How to clean K&N air filter without buying the K&N filter clean and recharge kit?

**jjmd3_787** · May 14th, 2014 09:04 PM

I'm not trying to be a cheapskate . . . just being practical.

Any idea?

**prince777** · May 14th, 2014 09:10 PM

Remove loose dirt/dust. Soak/wash with diluted joy liquid detergent and dry. Apply small amount of singer oil.

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**RF02** · May 14th, 2014 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by prince777

Remove loose dirt/dust. Soak/wash with diluted joy liquid detergent and dry. Apply small amount of singer oil.

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pwede po kaya yun engine oil na fully synthetic 5w 40?

**prince777** · May 14th, 2014 09:31 PM

No sir.

Engine oil is a lot viscous, 97 vs 9.6 *40degC. This means pwede magform na gum ang dust sa filter if you do.

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**iwanttime** · May 14th, 2014 11:24 PM

The practical move is to use k&n recharger kit. Subok na yan e. Using detergent and other oils can damage your filter or engine.

**LLOY** · May 15th, 2014 01:33 AM

How do you apply singer oil? Spray it directly to the filter?

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**monty_GTV** · May 15th, 2014 01:35 AM

kapag oily at sobrang dumi, I sprayed it w/ degreaser then soak/wash it with dishwashing liquid. after washing, I bring it to my neighbors vulcanizing shop and blow dry it with compressor air. kapag sinisipag ako, nilalagyan ko ng recharging oil ;) lately hindi na, I run it dry as it is na lang and ok naman. btw, make sure to clean your MAF sensor too, it makes a lot of difference kapag nalinisan yung MAF sensor.

**RF02** · May 15th, 2014 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by monty_GTV

kapag oily at sobrang dumi, I sprayed it w/ degreaser then soak/wash it with dishwashing liquid. after washing, I bring it to my neighbors vulcanizing shop and blow dry it with compressor air. kapag sinisipag ako, nilalagyan ko ng recharging oil ;) lately hindi na, I run it dry as it is na lang and ok naman. btw, make sure to clean your MAF sensor too, it makes a lot of difference kapag nalinisan yung MAF sensor.

pag wala pong oil hindi po ba naapektuhan yun filtration capability ng KNN?

sir pano po linisin MAF sensor and every kelan po ginagawa yun?

5 km nalang kasi mag ffirst cleaning ako :D

**Ry_Tower** · May 15th, 2014 11:29 AM

I use engine degreaser also to clean it then use water & dishwashing liquid for final cleaning. Air dry lang ako na mga 1 day tapos I use 2t oil.

Apply ko lang 2t oil sa topmost part nung filter tapos i let it drip down. After a day okay na yan. First time ko sobrang dami nga 2t na nagamit ko, dapat kunti lang pala, mga 50ml would do. 2 days yan kay may reserve ako na air filter. Every 15,000kms ako naglilinis.

**7138** · May 15th, 2014 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by RF02

pag wala pong oil hindi po ba naapektuhan yun filtration capability ng KNN?

sir pano po linisin MAF sensor and every kelan po ginagawa yun?

5 km nalang kasi mag ffirst cleaning ako :D

Naapektuhan syempre, dyan nga nagdedepende yung filter, the dirt sticks sa oil kaya hindi na dumidiretso sa engine.
the filter media is somewhat more of a filter oil holder than a filter itself, it does stop dirt, but not as much as
a media with the filter oil.