Using a K&N induction kit without oil?
 

Yay? Nay?

I gave the filter a clean and the amount of ****e that came out was epic. I haven't got any of that oil they put on them so is it OK to use without?

It's an MY00 UK Turbo with the chocolate MAF btw

it should be fine mate , i always use to clean the induction kit filter using petrol then didn't apply oil after , so it should be fine to use without :)

I've just done mine on my MY00 too. The oil is designed to catch small particals because the filter is more free flowing, so its up to you if you want to risk it.

I've just cleaned mine with the K&N kit and have loads of the oil left if you need some.

no its designed to use oil as its crucial to the filter actually filtering. Ideally ditch the induction for panel filter, but if you have to keep it lightly oil it.

Thanks Hamster, very generous. I'll PM you.

Do NOT run a K+N oil filter without preoiling it lightly.
If you run a MAF sensor you will goose that when oil is not present and reduce the life of your engine generally.

I ordered a K&N filter service kit from the 'bay last night - wasn't one of my brightest ideas this thread.

It was! £9 has proberbly just saved you a maf and engine.

It was a good idea. Just like Hamster said and think of the amount of people who have stumbled on to this thread. :thumb:

You should always oil the filter after cleaning have sponsorship from KnN for my bike racing and there cleaning kits are the best you should let the filter completely dry before oil though best to have 2 filter so you have 1 ready to put on as they take a few days to be completely dry.

How often should you clean them. Mine has done approximately 1000 miles

Yours is good for a long time yet, they say on the box like 50,000 plus but take no notice of that it all depends on what conditions you drive in i just do it about 3/4 times a year but you can never do it to much a clean filter is always good.

I always clean them at the standard air filter replacement interval, so every 12months i will clean and re-oil them. Same with pipercross foam.

Performance drops off marginally between service intervals so I make a point of cleaning K+N filters every 3000-5000 miles. Apart from your own time, cost is marginal.

Thanks guys thats what I was thinking lol. Mine is in the arch so will be a pain to get to lol. Oh and its a cold air induction kit.

http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog...oducts_id=1299

Any tips on cleaning it etc.

Sorry for hijacking your thread lol. See you were complaining saying it was usless etc but it has turned out to be very informative not just for you but also for me and anyone else who reads it lol. :thumb:

I vacuum it, then spray with cleaner, wash with tap water from inside to the outside. Leave to dry and lightly oil.

As above, without the oil little particles get through just as they do with the steel mesh type filters.
I never thought about hoovering the filter. Good idea as long as it is done from the outside.
It takes a long time for the filter to dry out and I leave mine in the airing cupboard overnight as a minimum and LIGHTLY oil until there are no white patches on the filter medium surface. If you are not running a MAF it will not matter if you over oil but I think you would have to be pretty ham fisted to put on so much oil that it damaged your MAF.