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K&N panel air filter

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27 Mar 2012 06:09 #36422 by adam
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I drove to Manchester on Sunday and I have noticed having the K&N has changed the sound a little.
It now makes a raspy sound as I change gear and is slightly louder although the KAP box already sounded louder.

Also to point out, My jim used to do 200 miles to £40 and it did 220 and still had some life left after fitting the new filter so thumbs up to K&N.

If you havent got one already, GET ONE!!:)

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27 Mar 2012 13:28 #36452 by Halford
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better sound, better response and better mpg :woohoo:
so what's the catch :huh:

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27 Mar 2012 14:12 #36456 by darthloachie
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Halford wrote: better sound, better response and better mpg :woohoo:
so what's the catch :huh:


it costs money? :P

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27 Mar 2012 15:52 #36463 by Basketcase
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i've got a 07 reg jimny and tried to fit a induction filter i had on a previous car but when i disconnecte the air box the engine dies i know the air intake flow meter thing is attached to the airbox on the car is there any easy way of re-routing this or is it all cutting and drilling bits? should i just wait till i get a snorkel?

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27 Mar 2012 19:12 #36476 by Rhondda jimny
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If your not going off road the induction kit should be ok . But you say your getting a snorkel so you must be doing some sort of off roading . So the induction kit wouldn't be any good if you are doing off road as it will be to exposed to water and mud . Your better off getting the K&N panel air filter no fuss just take standard air filter out and replace with the K&N . So there's no relocating the air flow meter then to

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28 Mar 2012 11:27 #36508 by Trillian
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I fitted a K&N filter to my Ibiza and I noticed that at higher revs it was quieter than the standard filter. I also noticed that the car was a little bit nippier too.

However I have a friend with a 54 plate Defender who said that the oil off the filter leaked down and caused her £80 of damage so I'm reluctant to change to a K&N filter on my Jimny.

Anyone had any bad experiences with a K&N or is my mate a one off?

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28 Mar 2012 11:36 #36509 by adam
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Why was there oil on the filter?

As regards to ever having that happen, I cant vouch for a jimny as I have only had mine on a couple of weeks but I have had them on a couple of cars in the past and never had a problem but this might boil down to this oil thing! :unsure:

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28 Mar 2012 12:36 #36514 by Halford
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationjust ordered one £26.26 ebay :woohoo:

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28 Mar 2012 12:54 #36517 by goatboy
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adam wrote: Why was there oil on the filter?


Because they are oiled filters, when you clean them you have to re-oil them. Some oil comes out as air flows through them (I suspect they don't drip) its quite a well known problem and effects some cars worse than others. Its been covered on here before too.

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28 Mar 2012 13:15 #36518 by Trillian
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Looking at the various builds that people here have, most appear to have some form of K&N filter. They are oiled, this is to help catch crap that is sucked in. You're supposed to clean and re-oil them every 50k, I didn't make it to 50k in my previous car before buying the beloved Jimny!

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28 Mar 2012 17:07 #36523 by SOTA
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I've had a few K&N filters on bikes and cars over the years and after oiling the filter I would leave it to sit on a newspaper.

I also used dry cleaning fluid to wash the filter.

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31 Mar 2012 13:49 #36649 by Halford
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darthloachie wrote:

Halford wrote: better sound, better response and better mpg :woohoo:
so what's the catch :huh:


it costs money? :P


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: just fitted
much better sounds .......... :woohoo:
much more responsive ...... :woohoo:
much more smiles ............ :woohoo:
let's see what happens to the mpg :P

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