N filter and then not care for it in the proper manner ?
If you do decide to do the right thing, be easy on the oil when oiling the filter, it can contaminate the mass air flow sensor wire if over oiled (especially on Fords).
2006-11-15 08:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by jarhed 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't be a cheapskate and buy the cleaning kit. They work properly and will assure the filter works at maximum efficiency. If you really can't splurge on the cleaning kit, I'd try a light mixture of dawn dish soap and water to clean, then reoil with a light weight oil like wd40.
2006-11-15 08:51:36 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cleaning kit is only about $10-$15 and you can get 4-5 cleanings out of it depending on the size of the filter. The red dye in the spray oil lets you know you have the filter oiled properly [when spotless clean the filter is white] I strongly recommend the kit. K&N says to clean it every 50,000 miles or something silly like that, most of my customers have me clean thiers when it looks nasty usually around 15,000-20,000 miles depending on where you drive
2006-11-15 08:16:02 · answer #4 · answered by Fritz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you want to distroy you filter just get the darn kit! I got on sale for $9.99.
2006-11-15 09:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by DialM4Speed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
buy the kit putz there under 10 bucks
2006-11-15 09:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by truss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋