Washing K&N air filters - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

rkohut · #1 02-02-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel911

I bought a K&N filter for my car 10 months ago and am finally getting around to washing it. The K&N stock cleaning fluid has a familiar smell to it but I cannot remember fimiliar to what? I was wondering what else can be used to safely wash their filters. I was thinking something like Simple Green. I would like to know what other K&N filter users are using to clean their filters?

I just dunk it in a 5 gallon bucket of hot sudsy water and let it sun dry. Then spray a coating of light oil.

As of April I will have had the K&N filter for 5 years and have put on about 30kmi on the 328kmi 617 turbo.
It still starts at 15 degrees with as little as 1 second of glow and has gobs of top end power, relatively speaking.

Diesel911 · #2 02-02-2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rkohut

I just dunk it in a 5 gallon bucket of hot sudsy water and let it sun dry. Then spray a coating of light oil.

As of April I will have had the K&N filter for 5 years and have put on about 30kmi on the 328kmi 617 turbo.
It still starts at 15 degrees with as little as 1 second of glow and has gobs of top end power, relatively speaking.

What are you using in the sudsy water? Detergent, dish soap?