the rep said that the K&N fliters are really bad for fords and dont seal well. then he told me that caused my master censor chip to go out. the best part about it is it cost me 600 bucks. when the that was the fliter they had on it when they sold me the car. are K&N fliters really bad??? also if the car is not accerating would that be the chip
thanks
2007-03-27 06:29:29 · 6 answers · asked by walker texas ranger 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
they are just making exuses, they don't like them because they know they can't sell you one of their overpriced crappy paper ones, just wash yours and oil it
2007-03-27 06:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by ClassicMustang 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming this was the dealership. They always say crap like this. It's easier for them to assume that anything not stock is to blame for anything that fails, so they do. They especially like to pull this one when the car is under warranty and throwing a check engine light.
It's just not true. A K&N filter is superior to a stock paper filter in every way unless it's over-oiled, in which case the excess oil can coat sensors.
As far as it not sealing well, that's just plain BS. If you can look at the filter and it's covering the hole going to the air hose, it's seals just fine.
2007-03-27 14:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by Ferret 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K&N are really good to use. They have a million mile warenty. Anyway, they are build to filter the air without going bad. They tend to filter the air a little too good in the higher elevation. Being as the thinner air makes cars breath heavier here. Anyway, that would not be the reason for the problems. However, the chip being bad could cause it. Check into a good tune up and an injector cleaner.
2007-03-27 13:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by Adventures of Dave 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if the K&N is over oiled, it can cover the mass air sensor and cause it to fail. If you clean the treat the filter the right way, there should be no problems.
2007-03-27 13:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by Mike C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, many problems could relate to a sensor. I know from experience that volkswagen cars don't like K+N's ('Green' are fine though) because they are over oiled and it coats the MAF sensor making it unreadable
2007-03-27 13:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by chrisbowe82 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think that guy is full of you know what!
2007-03-27 21:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋