K&N filter oiling

[92gsxbafaro]

I am about to clean my K&N filter and i dont have the recharge oil from K&N so im wondering if there are any alternatives of the oil i was thinking about using some seafoam. anyone have any input on this?

 

[Joethefallen23]

Don't bother oiling it. Most people over oil. That oil renders the MAS useless.

 

[Dsmkauai]

And definitely don't use seafoam!!

 

[Sebba]

Don't bother oiling it. Most people over oil. That oil renders the MAS useless.

Really stupid advice.

I wouldn't recommend substituting. It's not expensive, just get the recharge kit, follow the instructions properly and you'll be fine.

 

[92gsxbafaro]

how exactly would seafoam hurt it?

 

[DSMunknown]

I was just fartin' around on the K&N site looking for some relevant info, and what vehicle is in the middle of the page? A 2G Talon! Nice

BTW, I don't buy into K&N's claims or see the need to oil my air filter.

 

[92gsxbafaro]

haha nice find i understand why i needs to be oiled i was just thinking i could use a little bit of a can of seafoam i have laying around instead of wasting money on their solution. does anyone know what is in it?

 

[Sebba]

Yeah nevermind the qualified engineers that went to school for a decade or so.

 

[Dsmkauai]

Well its a cleaning agent for engine internals not oil for a air filter! Not saying it would hurt it. Just don't see how you got seafoam in your head for replacement oil for your air filter. Its a petroleum based cleaner so seems to me it wouldn't help lube the filter at all but just dry it faster. Try it out if you want let us know what happens and how long your filter last!

 

[92gsxbafaro]

i think it has mineral oils in it or something and i remember reading somewhere that that is what the K&N stuff is made out of. i mean seafoam is kinda oily haha about as oily as the K&N stuff seems kinda similar to me.

 

[sax_man]

I would not use anything other than their cleaning and oil solution. Anything else and you run the risk of damaging the filter media. Buy the kit (it's not much more than a can or two of seafoam), and you'll have enough to clean and oil your filter for years.

EDIT: If you think the K&N oil is killing your MAS, read this page and watch the vids (specifically vids 2 &3). I think they did a very solid set of tests, and they couldn't make a MAS fail under anything approaching normal conditions.

 

[92gsxbafaro]

does anyone have the filter oil? can you compare it to seafoam last time i saw the stuff i remember it being alot like seafoam

 

[Sebba]

 

[TSicktalon]

Try this instead...

If seafoam and K&N oil are so similar, unhook a vacuum line and let the motor suck some K&N oil in. See how it works, then report back.

Or, if this sounds like a bad idea, take everyone's advice and use the correct tool for the job (in this case, Filter oil for the filter).

And since noone has mentioned it, the purpose of the filter oil is to pick up particulates that are smaller than the woven material could ever hope to catch.

 

[Dsmkauai]

^^ exactly thank you, I even use the k&n filter cleaning kit for all my vibrant filters even oil them after and have great results. O.p. if your so insistent of using seafoam make sure you use a few bottles really let it soak in good!! Lol

 

[92gsxbafaro]

Lol come on its a little different to put a little sea foam on my $35 filter than to suck up some unknown substance via vacuum line directly into my engine. at least with seafoam i know if it gets into my engine i have nothing to worry about.

 

[Laservision90]

Stick to the proper air filter oil, but do not over oil. I did that in a truck and it refused to start. You also need to let the filter sit a while after oiling it. I recommend a day or so

 

[Mello]

I substitute with Marvel Mystery Oil, spray it on using an old windex bottle.

 

[92gsxbafaro]

ahhhh thats a good idea i might try that

 

[Mello]

I use 409 to wash, then fill the sink (do this in my kitchen) with a little Dawn & swish around, and last swish again in just warm water to rinse.

 

[TSicktalon]

Lol come on its a little different to put a little sea foam on my $35 filter than to suck up some unknown substance via vacuum line directly into my engine. at least with seafoam i know if it gets into my engine i have nothing to worry about.

You apparently didn't bother to think before posting that. I'll forgive you this time, but don't let it happen again

Whatever is on your filter ends up in the motor. You put seafoam on your filter- some amount of seafoam WILL go through your turbo, IC, and motor. Same for K&N oil, MMO, motor oil, cigarette smoke, whatever. If it's on the filter, it's in the motor.

 

[DSMunknown]

Yeah nevermind the qualified engineers that went to school for a decade or so.

That's not where I was going with that. I believe it to be a marketing tactic.