Hey guys, I have a friend that owns a cobalt, hes dumb like rocks and has an INJEN intake, INJEN filter still that came with it. He doesn't know many things and well he thinks this filter is a dry filter that does not require oiling. Im telling him it does, looking out for the best interest of his car and protecting it from the dumb...hes not going to oil the thing unless he reads it on here, and for some reason does not even believe INJEN.com, so save a cobalt tell the kid to oil the thing and that it is NOT a dry filter, thanks guys.

 

I have a Injen intake on my ss/sc and mine HAS TO BE OILED.

 

I have injen, it has to be oiled?

Ive had mine for a year now, and havent cleaned or oiled it.

Is it too late to clean it? Should I buy a new one?
What should I buy, where can I get it?

 

Nah, they are made to be reused, just buy a k&n recharge kit, you could probally find one at an auto store, i personally bought an INJEN cleaning kit on line (can be found on INJEN.com, if you chose to buy a new filter, also you could buy it on INJEN.com), but im sure if you shop around with part number you require you can find it cheaper than buying it directly from INJEN. You should check your filter to see how dirty it actually is, some of this depends on how many miles you drive and your area, and how dusty your roads are.

 

Im gonna clean mine tomorrow. I bought a k&n cleaning and oiling kit for like $15.

 

What model cobalt does he have? It is an oiled filter that comes with the injen intakes (at least for the ss/sc)
How long has he had it on the car for?

 

why don't you just switch it to an AEM dry flow filter and call it a day

 

Ive driven probably about 30k miles since I put it on, It is really dirty. I did my HID's like last week and it looked pretty bad, I was kind of concerned about it

Where can I get one cheap?

 

Im not sure, to be honest he has it in sri mode and its not bad, we were just discussing the topic...the model is LS, and this is more of a wake up call for him to use the stuff he buys the way it is intended. I was just trying to get through to him that these filters require oil to be used to catch the dirt, put it in dry it wont catch everything it should..

 

Just beware of over-oiling these filters. Most people that have problems with oiled filters, do so after re-oiling it themselves (ie: they over oil it and mess up their sensor)

 

tis what i did

threadjack: how do you clean the aem??? /threadjack

 

Since I had to search a bit to find this info -

Injen cleaning kit here: http://injenonline.com/cgi-bin/Merch...egory_Code=***

K&N Recharge Kit (Advance Auto Parts): http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...goryCode=3335I

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i just cleaned mine this weekend, and u do have to be careful of over-oiling it.

Just get a 5 gallon bucket with 1/2 windshield washer fluid (3 bucks) and cover the thing with dish detergent and slosh it around and let it soak for 10 min.

Then use the K&N recharge kit you bought from advance auto or autozone or pepboys and grab the cleaner stuff. Spray it on, wait 10 min and rinse until the gauze inside gets as close to white as you can. Also look inside of it and see if you still see debris in the center circular black section. If you do, repeat with the cleaner, wait 10 more min and then rinse. Keep doing it and then spray from the inside out through the gauze.

spray the filter with oil until it turns to the K&N pink color again, inside and out. Dont worry if it drips since you are using a micro-fiber rag and wiping the whole thing down inside and out. Tap to make sure you dont have any microfiber residuals inside and then LIGHTLY (one coat) spray the outside one more time for good measure. Lightly i mean dont make it run oil.

install and call it a day

btw dont subject the filter to extreme heat or cold, otherwise the gauze will be less effective and shrink, warp or just go nutts on you

 

What are the benefits of oiled vs. not oiled? What makes them different... other than the oil?