K&N Filters

[REDMKVGTI]

Does anyone know if you need to buy the k&n cleaning fluid or can you use something else?

There are a couple of brands that make similar things but not sure if you can really use them with a K&N. They may have different formulations/cleaning agents....

The K&N stuff is good anyway because it's oil is pink so your not as likely to over saturate the filter, and it doesn't cost that much (the $20-30 investment will last you a hell of a long time).

[ibeezer]

Yeh i suppose its safer to use the k&n fluid, i thought it was more expensive

[BlackVr6ix]

can use pretty much anything, finerfilter, bmc, drift (autobarn/saas) they all work, but be prepared for a colour change if you change brands of cleaner kits.

[MattyT]

I used K&N cleaning stuff on my old K&N filter on my old car.

Worked fine. $30. Hardly used any of it.

[Golfer]

And if you care, using anything but K&N will void the 1,000,000Km warranty...

Personally, i don't think my car will last a million K's, even though it is a VW...

Having said that, I use K&N. I got the kit (oil and cleaner) for $24 on special, and i've had it for 3 cars now. Had K&N's on every car i've owned (except a sigma with rams and foam filters) and they are great at high revs, but don't do much down low...

Don't expect a miraculous performance boost, and it'll be worth the dosh. Expect an F1 car, and you'll be seriously dissapointed

Take into account that you'll never have to buy another paper panel filter for the life of the car, and it's a baragin in disguise i reckon...

My 2 cents

John

[REDMKVGTI]

I was thinking that (about not having to buy paper filters), but my K&N equals roughly 15 OEM paper filters, which is 150,000k's worth. My current car has 75,000 on it and I'm working on trading it in for a golf... In my case the filter want a bargain in disguise...

[Bug_racer]

My personal opinion is they are just a marketing tool . We tried them on the race cars and certain types slowed us down up to 1 sec a lap around wakefield . Stick with OEM with a decent pick up , the factory spent a fair whack of money to get the flow right for the car . Money better spent elsewhere