K & N (CAI) Questions).

[ynkedad]

Where would I get a care kit (cleaner kit) for this system?
How do you clean it? By removing the filters?
FYI..It came already installed on the car.



Thanks,

[Rich Z]

When I was replacing my air cleaner, I found it much easier to work with by disconnecting everything right at the front of the throttle body. Trying to work down behind the front of the hood was a pain in the back.

Besides, it would be good to look inside the throttle body anyway. If it is all grungy inside, you may want to clean it and perhaps consider that too much crud is not getting filtered out of the air and going into your engine.

Might be a good time to replace that accordion style coupler hose with a smooth one.

I've seen cleaning kits at most of the online dealers for the filters. Includes an oiling kit to apply to the filter paper element(s). Just be careful you don't overdo the oiling, otherwise oil will get sucked into the air cleaners and foul the MAF sensor.

All the electronics just plugs in and will be easy to remove and put back in. Just don't FORCE anything.

Just from eyeballing those filter elements, they don't look too bad to me.

[ynkedad]

No they don't, but i'm not sure what the problem is, in regards to my Air system (on my check engine light post), so I thought i'd check this as well as the other stuff mentioned there.

[98 softtail]

Simple Green is as good as anything to clean the filter bodies with, and Mineral Oil is the base for the sprayon. Add whatever color you like.

[larrybroga]

At last year's Automotive Engineering Power Expo the K-N representative told us that their filters only need to be cleaned every 100,000 miles. He told us that even though he is supposed to be pushing the cleaning kits, "they are absolutely not necessary". HMMMMMM I think I will keep cleaning mine anyway. I also use Simple Green with minimal oil

[ynkedad]

Thanks Guys!