air filter has black stuff caked on it......

[1WhiteSSTC]

As the title states, my K&N air filter has black shit caked on it, this was on it before I did the airbox mod, and there is a few ruffles in it as well, rough handling.....my fault, but the black shit, wtf is that and why is it there? Do I need an oil catch can? To add I also have worse MPG with the K&N filter. I tried to clean it with water and I couldn't get that black shit out. At this point I'm tempted to just buy an AEM dryflow filter for my airbox and leave it at that vs having to fight to get the K&N clean again and straightened out. Am I sorta on the right track here?

[bryson87]

looks like a normal filter to me. go to autozone or w/e you have local get the cleaning kit. if u can leave it soaking in like a tub for an hour or 2. but follow the directions other then that... ooo and if u use oil very very very light choat

[1WhiteSSTC]

Originally Posted by bryson87 looks like a normal filter to me. go to autozone or w/e you have local get the cleaning kit. if u can leave it soaking in like a tub for an hour or 2. but follow the directions other then that... ooo and if u use oil very very very light coat

Came with a fair bit of oil on it right out of the box, i should have cleaned it up a bit more before I used it. Is the bad MPG because it's so dirty?

[bryson87]

yes it can kill your mpg. clean it every 3-5k since its a k&n

[1WhiteSSTC]

Originally Posted by bryson87 yes it can kill your mpg. clean it every 3-5k since its a k&n

10-4 roger roger, will try to clean it again, if i can't get it clean then i'll order an AEM Dryflow like i originally planned b4 i couldn't find one local and grabbed up a K&N one instead.

[Ramphex]

obvious dirty filter is obvious...

[cobalt123]

nasty

[Cobaltxfe09]

Originally Posted by Ramphex obvious dirty filter is obvious...

yep



and a catch can will not help that being that it would be after the filter.
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[Ramphex]

I say you just route the valve cover breather into the vent, nothing is better than a fresh scent of oil in the morning.

[Cobalt Tom]

oil catch can wont help with this...the catch can would help AFTER the filter where the breather plugs in closer to the tb

---------- Post added at 04:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Cobaltxfe09 yep and a catch can will not help that being that it would be after the filter. See sig pic////

ya what he said