KN filter test
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IIRC I've seen that before somewhere.
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Originally Posted By: 7055
Not to mention those oiled filters can get a layer of oil on your maf sensor, if you have a maf system, and make its readings inacurate
yes if you're someone who over oils one. Matt
Not to mention those oiled filters can get a layer of oil on your maf sensor, if you have a maf system, and make its readings inacurate
yes if you're someone who over oils one. Matt
precisely.
I ran one for about 100,000 miles in a Lexus ES300, and didn't have a single MAF problem. I cleaned and re-oiled it several times.
I ran one for about 100,000 miles in a Lexus ES300, and didn't have a single MAF problem. I cleaned and re-oiled it several times.
Originally Posted By: Buffman
Originally Posted By: 7055
Not to mention those oiled filters can get a layer of oil on your maf sensor, if you have a maf system, and make its readings inacurate
yes if you're someone who over oils one. Matt
Happened to me with a brand new one with no oil added. It's also intake sensitive. Bigger issue with some than others.
Originally Posted By: 7055
Not to mention those oiled filters can get a layer of oil on your maf sensor, if you have a maf system, and make its readings inacurate
yes if you're someone who over oils one. Matt
Happened to me with a brand new one with no oil added. It's also intake sensitive. Bigger issue with some than others.
Have to concur different MAF sensors might not show the same results. I personally don't run K&N filters as I don't really like their build quality. I like S&B better. If the AEM DryFlow would come in a size I needed, I'd go to that.
No oil filter!? = a lot of leaky
Originally Posted By: Buffman
Originally Posted By: 7055
Not to mention those oiled filters can get a layer of oil on your maf sensor, if you have a maf system, and make its readings inacurate
yes if you're someone who over oils one. Matt
You sound like the K&N warranty "help line" who denied me warranty costs on 3 ruined MAFs ($600.00 replacement cost) in 500 miles after I put their filter in my car straight from the package. While never using the "l-word" they used every euphemism for liar when I swore that I never oiled, much less oiled their filter. I found a cure. I took the K&N out of the airbox, put it on the drive way, ran over it 3 times, put in a paper filter, and went 60K miles before the next MAF replacement. Their "no-damage" warranty is a joke, but looking at the 4 documented tests now on the internet, so is their product.
Originally Posted By: 7055
Not to mention those oiled filters can get a layer of oil on your maf sensor, if you have a maf system, and make its readings inacurate
yes if you're someone who over oils one. Matt
You sound like the K&N warranty "help line" who denied me warranty costs on 3 ruined MAFs ($600.00 replacement cost) in 500 miles after I put their filter in my car straight from the package. While never using the "l-word" they used every euphemism for liar when I swore that I never oiled, much less oiled their filter. I found a cure. I took the K&N out of the airbox, put it on the drive way, ran over it 3 times, put in a paper filter, and went 60K miles before the next MAF replacement. Their "no-damage" warranty is a joke, but looking at the 4 documented tests now on the internet, so is their product.
If you over oil. You can also clean the MAFS with electric contact cleaner or there is a special cleaner for these sensors.
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