Best way to wash K&N air filter?

[GASWAGON]

My BF I6 has the K&N flat style replacement filter fitted and I hav'nt washed and re oiled it since i've owned the car (15,000k's).

Just wondering whats the best solution to wash the filter in? Hot soapy water?
Or maybe some petrol or carbie cleaner in a spray can???

ALso I'm pretty sure i can buy the replacement filter oil from somehwere like Autobarn yeh???

[Jack960]

Supercheap and autobarn usually sell a kit which contains a cleaning solution and the oil

[Powdered Toast Man]

Go buy a K&N "recharge kit" its a pack that contains the oil and the wash. Yes you can get it at Autobarn and Repco and probably Supercheap etc. I've washed mine at least 10 times with this wash (filter has done over 200000kms in my car).

Hot soapy water wont cut it, i know i tried. You basically need a degreaser since its coated in oil.

[NTF6]

You'll most likely trash it if you wash it in petrol of carby cleaner, I've done mine a few times and I use the K&N filter cleaning kit which I find does an awesome job.

[GASWAGON]

O.k great info fella's......does anyone know how much the recharge kit costs?

I'm a bit broke at the moment!

[marcosanga]

Ive used a very soapy hot water solution and find it works great.
Need something strong like truck wash thats quite alkaline mix it up nice n soapy with hot water.
Let it soak for a good while so it dissolves the grime and loosens up nicely then swish it up n down through the water so it pushes out all the dirt.
Dont use petrol or any solvents.
But do use the recommended K+N filter oil a few light coats will let the oil have time to soak into the filter

[Powdered Toast Man]

I bought one a couple of months ago from Repco. It was $25 on special. But I have payed more like $40 in the past.

[STINKY NINJA]

Genuine k and n recharge kit is about $30 roughly,make sure you get the spray on oil and not the squeezy bottle.
Let it drip dry in the shade so the gauze doesn't degrade in the sun,will most likely take overnight to dry.

[GASWAGON]

O.k $30 is pretty cheap.

Will use compressed air to lightly/ carefully dry filter after washing.

Thanks for alll the help fella's this site is the best!

[EB#]

Cleaning a panel air filter:
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showpos...&postcount=187

[39ClevoUte]

I use a kero bath first. Then once pretty dry rinse in a kero bath with about 50mm of engine oil in it. wait till it "drys" off and all done. Cost about $10 and can be used again and again.

[Road Games]

Pop it in the dishwasher



Don't re-oil it



No Bull ...

[Silver Ghia]

Easiest way is to just replace it with an OEM paper filter. Done.

Couldn't be bothered with K&N air filters any more. They don't do much anyway except make more induction noise.

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by Silver Ghia

Easiest way is to just replace it with an OEM paper filter. Done.

Couldn't be bothered with K&N air filters any more. They don't do much anyway except make more induction noise.

You are wrong and your opinion is not needed in this thread,its about cleaning a k and n panel,unless you have helpful advice best to move along...
There is a couple of you guys who are k and n haters,maybe you could start a support group?

[uniacidz]

Normal degreaser I use in a aerosol

Then I do use the red spray oil by K&N

Does the trick






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[Feathers]

Originally Posted by STINKY NINJA

You are wrong and your opinion is not needed in this thread,its about cleaning a k and n panel,unless you have helpful advice best to move along...
There is a couple of you guys who are k and n haters,maybe you could start a support group?

I really hope that's sarcasm, or else it was a pretty OTT reply to a simple statement of opinion.

I use a light spray of degreaser and rinse with water.
Then dry it off with the air gun, and oil with air tool oil.

[baboon]

Originally Posted by Feathers

I really hope that's sarcasm, or else it was a pretty OTT reply to a simple statement of opinion.

I use a light spray of degreaser and rinse with water.
Then dry it off with the air gun, and oil with air tool oil.

I use a container of warm soapy water and I've had mine soaking for about 5 years now, during that time Im using OEM whilst it finishes cleaning for another 5.

[Bossxr8]

I bought one a few weeks ago for $20 at Autobahn. Apparently that is the new price for them.

[Silver Ghia]

Originally Posted by STINKY NINJA

You are wrong and your opinion is not needed in this thread,its about cleaning a k and n panel,unless you have helpful advice best to move along...
There is a couple of you guys who are k and n haters,maybe you could start a support group?

I was only going by my experience with panel filters in otherwise standard I6's, and I don't hate K&N air filters.

However, my hopefully helpful advice which I haven't seen mentioned yet clearly here, is that it is imperative to make sure the filter is rinsed from the clean (top) side, so the dirt goes back out from the side it came, and not forced through the filter. I use the K&N cleaner that works well.

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by Feathers

I really hope that's sarcasm, or else it was a pretty OTT reply to a simple statement of opinion.

I use a light spray of degreaser and rinse with water.
Then dry it off with the air gun, and oil with air tool oil.

Hope all you want buddy

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by Silver Ghia

I was only going by my experience with panel filters in otherwise standard I6's, and I don't hate K&N air filters.

However, my hopefully helpful advice which I haven't seen mentioned yet clearly here, is that it is imperative to make sure the filter is rinsed from the clean (top) side, so the dirt goes back out from the side it came, and not forced through the filter. I use the K&N cleaner that works well.

For a technical contributor it was a really unhelpful post,you are meant to be helpful to people asking for advice,he only asked about cleaning,not your opinion on paper vs k and n
You basically said k and n are bin worthy,awesome help...

[Jack960]

Originally Posted by STINKY NINJA

For a technical contributor it was a really unhelpful post,you are meant to be helpful to people asking for advice,he only asked about cleaning,not your opinion on paper vs k and n
You basically said k and n are bin worthy,awesome help...

No need to get aggressive mate. When I read what he posted I didn't take it the same way. He simply said the benefits may not out weigh the hassle of k&n filters (the regular cleaning and 're oiling of the filter).

If someone were not overly fussed about filters and wasn't chasing any performance (installing a k&n will not yield and noticeable increase in power) I would recommend the paper filter as it is much easier to renew.

When cleaning you must be sure to remove all debris and also make sure it is 100% dry to make sure the debris doesn't get sucked through the engine. When 're oiling you must make sure you don't over oil it otherwise you will suck up heaps of oil into the intake or under oil it otherwise dirt will go straight through.

I can see why the paper filter is better in some cases.

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by Feathers

I use a light spray of degreaser and rinse with water.
Then dry it off with the air gun, and oil with air tool oil.

I used to do the same Gerardine

Now its dishwasher air dry and refit . sure it doesn't look pink anymore but it sounds ace and the engine oil doesn't discolour that quickly like some reckon...

I gave my filter clean kit away... Normal degreaser works ace as well

Peace out ...

[PHANTMXR6]

Here's how the manufacturer recommends doing it.

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm

[99AUXR]

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

Here's how the manufacturer recommends doing it.

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm

How dare you bring logic here.

[Peuty]

Stinky Ninja must be off his meds today.

I use the standard recharge kit. No dramas here at all.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by Peuty

I use the standard recharge kit. No dramas here at all.

Absolutely.

OP, the instructions are on the recharge pack. Follow them and you are sweet.

Only thing is I ran out of oil about 3 washes short of the cleaner. So I went ahead and bought a bigger can of oil, it was a little more than a new recharge kit. Both cleaner and oil can be bought separately.

This thread has reminded me that I need to do mine.

[Express]

Originally Posted by Revolver

Absolutely.

OP, the instructions are on the recharge pack. Follow them and you are sweet.

Only thing is I ran out of oil about 3 washes short of the cleaner. So I went ahead and bought a bigger can of oil, it was a little more than a new recharge kit. Both cleaner and oil can be bought separately.

This thread has reminded me that I need to do mine.

It reminds me to do the same.

To those who blow air through them I thought that was a big no, no?

[Silver Ghia]

Originally Posted by Express

To those who blow air through them I thought that was a big no, no?

Yes. The Instruction leaflet that comes in the cleaning kit has in bold letters:

CAUTION; THE USE OF ANY OTHER DRYING METHODS (IE. COMPRESSED AIR, DRYER HEATERS, HEAT GUNS) COULD DAMAGE FILTER.

If you look closely at the filter construction, you can see why it would damage the filter.

[78xcgxl]

Originally Posted by Silver Ghia

Easiest way is to just replace it with an OEM paper filter. Done.

Couldn't be bothered with K&N air filters any more. They don't do much anyway except make more induction noise.

I agree paper filter work and do the job. I change mine every 20,000km and done.