WTF? i put a K&N in my 98 Z and a few minutes later while i was driving it home, the Service Engine Soon light came on. the car still runs awesome, but that light came on. Anybody had this happen to them???????

 

Take that thing out and throw it away!!!!! Do a search, they will screw up your maf which is sounds like you are on your way to doing......Put the paper back in....

 

alot of times the oil from the filter gets caught on the MAF wires which will throw a code, there is a thread in one of these sections that basically is a bunch of haterade thrown back and forth about these things, im personally still undecided, but until i see absolulty definitive data, then im not pulling mine out, ill just keep it oiled CORRECTLY, with just a light misting

 

i took mine and put the paper one back in . . . i didn't notice any difference in performance so i don't think the K&N did anything but waste $60

 

i still use my k&N, i never used a paper one! if oiled properly the k&n will be fine, i also clean my maf once every now and then. i recommend buying the crc MAF cleaner form autozone and cleaning out the MAF to see if that will fix ur code! goodluck

 

Whats the codes?

 

im gunna get a scanner and see what the codes are, and i got an SLP lid for it today.....with the K&N,,,,, ill clean the MAF and make sure the filter doesnt have too much oil on it. thanks for all the input fellas. i appreciate it.

 

I just installed my MTI lid with cleaned K&N filter with light oil and I did not throw any codes. Good luck!

 

I'm assuming the filter was brand new? If so, you didn't oil it did you because they come pre-oiled. I also have K&N and have had no problems with mine

 

if you oiled a brand-new filter, it is probably too saturated, and oil got on the MAF wires.

if that is the case, see if you can soak up the excess off the filter with some paper towels or shop towels, and get a spray bottle with some denatured alcohol in it and spray down the MAF wires to clean the filter oil off of them (i wouldn't recommend touching the wires at all with a towel/paper towel).

then pull the battery cables for a few mins to reset the code and see if it comes back.

 

i went to autozone and they didnt have that CRC MAF cleaner but ill check some other stores

 

You went to autozone and didn't get the code scanned?

 

air temp sensor plugged in?

 

I have done that many times.

 

like someone already said, dont touch the MAF wires....I touched mine and I think my MPG went down the drain because of it

 

What! are your serious

 

(the oil on your fingers)


lol just do like me and run SD lol problem solved no more MAF to get oil on

 

My car came with both paper and K&N. I took out the paper and put the K&N in. It added like 55 horse powers < Not really. The only thing it did is make my intake a **** hair louder, yet it did not throw any codes.

I also cleaned my MAF out when I dropped in the K&N.

 

^^^ lol @ "horse powers"

 

What is the freakin code already????