Re: Dirty K&N Filter!

[Shaun Folkerts <fiatlancia@earthlink.net>]

Actually, the K&N box here in front of me says,
"Except under extremely dusty conditions, the K&N will only need servicing
every 50,000 to 100,000 miles of driving."
I don't quite think I'll be waiting that long....
Elsewhere on the box it says "flows like new for up to 50,000 miles without
cleaning", as Alexander said.
Seems K&N overestimates their product as much as Huw underestimates it. :^)
My recommendation is to know thy car, and service based upon where and how
you drive.
Shaun Folkerts



Huw Powell wrote:

> >   K&N states cleaning is needed every
> > 50k miles I believe.
>
> me not believe that.
>
> paper air filter in our cars, 20k interval, usually look nice still
> unless they get "oiled" by the PCV system.
>
> In fact, the big debris falls off them since they are dry.
>
> Anyway, I thought the K&N's in our cars had to be cleaned every 10k...
> at a minimum.  heck, the manual that comes with my suggests doing things
> like changing the paper element *daily* under harsh conditions like
> war.  Unless I was hallucinating.
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
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