I've heard horror stories on K&N air filters not filtering enough dust/dirt and decided if AFE dryflow is a much better option? It's a little more expensive, but I believe its much easier to clean and no need to re-oil. I did a search and didn't have much info on AFE dry flow filters for our cars. Any info would help, thanks!

 

Another question is if it's safe to use the K&N cleaner from the recharge kit, the one that comes with the oil is safe to use to clean a AFE dry flow filter. Of course I won't be using the oil.

 

if you've done no other modifications on your car, you will not get any gains from changing the filter. There is no need to outthink honda engineers and use a different filter.

Even so, a disposable paper filter is good for 30k miles, due to the geometry of the ducting and the filter positioning. So do the math on how many changes you need to actually break even.

 

Thanks. Only reason why I go for re-washable filters is because I don't have to keep buying them. I've changed them between 20-25k miles as where I live there tends to be more dust/dirt/sand. So it pays for itself after 50k. Perhaps Honda engineers designed paper filters to make money so customers can keep buying/replacing filters every so often?

 

There is no need to oil the aFe dry flow filters. Either tap them out, vacuum/blow them out, or wash them good old fashioned water (may be dish soap safe too, I don't remember) to clean them. Just make sure its dry prior to reinstalling.

 

Yeah, I know dry filter only needs to be cleaned and not oiled. What I'm trying to say is if its ok to use the cleaner from that kit instead to clean it. I'll give it a try. Thanks for all the help!

 

There is no reason to use the cleaner from the K&N kit. The cleaner is designed to degrade the filter oil. Since it a dry filter, just vacuum it out or wash it out with warm water from the inside (never was a reusable filter from the outside as it forces the dirt into the filter media).