Cotton filters for intakes?

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Ordered a K and N short ram intake for my car. Comes with a cotton filter instead of synthetic. Didn't know at the time. Someone said that cotton one's need to be oiled? How often and how do you do this?

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[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Don't buy K&N crap.......

Don't buy something if you don't know what to do with it.

Sell it to some sucker on CL. Do yourself a favor and put the stock filter back in.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

why didnt you just buy a regular intake? or just shoulda went to autozone to buy a cone filter and attatch it to ur stock intake hose

 

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

He wants more pow'whaaa!!!!

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Intake ain't gonna give you any more power. Not seat of the pants power. You might gain 5 hp......whoop whoop. Not worth the price.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Wanted the subtle gain of engine "roar. Also makes the car a bit more responsive. And K and N isn't crap. Built in U.S.A ftw. And before I start reporting people for post dumps like a duche bag, can someone answer my question?

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

maybe its not going to gain you any noticeable power,but i did gain 1 mpg in my 03 ram with the k&n compared to my clean paper filter,then i had my tires filled with nitrogen and gained another 1 mpg...was it worth it? Yes. why? the air was free and the k&n was found at the pull it yard that cost me $3.00 for a filter.

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

oiled filters can destroy your maf sensor

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

K&N filter oil can be purchased from their website. Clean it a couple times a year or whenever it looks dirty.

 

[serjr711. 10+ year member]

You can go to any parts store and buy the filter cleaning kit that includes the charging oil. I clean/charge every 5k miles.

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

oiled filters can destroy your maf sensor

They usually dont destroy them,they just stop working correctly until you get some maf cleaner and clean the oil off of them. If you oil the filters correctly and you dont over do it you usually never have issues.

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

Wanted the subtle gain of engine "roar. Also makes the car a bit more responsive. And K and N isn't crap. Built in U.S.A ftw. And before I start reporting people for post dumps like a duche bag, can someone answer my question?

i inspect mine first. then if its dirty enough i clean it appropriately. check the filter once every two weeks while checking the fluids

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

Cleaning depends on terrain. Do you drive down a gravel/dirt driveway? pavement only? i drive on a little bit of everything and mine gets dirty about every 4-6 months.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Cleaning depends on terrain. Do you drive down a gravel/dirt driveway? pavement only? i drive on a little bit of everything and mine gets dirty about every 4-6 months.

Pavement only. I'm having UPS send it back. I'm just going to get a cheaper one and make sure it's a synthetic filter. Thanks y'all.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

I was just looking at buying a drop in K&N for my QX4. Are there any other reputable companies that make drop in reusable filters?