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How often do you change your air filter?
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How often do you change your air filter?
Stock or after-market. My cone filter looks pretty dirty, cleaned it often but it's been...over two years maybe? I need to buy a new filter....how often do you change yours?
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (SamuraiJack)
I clean the filter on my AEM CAI every spring, once a year. K&N say you can go longer and that its actually good to have your filter slightly dirty to help trap more dirt, but don't believe it. Keep that bitch clean and well oiled.
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (RedGSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get a K&N replacement and you just have to wash it twice a year. save you a lot of money</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah I might check that out...the filter looks pretty nasty...
Yeah I might check that out...the filter looks pretty nasty...
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (JDC2)
you're supposed to change it?...lol i usually change it when it gets dirty, but i atleast check it evey time i change my oil
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (ha illuminato un)
recharge it every few months. more often when i had the bottom exposed, but now i have a filter screen so it should stay clean a lot longer.
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (SamuraiJack)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SamuraiJack »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">every other oil change</TD></TR></TABLE>
yup. I have to wash mine soon...
yup. I have to wash mine soon...
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (USDMDC2NH)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by USDMDC2NH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> I clean the filter on my AEM CAI every spring, once a year. K&N say you can go longer and that its actually good to have your filter slightly dirty to help trap more dirt, but don't believe it. Keep that bitch clean and well oiled.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I certainly don't agree that dirt will help trap dirt. Afterall, it isn't sticky and if it coats all the oil you have nothing to collect the dirt. K&N be liars. I just got a new intake so my filter is brand new as well. I heard every other oil change so that is my best bet. About 15k miles sounds about right, maybe a little high for that second oil change, I believe that is supposed to be every 4k or 5k miles.
I certainly don't agree that dirt will help trap dirt. Afterall, it isn't sticky and if it coats all the oil you have nothing to collect the dirt. K&N be liars. I just got a new intake so my filter is brand new as well. I heard every other oil change so that is my best bet. About 15k miles sounds about right, maybe a little high for that second oil change, I believe that is supposed to be every 4k or 5k miles.
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (WhitEdRift)
Why would K&N lie about how often you have to clean the filter? I also do mine about once a year, which ends up being about 25K miles for me. I'll never have to change mine again.
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (PatrickGSR94)
You might want to clean it more often if you have a CAI. It runs closer to the ground and picks up more dirt and grime.
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (JDC2)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDC2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i don't.... i just wash it... </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (SkylineCollapse)
15k applies to the enclosed stock paper filter. intakes are exposed and accumulate fumes and dust much sooner
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (XDEep)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by XDEep »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">15k applies to the enclosed stock paper filter. intakes are exposed and accumulate fumes and dust much sooner</TD></TR></TABLE>
Very true. I guess I never thought about it like that, b/c I have an Icebox.
Very true. I guess I never thought about it like that, b/c I have an Icebox.
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Re: How often do you change your air filter? (WiggiE)
ya and for 12bucks it lasts a long time. at least 4 recharges id say. still have like half of both bottles left plus 2 more kits..