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Old 07-12-2009, 11:25 PM
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When Should You Change Your CAI Filter?
About how long should you change your filter? Months or miles?

Or can you just clean it?











On a side note, is the General Section still being moderated? My thread just appeared right away.
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Old 07-12-2009, 11:37 PM
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clean it...as long as its one you can clean
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clean it...as long as its one you can clean
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Old 07-14-2009, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattman6
clean it...as long as its one you can clean
how can you tell it it's one?

I have the Injen one
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:01 AM
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K&N last forever
dryflow just needs to be beaten a bit, then hosed off, and let it dry before reinstalling
oiled one needs to be cleaned off, then oiled (slightly)
AEM intakes i believe are the same deal
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:02 AM
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igotz the k&n i just rense, dry install
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by cobalt123
igotz the k&n i just rense, dry install
You do know that K&N filters are designed to be oiled to work properly?!?!
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:11 AM
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You do know that K&N filters are designed to be oiled to work properly?!?!
really, i havent noticed any difference between when i cleaned it and after using it. its been several thousand miles since its been done. out of curiosity what type of oil
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:13 AM
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k&n sells a cleaning kit for the filters which includes the oil
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:13 AM
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never mind i checked K&N website, ill re oil it but havent had any problems/loss of power at all
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k and n oil... its 10 bucks for cleaner kit at autozone or pepboys
comes with the cleaner and a bottle of the oil.
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some cleaners come with the squeeze spray oil and others come with the aerosol can of oil....

not just k&n sells this kit but you can get any one of the other cleaning kits with oil from kragen or autozone or watever...they usually run like 20 bucks or so

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k and n oil... its 10 bucks for cleaner kit at autozone or pepboys
comes with the cleaner and a bottle of the oil.
alright 10 or 20 bucks watever
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im gonna do it
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Originally Posted by mtbrent
You do know that K&N filters are designed to be oiled to work properly?!?!
K&N sells dryflow filters as well though..dont they? they dont only have oiled filters
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so for Injen I have to oil my filter up a lil?
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