K&N Drop in filter question (for those who bought them)

Chuck33079 · 10-24-2019, 10:22 AM

All of the K&Ns I've bought have come over-oiled. Let is sit on some paper towels overnight before you install.

Rusty · 10-24-2019, 08:00 PM

The last thing you want to do when reoiling the K&N filters is to over oil. A light coating will do. When you over oil. The oil gets sucked into the inlet pipes and manifold. Plus it coated the MAF sensors and throttle body blades too. Leading to other issues. I clean mine once a year. When I park it for the winter.

Quicksilvers · 10-25-2019, 05:20 AM

To each in their own experience. All the K&N air filters I purchased new appeared to be pre-oiled the correct amount. Once every year I use the K&N recharge kit and clean and oil my air filters. Some of the benefits are better fuel mileage, cleaner intakes,make more power etc. I have seen from my tuner that the installation of K&N air filters on our cars will make power I’ve seen 1-5 whp nothing you will ever actually feel though on the butt dyno.

10-24-2019, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29540	All of the K&Ns I've bought have come over-oiled. Let is sit on some paper towels overnight before you install. God-Speed, Rusty, jchammond and 1 others like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

10-24-2019, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,579 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	The last thing you want to do when reoiling the K&N filters is to over oil. A light coating will do. When you over oil. The oil gets sucked into the inlet pipes and manifold. Plus it coated the MAF sensors and throttle body blades too. Leading to other issues. I clean mine once a year. When I park it for the winter. jchammond likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-25-2019, 05:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,038 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25465	To each in their own experience. All the K&N air filters I purchased new appeared to be pre-oiled the correct amount. Once every year I use the K&N recharge kit and clean and oil my air filters. Some of the benefits are better fuel mileage, cleaner intakes,make more power etc. I have seen from my tuner that the installation of K&N air filters on our cars will make power I’ve seen 1-5 whp nothing you will ever actually feel though on the butt dyno. __________________ Mr. Clean

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