K&N Drop In Filter Results

[Vtim]

just a note, after you wash the K & N filter, it needs to be dried before you re-oil it, also you'll need to make sure it's not over or under oiled. That's the reason most owners DIY instead of going back to dealers for the re-oiling

 

What I normally do is this.

 

1) Soak the K & N with the cleaning lotion for at least 20mins then wash away the oil+dirt under running water.

 

2) Leave to K & N to dry in the sun or you can use Hair Dryer but do not place too close to the filter elements, 2 to 3" will be fine.

 

3)Apply the red oil on the filter elements & put the whole filter on top of few pieces of newspaper, this is to ensure any extra oil will be absorb away instead of being suck into the air throttle body & screwup the air flow sensor. I normally leave it overnight, just to be sure .

 

 

So, I never trust those free cleaning & re-oiling provided by those workshop

[Toalson]

So wat's the frequency of wash n re-oil? And how to tell if under or over oiled?

[Ecaf]

hiya,

 

i've just washed and re-oiled my K&N a few weeks back. that's after driving 30,000km on quite dusty roads. u can actually do the svc after u hit 50,000km, but depends on the road condition

 

for me, after oiling, i'll make sure i dont see any oil still dripping from the gauze. also, make sure the filter element turns reddish - that means it's sufficiently oiled

[Alant]

Hi Ecaf, so do you feel the car any diff before and after cleaning the filter?

 

Thanks.

[Ecaf]

not much difference.. mebbe coz i cleaned it before it got that dirty. i just felt like cleaning it hehehe

 

altho recently my FC has improved a tad, but i cant use that as a comparison coz i also just recently have been using v-power

 

but i think it's advisable to clean and oil the filter probably after using it for 40,000km for singapore roads. too much invisible and visible dust flying around on the roads here

[Alant]

Thanks.

[Toalson]

Tks 4 e info!

 

Think will get one soon, hvnt even started using yet.

[Vtim]

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So wat's the frequency of wash n re-oil? And how to tell if under or over oiled?

 

it all depends on the road that you travel but I often take it out to check every 10k km. Mine being a rectangle in shape so I can basically rotate 180 deg & use it again before I need to wash it

 

when it's properly oiled, you can see the element is red in colour when you view it thru' the light. What I normally do is, I'll take out the K & N when I reach home in the evening, wash it & then use hairdryer to dry it, then apply the red oil until all the element is red in colour. Next I'll leave the K & N filter on top of newspaper (a few pages thick) overnight to soakup any excess oil and if I need to go out at night, I'll just drop in the stock paper filter & used it until tomorrow morning

[DonJuan]

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nope very tempted to convert dun have lobang too

 

Hi all

 

I've found out that the local distributor for Green filters is:

 

Red Dot Motorsports

Tel: 6726 3280

 

No address given, tho.

 

According to them, look out for their advertisement in HotStuff mag next mth. FYI

 

 

Hi All,

 

I check with the owner of Red Dot Motorsports. According to him, the pricing varies depending on the model and make of the car. It is not like KNN which is one price for all types kind.

 

Regards,

Alan

[Linus]

been using v-power

wah bro... good feed for ur ride leh...

[Linus]

i am juz changing to K&N oso. hope can feel the difference... so excited siah....

[Potheader]

K&N low end is no good.. affect FC if you are stop and go.. but if you are mostly highway, then

[Poortraveller]

time to do CAI liao

[Osiris]

throw in mine 2 months ago. don't notice any difference.

[Osiris]

how come affect FC when stop and go? what's da theory?

[Linus]

hmm.. affect low end doesnt apply to all cars. i know of 323s who have put in K&N din affect their low end leh... mabbe VVTI need more fresh air for its low end. our dyno DOHC engines still not so bad. time to do CAI for u liao.

[Linus]

cause once u stop, need to apply more energy to start again, as compare to moving all along in a continuous motion, of coz more jiak yu.

[Poortraveller]

since low end suffer, u rev higher ... more stop/go u rev more often, so higher FC