Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Been looking at air filters for the Civic, an OEM one from a motorfactors is around £15. On ebay you can buy a K&N for £35 delivered and they can be washed rather than replace. Anyone used these, are they worth the money over buying one every year? How do you normally wash and dry these as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 K&N are good for a million miles just wash them with a mild soap solution and dry it or better still get an air line and blow it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazz33 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Been looking at air filters for the Civic, an OEM one from a motorfactors is around £15. On ebay you can buy a K&N for £35 delivered and they can be washed rather than replace. Anyone used these, are they worth the money over buying one every year? How do you normally wash and dry these as well? Hi mate.. I had one in my old Lexus IS200..gave me slightly better MPG but not really much more oomph....Did sound better than OEM though. The way you clean it is by spraying it with the proper K&N cleaner spray ( think you can buy the K&N cleaner/oil kits on Ebay ) and then run it under cold water..do this a few times and it gets nice and clean then let it air dry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I wasn't looking at them for the performance side but if you get slightly better MPG that's a bonus Compared to buying throw away filters it seems cheaper in the long run getting a K&N. I've heard about oiling them, what does this do stop it drying out? I take it leaving overnight to air dry is long enough so you don't have to be without the car. Unless I keep the old filter for when I'm cleaning it Think I'll get one then once the MOT is out the way in a couple of weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I have them in both the Skodas , as you say its a better long term bet mind you the service interval on the air filter is every 5 years or 60,000 miles (same as cambelt) which is too long imo , i only clean them every 20,000 miles or so As a performance mod its a fail since they add no hp at all (on my cars ) but i suspect they maintain performance longer and they do make a difference to mpg , both cars tend to average around 1mpg more since fitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 20k miles would be every 3 years or so, I can live with that! Think my mind has been made up, I'll get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazz33 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 20k miles would be every 3 years or so, I can live with that! Think my mind has been made up, I'll get one. Good man.! Next mod.? :tongue2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 No that won't be happening!! A good detail is on the cards but it shall be staying standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 You need to declare it to your insurance as some consider it a performance mod. with K&N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yeah I know but what are the chances of them looking in the air box anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazz33 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 No that won't be happening!! A good detail is on the cards but it shall be staying standard Yeah yeah you say that now. ..the bug will bite... :tongue2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipck Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yeah I know but what are the chances of them looking in the air box anyway! personally (and this is simply my opinion) i wouldnt risk it, essentially you would become an uninsured driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 No that won't be happening!! A good detail is on the cards but it shall be staying standard Yeah yeah you say that now. ..the bug will bite... It's not my car so I doubt it will be modded, can't say the same for my next motor though! :tongue2: Yeah I know but what are the chances of them looking in the air box anyway! personally (and this is simply my opinion) i wouldnt risk it, essentially you would become an uninsured driver. I never said I would risk it Just what are the chances of them checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 FWIW my insurers dont care , if it was an induction kit ie K&N 57i then its different a replacement filter element is just a pattern part , worth checking of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Replacement panel filter isn't a mod. Induction kit is different, ofcourse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 It's the same as fitting different brand of tyres to what the car came with out of the factory or fitting those flat style wiper blades, they're different to OEM. They could refuse insurance on those but don't, I'd imagine it's the same for this kind of filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Just make sure that if its oiled it doesn't affect a MAF etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Just make sure that if its oiled it doesn't affect a MAF etc. The whole oiled filters ruin mafs is an old wives tales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Personally I'd just chuck in a cheapy new panel filter an' just be done with it. Cleaning an air filter sounds lie too much of a ballache for my blood eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 It's once every 3 years Pete and would take what 10 minutes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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