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K&N panel air filter

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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
Replied by SOTA on topic Re: K&N panel air filter
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
Replied by Halford on topic Re: K&N panel air filter

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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