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is it ok for you to rinse out the AEM intake filter with water? instead of getting a new one?
That's not the case with my kit (came with cleaner and oil). I've tried to rinse the dirt off of my filter and the oil remains on the filter after I wash it, with the dirt. If you would like I can scan a pic of my cleaning instructions.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by vabeach_lude:
K&N instructions suggest you remove dirt with water and then use their kit.
All their kit supplies is oil. You put the oil on after you have cleaned the filter and then dried it. MAKE SURE YOU DRY IT all the way. The oil just repels the dirt and water.</font>
You use the water to rinse off any loose dirt that hasn't come in contact with the oil...then you clean the oil part with the kit.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gabe:
That's not the case with my kit (came with cleaner and oil). I've tried to rinse the dirt off of my filter and the oil remains on the filter after I wash it, with the dirt. If you would like I can scan a pic of my cleaning instructions.
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Yeah your right but I'm a mechanical engineer so what do I know huh?<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by vabeach_lude:
Sometimes a little common sense helpes too though.</font>
I said to rinse the filter in my post above, same as you just did. So where did I go wrong? And what does being a mechanical engineer have to do with common sense? Absolutely nothing, and besides that, it doesn't impress me. But what do I know, I am currently attending college right now.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gabe:
Yeah your right but I'm a mechanical engineer so what do I know huh?![]()
The actual cleaning kit comes with cleaner and oil. There is also a kit that only comes with oil. The instructions for the cleaning kit state that you can rinse and re-oil the filter if the filter is not too dirty.
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i'd say anywhere from 30k to 50k miles... or when you see a lot of dirt on it.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by LuDeGirL1004:
How often are you supposed to clean it?
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Did I say you did anything wrong? Absolutely not. You sad that I was incorrect about the cleaning kit for the K&N filter system. The K&N cleaning kit comes with cleaner<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by vabeach_lude:
I said to rinse the filter in my post above, same as you just did. So where did I go wrong? </font>