Those with K&N air filters ...question!
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Austin, TX
Really, not being a jackass when I say- until it's dry. I put mine in front of a fan set to medium, and finish up whatever else I'm working on, then grab it. Usually 10 minutes or so. May not take that long, but drier is better. If it's still wet, there's more of a chance of the oil dripping through, which is where some may have issues with killing sensors if they over-oil the filters- Mark W.
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Rhode Island
Heres what I do, clean the filter and while you are waiting for it to dry put a paper filter in the airbox for a day, save the paper air filter for the "drying" days and clean your filter with every oil change this will give you the best gas milage and its a thing ive been doing for years hope this helps...
Heres what I do, clean the filter and while you are waiting for it to dry put a paper filter in the airbox for a day, save the paper air filter for the "drying" days and clean your filter with every oil change this will give you the best gas milage and its a thing ive been doing for years hope this helps...
it was a fairly simple process, as long as you have a few hours to spare to make sure everything dries without the need to drive, it's OK.
filter was a little bit dirty, hoping this'll improve my MPG!
Heres what I do, clean the filter and while you are waiting for it to dry put a paper filter in the airbox for a day, save the paper air filter for the "drying" days and clean your filter with every oil change this will give you the best gas milage and its a thing ive been doing for years hope this helps...
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 428
From: Harmaston, TX
Nope, will not improve your mpg with todays computer controlled fuel injection. Well maybe if your filter was completed plugged up but our cars aren't even old enough for that to be the case. Years ago with carburetors yes mpg and performance was affected even by partially blocked filters.
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^ Not quite. While I agree that older carb'ed cars suffered more from even slightly clogged air filters, modern EFI systems still suffer when the air filter starts to clog- they're just better at compensating. A clogged air filter will still hurt fuel economy- Mark W.
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