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Originally Posted by Diesel911
I was running a K&N Air Filter previous to the Mod.
Lots of info that has the K&N Air Filter does not filter well. I have a thread somewhere in this forum where I ask is there was something other then the K&N Air Filter cleaner that could be use to clean it and got roundly vilified for using a K&N Air Filter and lots of posts on why that is so.
In any event the present Washable Filter I have is made by Fram and you only need detergent to wash it with and the construction is similar to the paper element Air Filters. I have seen nothing to indicate how well it filters compared to paper element filters. Also I did not put that filter on for any improvement of air flow. I did it to keep the Oil Vapor from killing the Air Filter Element.
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Don't tell me .... you, of all people, one of THE grand old men of the Mercedes boards .... gives a damn much what others admonish you for doing? OK. I guess. Not me though.
I'm 67 and do not expect to , I intend not to, outlive my current OM617 and the smidgeon less engine life that could happen as a result of K&N.. Fugit.
That settles it. Im going to try one.
I suspect diluted Superclean degreaser might be a good cleaning agent for that occasional cleaning of the K&N, no big concern about some engine oil on it.
That idean of sealing the oil condening chamber inside the stock 617 turbo air cleaner sounds good.
I asked Gus at Pacific Fuel Injection about the K&N, he commented those FI pumps are calibrated to deliver fuel proportional with a normal paper filter in the intake air. He was inferring messing with intake air volume may throw that off.