Air filter replacing query

[Tao]

Really K&N units are not worth it in my opinion - the stock unit is pretty large and I doubt any restriction to flow.

I've had a K&N on a turbo car and for the cost the gain is nil or close to nil.

YMMV.

Keith

you may put money on petrol along with it?

[balkanac]

My K&N filter is at the end of the CAI, all the way down in the front bumper. I had it for at least 6 months and i haven't had a problem yet. so they could be right
All i know is that i will be keeping my filter coz it works great for me

[DaveMack]

I've had a K&N filter for at least 6 months now ... no problems at all.

Dave

[bujna]

I've had the K&N panel filter in my GTI for 8 months or so.

I had to clean the MAF after a couple of weeks using some alcohol because it got some of the filter oil on it (basically i noticed the fuel consumption got a bit worse after a few days or so), but i think that's just a teething problem. I guess they must be pretty heavily oiled from the factory sometimes, and it takes a bit of time for the excess oil to work its way off the filter.