Here is a simple guide on how to do it... I know there is a manual included in the service kit, but this is a hands-on guide (more practical) and with coloured pictures!!!
Also a note to all those that want to perform this...make sure you that you have the whole day and you won't be using your car. Otherwise, you might want to swap in a temporary stock air filter 1st before performing the cleaning. This is because the drying of the K&N filter takes quite a long time! So please be warned!
Step 1 : Purchase the K&N Service Kit ( Recharger) .
Should look like the picture below. Weird thing is there is no part no. written on the box.
Step 2 : Remove the K&N filter.
For reference on how to remove the filter from the engine compartment. Please refer to my earlier posting http://spoonboi.blogspot.com/2007/10/diy-installing-k-filter.html
Picture below is how the K&N filter looks like after 17,000 kms. Notice the black spots of dirt....
Step 3: Apply cleaner
Now the Service kit should include 2 white coloured bottles as shown below :-
- Allow the cleaner to soak for a good 10 minutes. The cleaner actually helps loosen dirt trapped on the filter.
Step 4: Rinse
Now rinse off the filter with cool running water. Note : do not those jet spray, just runing water will do.
You might need to repeat steps 3 and 4 if your filter is extremely dirty.
Gently shake off existing water and allow the filter to dry naturally! <-- this means no external use of hair dryer \ heat guns or etc
Now this will take at least 5-6 hours. In normal room temperature. I kid you not! Now it is important to let the element completely dry off before the next step of oilling. If the filter element is not completely dry it would not be able to absorb the oil and thus affecting its effectiveness.
So I really recommend that you be patient. ( I left mine to dry for the whole day)
Step 6: Oiling
For this use the smaller white bottle which reads.."Air Filter Oil" =P
- to apply the oil make sure it done on the dirty side of the filter only! Pic below shows my dirty side... i mean the filter's dirty side.
- To apply the oil just gently squeeze the bottle lightly. You want to be able to apply the oil evenly. Not too much otherwise it will be a waste and I resulting in a very sticky element which I think will result in poor performance. Do it just right.
- After applying the oil. Wait 20-30 minutes to let the oil absorb to the clean side. (remember you only apply on the dirty side!)
- Now you might want to visually inspect both the clean\dirty side of the filter to make sure that the color is the same.
- for your info I used approx 25 oz of Oil to completely re-oil my filter. Now this depends on size as well. Mine is specific for Nissan Sentra N16.
Step 7 : Filter installation
For this you might want to refer again to http://spoonboi.blogspot.com/2007/10/diy-installing-k-filter.html
Tadaa!!! you're done!
Tadaa!!! you're done!
I also took the oppurtunity to stick the K&N filter stickers on the filter box. Serves also as a warning!
K&N filter - 1-3bhp
Clean K&N filter - 4-5bhp
K&N stickers - 25-30bhp

12 comments:
Bro,
How much for the cleaning kit and where can I get apart from Speedworks?
If you used 25 oz that's WAY too much. You only need .99 OZ for your car. Look up http://www.knfilters.com/search/appsearch.aspx and it will tell you how much oil you need.
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More air flow in a modern engine will be nullified by the air flow modulator. K&N is a scam. Air flow is kept at certain prescribed constants to maintain a 15 to 1 stoichiometric ratio that is required to control NOX and other gasses as well as combustion temps.
Fat Bastard knows these things.
Nice instructions, but there's one part that I'd like to correct for you. When rinsing out the detergent from your filter, rinse it from the clean side to the dirty side.
If you rinse it the way you show in your photo (having the water go on the dirty to clean side), you are actually driving the dirt into the gauze, which isn't good.
Hey Fat Bastard. You know nothing. The air regulator needs the appropriate amount of air to regulate. If it's receiving less air from a restricted air filter, then it's not going to regulate at an optimum level.
Not to mention that a K&N filter is cleanable, and when you change your paper air filter twice a year like you're supposed too, those costs add up.
Then again, that's logic for you, which you seem to have been owned by.
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