cleaning my filter

dowork · March 11th, 2009, 02:06 PM

anything i should no when cleaning my k&n filter? or just run some water on the inside of it at a gentle stream

Dolbs4082 · March 11th, 2009, 02:10 PM

they actually make a kit for cleaning your k&n filter man... its like 15 bux... u spray some kinda soap stuff on it and soak it with that, then you rinse it off good, let it dry completely and then spray it with this red oily stuff that attracks the dirt

works great!

dowork · March 11th, 2009, 02:11 PM

o really yea ill try and get that. do i rinse the oil off or just let it soak in?

Dolbs4082 · March 11th, 2009, 02:15 PM

soak in the soapy stuff, rinse really good, then soak in the red oil and leave it alone, i like to spray the red on then wipe off all the chrome on my filter and put it back in... but i'd let it set for a lil bit before running the motor... make sure the filter is completely dry before putting the red oil on it, and make sure its dry when u put it back in the car!

dowork · March 11th, 2009, 02:17 PM

ok yea i think the kit that have isnt the spray oil its the one you have to apply to each crack how long did it take to dry after the soapy stuff? and the hose goes on the inside of the filter washing out correct opposite of the air flow

mrsinister2424 · March 11th, 2009, 02:29 PM

Yeah, these guys got it^^^^.

Just get the kit, spray it with the cleaner. MAKE SURE TO LET IT SIT ON A BOX OR SOMETHING. That cleaner will ruin stuff, stain concrete. Let it sit for 15-20, take a hose and put it on the inside. Repeat as desired..

Don't get the kit that has that oil. Get the one with the spray can oil, thats a piece of cake. Much easier to get even. Just go to kragen, or autozone, or napa. They usually have them.

dowork · March 11th, 2009, 02:31 PM

ight ill look into that thanks

Dolbs4082 · March 11th, 2009, 02:45 PM

yea the oil should be an aerosall can... takes like 20-30 min for my filter to dry just out in the sun light on top of my polaris...

thepizzle44 · March 11th, 2009, 02:50 PM

how often shoudl u clean the filter?

~C~ · March 11th, 2009, 03:00 PM

every 50k miles it says. but i would do it sooner than that.

+1 on the spray can. I only ever had to do it once. The shit works damn good.

mrsinister2424 · March 11th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Doesn't really matter. I don't think you will notice any kind of gain, or decrease in power either way. Theoretically, if its more gunked up, it should let more air in. But the quality of the air is lowered. I like to keep it clean... so like 2-3 times a year? But its mainly so it doesn't look like someone took a shit on my intake.

~C~ · March 11th, 2009, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by mrsinister2424

Doesn't really matter. I don't think you will notice any kind of gain, or decrease in power either way. Theoretically, if its more gunked up, it should let more air in. But the quality of the air is lowered. I like to keep it clean... so like 2-3 times a year? But its mainly so it doesn't look like someone took a shit on my intake.

your intake was pooped on!

thepizzle44 · March 11th, 2009, 03:05 PM

haha

Dolbs4082 · March 11th, 2009, 03:23 PM

i clean mine about over 3-4 months, just because thats when im changing my oil, so i pull the filter, clean it out and while its drying i drain the oil. then i spray it down and while its drying with the oil on it, i fill the car with oil haha

thepizzle44 · March 11th, 2009, 03:26 PM

mines just such a whore to get to....i fuckin hate taking the filter off

dowork · March 13th, 2009, 04:20 PM

yea gettin off the filter sux cuz you have to take off the maf also. how long it take to dry?

Dolbs4082 · March 13th, 2009, 04:33 PM

takes the filter roughly 20 - 25 minutes to get all the water dried off sitting out side in the wind.

99mustanggtman · March 13th, 2009, 06:06 PM

I used the recharge kit.

Fluffy The Rhino · March 13th, 2009, 06:43 PM

I'm about ready to set my K&N on fire.

ajm · March 13th, 2009, 06:47 PM

^ thats a good idea, nothing against the k&n's afterall im still using one but after buying one of the amsoil universal filters they appear to filter much better and way easier/faster to clean.

March 11th, 2009, 02:06 PM	#1
dowork Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern VA Posts: 502 iTrader: 0 reviews	cleaning my filter anything i should no when cleaning my k&n filter? or just run some water on the inside of it at a gentle stream __________________ k&n fipk, mgw shifter, eibach pro kit, grille delete, borla cat bac, sct tuner, steeda pulleys, bbk Lts and catted x pipe, aluminum d/s, and 4.10s

March 11th, 2009, 02:11 PM	#3
dowork Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern VA Posts: 502 iTrader: 0 reviews	o really yea ill try and get that. do i rinse the oil off or just let it soak in? __________________ k&n fipk, mgw shifter, eibach pro kit, grille delete, borla cat bac, sct tuner, steeda pulleys, bbk Lts and catted x pipe, aluminum d/s, and 4.10s

March 11th, 2009, 02:17 PM	#5
dowork Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern VA Posts: 502 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok yea i think the kit that have isnt the spray oil its the one you have to apply to each crack how long did it take to dry after the soapy stuff? and the hose goes on the inside of the filter washing out correct opposite of the air flow __________________ k&n fipk, mgw shifter, eibach pro kit, grille delete, borla cat bac, sct tuner, steeda pulleys, bbk Lts and catted x pipe, aluminum d/s, and 4.10s

March 11th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#6
mrsinister2424 Hardcore Enthusiast 99' Mustang GT 3214@OVER 9000!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,629 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah, these guys got it^^^^. Just get the kit, spray it with the cleaner. MAKE SURE TO LET IT SIT ON A BOX OR SOMETHING. That cleaner will ruin stuff, stain concrete. Let it sit for 15-20, take a hose and put it on the inside. Repeat as desired.. Don't get the kit that has that oil. Get the one with the spray can oil, thats a piece of cake. Much easier to get even. Just go to kragen, or autozone, or napa. They usually have them. __________________ 99' Rio Red Mustang GT: --My Garage-- Check garage. Vortech V-1 intercooled running 9lbs of boost Life= eat, lift, eat, eat, eat, sleep, repeat

March 11th, 2009, 02:31 PM	#7
dowork Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern VA Posts: 502 iTrader: 0 reviews	ight ill look into that thanks __________________ k&n fipk, mgw shifter, eibach pro kit, grille delete, borla cat bac, sct tuner, steeda pulleys, bbk Lts and catted x pipe, aluminum d/s, and 4.10s

March 11th, 2009, 02:10 PM	#2
Dolbs4082 I Blumpkin Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 5,958 iTrader: 0 reviews	they actually make a kit for cleaning your k&n filter man... its like 15 bux... u spray some kinda soap stuff on it and soak it with that, then you rinse it off good, let it dry completely and then spray it with this red oily stuff that attracks the dirt works great!

March 11th, 2009, 02:15 PM	#4
Dolbs4082 I Blumpkin Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 5,958 iTrader: 0 reviews	soak in the soapy stuff, rinse really good, then soak in the red oil and leave it alone, i like to spray the red on then wipe off all the chrome on my filter and put it back in... but i'd let it set for a lil bit before running the motor... make sure the filter is completely dry before putting the red oil on it, and make sure its dry when u put it back in the car!

March 11th, 2009, 02:45 PM	#8
Dolbs4082 I Blumpkin Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 5,958 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea the oil should be an aerosall can... takes like 20-30 min for my filter to dry just out in the sun light on top of my polaris...

March 11th, 2009, 02:50 PM	#9
thepizzle44 Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 Plymouth Voyager The BangBus Join Date: May 2008 Location: RI Posts: 1,122 iTrader: 0 reviews	how often shoudl u clean the filter? __________________ 03 GT: Totaled 2000 Ford F-150 Triton V8:F'd in the A 1999 Plymouth Voyager: The BangBus Topless Mustang Club Member

March 11th, 2009, 03:00 PM	#10
~C~ ~C~, The Other White Meat! Y2K YellowJacket GT ~TBD~ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West side B-More Posts: 1,697 iTrader: 2 reviews	every 50k miles it says. but i would do it sooner than that. +1 on the spray can. I only ever had to do it once. The shit works damn good. __________________ BLOWN Bumblebeast! 370 rwhp / 381 ft lbs ~Tuned by JJ at WMS "Like the blind man says......We shall see...."

March 11th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#11
mrsinister2424 Hardcore Enthusiast 99' Mustang GT 3214@OVER 9000!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,629 iTrader: 0 reviews	Doesn't really matter. I don't think you will notice any kind of gain, or decrease in power either way. Theoretically, if its more gunked up, it should let more air in. But the quality of the air is lowered. I like to keep it clean... so like 2-3 times a year? But its mainly so it doesn't look like someone took a shit on my intake. __________________ 99' Rio Red Mustang GT: --My Garage-- Check garage. Vortech V-1 intercooled running 9lbs of boost Life= eat, lift, eat, eat, eat, sleep, repeat

March 11th, 2009, 03:05 PM	#13
thepizzle44 Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 Plymouth Voyager The BangBus Join Date: May 2008 Location: RI Posts: 1,122 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha __________________ 03 GT: Totaled 2000 Ford F-150 Triton V8:F'd in the A 1999 Plymouth Voyager: The BangBus Topless Mustang Club Member

March 11th, 2009, 03:23 PM	#14
Dolbs4082 I Blumpkin Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 5,958 iTrader: 0 reviews	i clean mine about over 3-4 months, just because thats when im changing my oil, so i pull the filter, clean it out and while its drying i drain the oil. then i spray it down and while its drying with the oil on it, i fill the car with oil haha

March 11th, 2009, 03:26 PM	#15
thepizzle44 Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 Plymouth Voyager The BangBus Join Date: May 2008 Location: RI Posts: 1,122 iTrader: 0 reviews	mines just such a whore to get to....i fuckin hate taking the filter off __________________ 03 GT: Totaled 2000 Ford F-150 Triton V8:F'd in the A 1999 Plymouth Voyager: The BangBus Topless Mustang Club Member

March 13th, 2009, 04:20 PM	#16
dowork Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern VA Posts: 502 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea gettin off the filter sux cuz you have to take off the maf also. how long it take to dry? __________________ k&n fipk, mgw shifter, eibach pro kit, grille delete, borla cat bac, sct tuner, steeda pulleys, bbk Lts and catted x pipe, aluminum d/s, and 4.10s

March 13th, 2009, 06:06 PM	#18
99mustanggtman Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germantown, MD/ OSU Posts: 1,835 iTrader: 7 reviews	I used the recharge kit. __________________ Single 67mm turbo, ported pi heads, edelbrock vic jr. manifold w/HPP plenum, terminator shortblock, return fuel system... Goal 600+ rwhp.

March 13th, 2009, 06:43 PM	#19
Fluffy The Rhino Bearer of Bad News I has mustang and legacy. Slower than my Ruger. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Fuckening Posts: 2,377 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm about ready to set my K&N on fire. __________________ ~MOD NUTSWINGER~ My Tongue Soothes Razorburn STOPSAYINGFAIL.COM EVERY FART IS A GAMBLE Just Think Of Me As A White Blood Cell.

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March 13th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#17
Dolbs4082 I Blumpkin Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 5,958 iTrader: 0 reviews	takes the filter roughly 20 - 25 minutes to get all the water dried off sitting out side in the wind.

March 13th, 2009, 06:47 PM	#20
ajm Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7,966 iTrader: 4 reviews	^ thats a good idea, nothing against the k&n's afterall im still using one but after buying one of the amsoil universal filters they appear to filter much better and way easier/faster to clean.

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