scooby,dlm.

i always thought i had green filter in my car(03 STi ppp)just took it out and found its a K&N filter!!its totally caked in crap!!(must be losing a few bhp)
please,can anyone out there tell me ,wants the best way of cleaning it?some people say the oil gets on 2 the maf sensor??and you can have problems.or is it better just to get a new one?if its a new one,any recomedations please

360ste

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Does it have K&N on it if not it could be a STi filter they look very similar. You can get a K&N cleaning kit with cleaner and oil. Follow the instructions then once oiled leave it on some absorbent towel to soak up any excess oil. The K&N can get clogged up but does not really alter the performance, if I remember correctly a few years ago their info said it actually improves the filtering capabilities. Log onto their website for more info.

Woody1

As long as you follow the cleaning instructions, its fine. Had mine in for two years and no problems.

scooby,dlm.

thanks for your replys,yes i the filter out,it had K&N on it!

hoskib

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don't worry, k&n and green are the same filter (or so i've been told) either way there won't be any difference between the two

you can buy cleaning kits (cleaner and spray on oil) just make sure you do it when you won't need the car for a few hours as the oil takes a while to dry.

very easy job and also i don't think new age mafs are as delicate as the circa 1999 mafs which were easy to contaminate. which is nice

scooby,dlm.

thanks for that.the cars running great,did:nt want 2 upset anything!!!i:ll get a cleaning kit from halfroads,done 44000,K&N web site says clean it every 50,000,thanks again

evo north

I would not bother cleaning, you can buy new for around £45, i have the hks type and change it every 4500 miles

scooby,dlm.

hoskip,just ad a look at your sti,very nice!!
i see you,ve got a centre section(unresonated)did u have any probs fitting it?iv,e got one from scoobworld,when fitted it was blowing slighty,spoke to scoobyworld,they sent me another,but the fit was worse!!!so got the 1st one back on.im talking about the fitting at the cat end

hoskib

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you change a £40odd quid filter every 4.5k? got more dough than me mate!

£10-£15 cleaning kit every couple of years seems a good economy to me, the dealers will charge more than that for a paper one!

scooby,dlm. - cheers for the comment mine is a TSL one i think (i got it 2nd hand) and that's been fine. as long as the belled out flange isn't out of shape on your pipe it should seal fine. i think they are a std shape so shouldn't be different from make to make so might be a dud batch of machined pipes?

not too clued up on techy stuff i'm afraid, i just have a go then give it to someone to fix it if i **** it up! i have a feeling the spring bolts on that joint are too tight, but if it stops it blowing then **** it!

360ste

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Have a look on e-bay to see if there are cleaning kits might save some money.

Alan MaC

Well worth Cleaning.

I did the following (after buyin the K&N Cleaning Kit £9.99 from Auto Factors) : Gently tap it to loosen Stuff, Old Brush to agitate it, (make sure you do it both sides), use cleaner & let it DRY::

Spray A LITTLE AMMOUNT OF OIL!!!

I overdid it & the MAF sensor had to be cleaned out with careful Tisssues for a couple of weeks.

AS someone on SN said to me at the time, THE OIL HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE!

Anyway, now I've done it and, learned from my mistakes, I have enough cleaning stuff to last for a couple of hundred thousand miles.

Good Luck.

Alan MaC

DEEDEE

I run with a K&N panel filter MY99 no problem

harvey

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