I realized I added a bit too much oil to my K&N air filter after I cleaned it out. Is this going to hinder air flow?? Should I redo it?

 

The extra oil can get on your MAF sensor and cause some problems.

Justin

 

I second that.The oil can screw up the maf. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

 

I've done this before too. Just lay the filter on a couple of paper towels and it will wick away the excess oil. Problem solved.

Jay

 

Some dealers won't honor the factory warranty if you have a K&N filter. I know a guy who had MAF problems. They wouldn't touch it since he had a K&N. Oil will screw up the MAF.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by camaro_ls1:
<strong>Some dealers won't honor the factory warranty if you have a K&N filter. I know a guy who had MAF problems. They wouldn't touch it since he had a K&N. Oil will screw up the MAF.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">By no means am I throwing a BS flag here, but I thought that it was against some law for them to not honor the warranty just because of a K&N? If I remember correctly, it's even printed on the box that the filter comes in. I thought it gave the statute number and everything about it. It had something to do with, because the dealerships aren't going to give us new air filters for free, they can't tell us what kind to put in.

I may be way off base on this one, and if I am, sorry... it's just that I heard of this issue before, and it worked out for the customers/ car owners benefit.

 

I've heard a couple local ricers claim over oiling their filters (non k&n) caused fouled plugs.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 99ZEOD:
<strong>I've done this before too. Just lay the filter on a couple of paper towels and it will wick away the excess oil. Problem solved.

Jay</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the responses everyone!

I did that already after the fact, but it still seemed like the filter was kinda heavy still. I know the filter itself is meant to soak up the oil, but I want to make sure I'm not hindering airflow by having the filter completely saturated.

<small>[ November 11, 2002, 11:38 AM: Message edited by: verbs ]</small>

 

Heres what I do when I clean my K&Ns:
1)remove K&N from car and replace with a Fram unit
2)spray the cleaner(degreaser) on the filter heavily on both sides.
3)let the cleaner set for about 5 mins
4)spray the filter with a jetstream using my garden hose(note spray from the clean side out, you want to push the dirt out the same way it came in. If you spray the opposite way you are just pushing the dirt all the way through the filter <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> )
5)I then lay the filter out on an old towel to dry for up to 3 days
6)when the filter is completely dry I re-oil it(completely coating the fins, but not to the point where the oil isn't being absorbed anymore)
7)I then lay the filter down on another old towel for the excessive oil to drain onto.
8)I let the filter drain for a couple days then I swap it in for the Fram unit and put the fram back as a backup.

If you have a couple K&Ns you can do this and always have a clean K&N filter to run, but to be honest I didn't feel much difference between the FRAM and the K&N and I have done this in both the 00 WS6 and my 99 SS.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DinoZ:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by camaro_ls1:
<strong>Some dealers won't honor the factory warranty if you have a K&N filter. I know a guy who had MAF problems. They wouldn't touch it since he had a K&N. Oil will screw up the MAF.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">By no means am I throwing a BS flag here, but I thought that it was against some law for them to not honor the warranty just because of a K&N? If I remember correctly, it's even printed on the box that the filter comes in. I thought it gave the statute number and everything about it. It had something to do with, because the dealerships aren't going to give us new air filters for free, they can't tell us what kind to put in.

I may be way off base on this one, and if I am, sorry... it's just that I heard of this issue before, and it worked out for the customers/ car owners benefit.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You're exactly right and I remember a post regarding it a while ago. The dealer refused to replace my buddy's MAF though because they said it was damaged as a direct result of the K&N filter (over-oiling). They were probably right. In order to get them to honor the warranty, he would've had to fight it out with the dealer. He wasn't willing to do it. That doesn't stop me from using one though. That's an isolated incident. I posted it only to give verbs some food for thought.

BTW, no flame taken.

 

k&Ns stock will be fine, when you clean them, and overoil them, (easy to do) it will mess up the maf if the excess oil is not cleaned off.

in that case, the dealer was within his legal rights to deny the warranty claim.

Ryan. <-- normally hates dealers.

 

Since were on this subject.Does anyone know at what point do you service a K&N air filter?