This is referred to as a recharge of your air filter. K&N recommends that you first clean the filter, leave it to dry, and then apply the Red Filter Oil. This kit comes with Power Kleen and Red Filter Oil. K&N recommends that you buy the K&N Air Filter Cleaning Kit to clean all their air filters. While K&N recommends their own Red Filter Oil, automatic transmission fluid has been used by many in the DIY repair community with great results. However, WD-40 is not the best choice for applying oil to your air filter. Penetrating oil is a slightly different formulation that is better able to flow into the tiniest of gaps and cracks. Standard WD-40 will work fine, but to get into all the gaps and fully coat the filter you could look at the penetrating oil version of WD-40. WD-40 leaves behind a film when sprayed which can act as rust protection as well as helping get rid of any excess water. WD-40 is fine to use on a K&N air filter. We’ll also do a step-by-step guide so you know how to best perform each part of the clean to ensure you get the cleanest air filter you can get. In this article, I’ll run you through how to properly clean your K&N air filter and suggest the best products to use.
You can then use aerosol oil to make sure the air filter is well-oiled and in as good a condition as if you had used the official recharge kit. But how do you clean your K&N air filter without using the official recharge kit?Ī K&N air filter can be cleaned with a variety of general cleaning or automotive products. They are used in the racing industry for peak performance dragsters as well as in commuter vehicles. Step 6) Sit back and enjoy ur re-oiled and perfectly cleaned airfilter.K&N air filters started off as an innovative product and is one of the original oiled air filters.
Step 5)Re-oil filter its recommended to do a couple of light coats the general rule is should be enough oil so when you wipe your hand on the filter u have a light amount of residue left on ur hand you dont need to drench the filter for it to work properly. Step 4)Put filter in sun or watever heat you can find, in front of heater or whatever.(Note Air pressure is advised to not be used as this may damage the filter by making tiny holes in the cotton theirfore not stoping dirt from going through it) Step 3) Rinse it out with hot water again from backside to front side ie washing it from the rear and water getting pushed the opposite way of airflow thus pushind debre free if still dirty,repeat step 2. Step 2)Make a solution of hot water and some k and n cleaner liquid put the filter in and let it soak, make sure it gets submerged every now and again, an ice cream bucket does wonders, or what ever other bucket you can find. Step 1)Thoroughly cover airfilter both sides with k and n airfilter cleaner. The best way to clean these buggers ive found:
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