K/N vs reg Air Filters

Mar 25, 2005 3 Replies
L

First thanks for all of the + and + advice.



I have a 95 nissan 4cyl 5sp pickup. Its got 132,000 on it. I live in sw colorado near durango. Its 7,000 + feet above sea level.



I live on a dirt road. Lots of dust. I trying to decied if i should get the k/n because you can clean it. I have noticed my fram filter is very dirt and its only got 2,000+ mile on it.



But i have heard alot of negative things on k/n and nissans.. Dont want to go threw another wrong spark plugs again. Only use NGK in nissan. Nothing else works...



thanks for any help. thanks techs. jason in colorado


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T

K&N is a Pain in the ass to wash out.... keep your old filter to install while the KN is drying out after a wash.

Tom

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H

What so hard? Remove filter. Shake loose excess dirt. Spray on cleaner. Let soak. Wrinse filter with water. Let dry. Spray filter oil. Let soak. Reinstall. Takes a few hours to complete if you dry the filter in the sun but really only takes maybe 15 minutes of actual labor time.

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C

It's a bit more challenging in the winter. I left mine to dry overnight indoors and it still wasn't completely dry. It took almost a whole day. Not a problem in this car since it's mainly driven for fun but keeping a spare paper filter for your daily driver is not a bad idea.

As for how well they work, it's been debated for years and probably will be for many more.

Chris

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