golddot

do i have to buy the spray or is there a "homemade" concoction i can make, yea, i know i am cheap, cant help it. thanks in advance.

jcarath

i would go ahead and do the k&n it might be more expensive but it is specially formulated for the filters =)

blkZ28spt

Just buy the K&N oil and cleaning kit. Or a paper air filter, either way.

M6HuggerSS

im sure ANY degreaser would be fine, even windex? besides, you need to rinse it all out anyway! and then put oil on it? its only a filter? nothing special!

KrazyDan

I think hes talking about the oil itself, im sure the degreaser would work to get it off though......buy the oil from k@n

golddot

i have no clue as to how to clean it, i bought it off ebay w/no instructions, i live on a real dusty dirt road an di am wondering if the benefits of the "added HP" (if any) outweigh the lack of a true quality paper filter ie, wix or fram, i have a SLP lid and i wonder how much HP i actually get from teh KN

i was just wanting to do a cheap at home "redneck" clng of my filter w/o having to goto town and buy a spcl oil from KN

john shea

I was wondering the same thing.I've bought two cleaning
kits at $10 a piece and I think it's a rip off.

KrazyDan

i bought the holley powershot for the look. i have a clear lid. if i had a black lid id go with a paper filter

ArcticZ28

iTrader: (14)

You can clean the k&n with any mild soap/water combo. The oil is to keep the filter from drying out as well as to catch some extra particles of dust. Nonetheless it is a very basic lightweight oil that you are spraying on there. And FYI, use the oil VERY sparingly if you are going to use it, if you use too much it will get through to your MAF and will cause problems such as hesitation.

koolkoreanked

The oil is to also help with not letting water thru. Just mild soap and water will do the trick with the filter. But be sure to use the oil.

golddot

well i have soap and water (my friends call me stinky, cant figure it out LOL), can i clean it and then put a light coat of M1 synth. and be good to go?

dnkynrbk

iTrader: (34)

I would just get the kit and go on like they said above dont overdue the oil or wil will cause problems I usually clean it on day and let it dry till the next day then spray the oil on then let it dry another day it even say this in the directions if you put it on while its wet it will mess up the sensors and clog the throttle body whick will SUCK for speed do what I say and you will be fine its a 2 to 3 day process

IRACE2

Just throw the thing away and go buy a paper filter.

blkZ28spt

That's what I did.

JPNNH

I use the orange smelling spray stuff...spray the crap outa it...let it sit 10 minutes & squirt hot water from back to front...dry in sun & re-oil...been doin it this way for years..No problems!

30th droptop

iTrader: (-1)

I threw away my paper filter to buy a K&N! Are we now saying there's no advantage to the K&N?

golddot

if its a gain of only a few HP ( LT 10 or so), i would just as soon stick w/paper, more protection in the long run

HAMRHEAD

iTrader: (8)

If you don't want to go through the hassle of buying the kit then I would say just sell the filter on e-bay and get a paper filter!

blkZ28spt

It's a VERY minimal gain, if anything.

shouldaboughttheZ

iTrader: (8)

Its a $10 kit. And it is made for the K&N filter. I have heard of cheap, but damn!

I have both paper, and K&N. There is no seat of the pants feel with it. I use the paper when I am cleaning out the K&N and letting it dry.