just for a reference, i had no problems with the filter for over 1 year (~20,000 miles). then all of a sudden my maf went out. i pulled apart my intake and everything was covered with oil. even my tb was basically ruined. from cleaning/reoiling it slowly built up oul in my intake and ended up really ******* my car up.

if you want to use a filter get an aem dryflow, or one of the new k&n dry filters. don't mess with any oiled filters.

 

how does oil get in there anyway? your just basicly changing a filter right?

 

the oil that is on the filter gets sucked through the filter and into the intake. when i pulled my inatke off it was bone dry... all the oil was in the intake tube, on my maf, and all over my tb.

 

tb? and how much did it cost you to replace it? is there anyway of avoiding this issue?

 

dont use oiled filters.

 

how can you tell which one is a oil filter? i was just gonna get the k&n filter

 

most filters are oiled honestly.

K&N has been around a long time making filters, so its not like you can discount them as bad.....but the simple fact is dryflow is a better technology, basically exactly the same results but without oil on the filter.

http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=93

 

Ive put 12,000 miles on my car with the K&N filter so far no problems.

 

i heard when you use dry air filters and they get wet they suck hella bad. and it is winter where i live now and has been raining alot. but do you guys think ill have any problems with the k&n

 

tb = throttle body. i didn't have to replace it i had to take of the throttle body and clean it out with throttle body cleaner.

there is really no way to avoid that other than not oiling the filter which would be horrible since the oil is what cathes all the particulates in the air.

 

like i said, i had no problems for a year. put a little more then 20,000 miles on the car with the filter before i experienced problems.

 

listen i really don't care who uses an oiled filter or not. it's not my car, but i'm trying to give you a heads up to avoid the headaches i've gone through the past 3 months trying to get my car to run right again. if you want to screw yourself in the long run, then by all means be my guest.

 

ill prob only put like 2000 miles on the air box mod
then buy cai

 

im gonna have to say that the airbox mod is great but with the 1009 filter i think it is the bigger one of the two k&n's ,fits loose and i had it on for abot 2 months and it started falling off. So i had to tighten it back up and hopefully its doing good its about time for a check and i think im just gonna get a dryflow with my xmas money

 

im gonna get the tag stage 2 for christmas and injen cai and headers back 3" racing exhaust