K&N air filter oil mess

Rusty · 10-19-2013, 02:50 AM

Clean up the air box, clean the inlet tubing, clean the MAF's, clean the filters. Only re-oil the inlet side of the filters. The side towards the engine, don't oil it. Most people make the mistake of trying to get every pleat of the filter coated in oil. What ends up is too much oil, and it drips and gets sucked down the inlet tubing.

kfull · 10-19-2013, 11:27 AM

checked..the passenger side air box had just a tiny tiny droplet of oil. just wiped it up with a paper towel. drivers side was totally clean. air filters looked pretty damn clean too after a lot of driving over 2 months

chii370 · 10-19-2013, 04:20 PM

Checked mine. Installed 4 months ago. Small specks of oil, nothing u would even notice unless u were looking for it. Whew.

Dobs · 10-21-2013, 12:55 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys. I cleaned everything and reassembled. Although it appeared that the oil had only sprayed about 1/3rd of the way up the wall of the air boxes on the engine side (hadn't reached the tubes with the MAF sensors), I cleaned the sensors just in case. Everything looks good in my OBD II software.

I think I'll make a complaint to K&N anyway. Will let you know what they say.

10-19-2013, 02:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,581 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	Clean up the air box, clean the inlet tubing, clean the MAF's, clean the filters. Only re-oil the inlet side of the filters. The side towards the engine, don't oil it. Most people make the mistake of trying to get every pleat of the filter coated in oil. What ends up is too much oil, and it drips and gets sucked down the inlet tubing. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-19-2013, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
kfull Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 909 Drives: A lot Rep Power: 16	checked..the passenger side air box had just a tiny tiny droplet of oil. just wiped it up with a paper towel. drivers side was totally clean. air filters looked pretty damn clean too after a lot of driving over 2 months __________________ 2012 GM 6MT sports package \| FI non res cf exhaust \| K&N Drop Ins \| Viper 3303 security system w/ tilt sensor \| GTR start button \| 35% rear 45% side window tint \| Michelin PSS

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10-19-2013, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 18	Checked mine. Installed 4 months ago. Small specks of oil, nothing u would even notice unless u were looking for it. Whew.

10-21-2013, 12:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dobs Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Jose Posts: 9 Drives: 370z Touring & Sport Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the feedback guys. I cleaned everything and reassembled. Although it appeared that the oil had only sprayed about 1/3rd of the way up the wall of the air boxes on the engine side (hadn't reached the tubes with the MAF sensors), I cleaned the sensors just in case. Everything looks good in my OBD II software. I think I'll make a complaint to K&N anyway. Will let you know what they say.