Air Filter replacement

Denny,

I have always had K&N filters in my vehicles. The performance difference is minor but you never have to buy another air filter again. I did notice a slight difference with the full kit on my current truck.

Denny,

Although I don't have any direct experience with the K&N filters, others on the Toy_Coma list have had problems with MAF sensors going out because either the filtration is poorer or through oil contamination.

This could be due to improper cleaning / over oiling but I know at least a few of the list members have jettisoned the K&N in favor of the stock setup.

-- Mike Harris Austin, TX List owner, Toy_Coma autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Toy_Coma/

I've tried K&N filters as well as oiled foam filters.

-I've found no performance improvement over a top quality conventional air filter.

-I don't like the mess of cleaning and re-oiling the filters.

-In one car the K&N allowed dust past the filter. The downstream side of the airbox was dusty, so dust certainly went into the engine. OEM filters never allowed dirt to pass this way.

I stick with OEM or top quality aftermarket conventional filters.

Ken

I used a K&N air filter many, many years ago (the car is long gone) and didn't really notice any difference. Of course it was more reliable than traditional paper filters (the K&N filter is probably still in my

Just my 2 cents, Eric

Denny wrote:

Yup oil them too much and there goes your costly MAF sensor!

Put a K&N filter on my 88 V-6. Failed emissions; both NOx and hydrocarbons were high, which according to a mechanic are mutually exclusive conditions. High NOx is from high exhaust temperature and high hydro's are from a cool exhaust.

Since I had too many vehicles with rusted bodies at the time, I wound up donating it to a charity for budding mechanics to practice on.

Afterward I researched oiled filters. Will never own another one.