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Advice: Check and change your air filter!
by
bhtooefr
on 12 Feb, 2006 14:37
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I just changed my air filter, and that... thing... is what I found.
I've been told that that thing is a GASSER air filter. It's about half the height of the new
DIESEL filter I just put in, FWIW.
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#1
by
SMOKEYDUB
on 12 Feb, 2006 14:55
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I was havingf nasty running problems last week i had no powe and black smoke everywere. I was noticing a power decrease a couple weeks before so finnally i got fetup and i check the airfilter and there was my problem.It got so clogged from dirt it sucked the air filter into the intake runners :shock: so i took it out and i took it for a ride down the street and it was unbelieveable (for an N/A)
CHECK YOUR DAM FILTER NOW! (jokes)
Jeff
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#2
by
52 horses
on 12 Feb, 2006 16:23
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I found a K&N for my na 1.6 lt diesel and it works great... Just clean it and re-spray the treatment and go again... Of cource it wasn't easy to find or cheap...
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#3
by
bhtooefr
on 12 Feb, 2006 16:43
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NOOOOOOO!
Various tests have shown that there's no performance advantage to a K&N.
However, it has been proven that a K&N allows a higher flow... of dirt...
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#4
by
Dr. Diesel
on 12 Feb, 2006 18:24
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looks like you rolled over a sheep!
I've found no measurable power difference between paper and k&n. However, there was always a layer of grit on the inside of the turbo inlet pipe when using k&n. Paper, no.
k&n went straight into the garbage.
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#5
by
HP
on 12 Feb, 2006 19:20
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So...
K&N - no
PAPER - yes
:?: :!:
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#6
by
52 horses
on 12 Feb, 2006 23:25
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lI've found no measurable power difference between paper and k&n. However, there was always a layer of grit on the inside of the turbo inlet pipe when using k&n. Paper, no.
k&n went straight into the garbage.
So now you tell me.... How often did you clean the filter?? I was changing the paper ones every 6 months and now with the K&N I'm going to be doing the clean every 3 months... The first cleaning will be March 1st I will let you know what I find.. My thinking was $70.00 once and be able to clean the filter where ever I was.. Instead of ordering the thick filters everytime for $12.00...
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#7
by
Master ACiD
on 13 Feb, 2006 02:21
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you probably shouldnt clean the k&n very often. they seem to get more efficent at trapping dirt as they collect dirt from age.
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#8
by
52 horses
on 13 Feb, 2006 03:52
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you probably shouldnt clean the k&n very often. they seem to get more efficent at trapping dirt as they collect dirt from age.
Oh I was told that if my air filter is changed ever 6 months then to clean the k&n more often....
Thanks for the heads up as they get older....
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#9
by
commuter boy
on 13 Feb, 2006 19:49
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My completely non-scientific test for K&N's unworthiness:
Coat intake tube with a bit of fine grease. Run stock filter for month. Swab finger down tube, notice how gritty it is.
Clean intake tube, re-coat with grease. Run K&N for a month. Swab finger down tube, prepare one's self to be shocked by how much more grit is getting through the filter.
Chuck K&N filter in garbage, replace stock paper air filter.
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#10
by
BlackTieTD
on 14 Feb, 2006 05:46
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if only i could get my hands on a rabbit TD airbox!