How to Clean a K&N Air Filter
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2014
- Here's a video on how to clean a K&N Air Filter. I have seen this done improperly in the past so I thought I'd share the process with you. Here's a summary of the cleaning process.
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I come back here every now and then and rewatch that video, clean my air filter, and then until next time! :P
Sweet, thanks for stopping in.
Lol same
Ditto
Same here. Great, easy to follow, step by step video. Nice job 👍🏻
Me too.
As a 22 year old female who was never taught a thing about vehicles, this was so helpful and easy to understand. Thank you!
Awesome. I'm glad it was helpful. You can do it!
Hey some of us can always teach you too if you ever need it :))
@@miguelfragoso7023 lol
@@miguelfragoso7023 Ugh
@@miguelfragoso7023 hahah
This video is 9 yrs old already and I am here right now in 2023 and you clearly explained how to clean my KN Air Filter that fits to my 200 BHP Abarth 595 convertible 😊 Also nice to see that your channel is still running with new videos e.g. swing arm laptop, wish you all the best from Budapest, Hungary / Europe 😇
Cheers,
Edward
Thanks so much. I'm still at it making videos. I'm so glad this video helped you out.
@@homebuiltshoptrust me these type of videos help, I’m literally about to clean mine as I write this
2024 - some bloke in Tasmania, Australia still found this useful too. Keep it up mate
This has been my go to video for the past 5 years when I need to clean my k&n filter. Thank you my man
Thanks. I'm happy to help out with the process.
Thanks! Bought used truck with K&N filter, bought the recharge kit, figured I'd better watch video - good, clear instructions, easy to follow. Thanks for taking the time to video and share!
Hey mate. Just took my K&N off my 2002 Ford Falcon (Australia) to clean it but figured I better check the youtube first. Thanks for all the info in this video. Made sense, easy to understand and didn't over complicate things. Cheers mate.
Great DIY especially being sure to rinse from the clean side and not over spraying with the oil! Thank you!!
Hey, thanks man. I just ordered a K&N air filter for my van so it's nice to have found a cool, informative video like this one so I'll know the proper procedure when cleaning-time comes. Many thanks!
+Charles D. You're welcome. Enjoy the filter. You'll like it.
Thank you for the help!! I would be so lost without people like you and your videos. Thanks man.
I find that the K&N filter improves my mileage. Apart from tire pressure being too low, keeping an air filter clean is the most common issue motorists have that can improve mileage.
This was left 5 years ago.
I'm curious to see how your engine is doing now as these filters drastically reduce engine life
@@t_c5266 no they don’t? if you properly clean them they work just as well as OEM filters, if not better
@@mrmr1532 wrong
@@t_c5266how to tell someone they're wrong without actually giving them proof
@@mr.master7007you don’t see him paying for others a new filter therefore he thinks he doing something
I didn't even know there was such a thing as a K&N cleanable air filter and my mechanic told me it needed to be cleaned, so I really appreciated the information, thank you.
It was K&N cleaning time again. Googled a bit and found this same video as a couple of years ago with the friendly guy explaining how to do the job. Thanks !
Thanks from Scotland , put this out in “the sun” and it got even more wet. Kids are crying now
lol
Lol
Thanks for the tutorial Jeff.
Although K&H said that the filter should be cleaned every 25,000 miles in off road, dusty conditions (50,000 in normal conditions), I cleaned mine on my Grand Cherokee after about 10,000 miles. It improved the gas/mileage ratio.
its impossible to filter work well for 25000 miles, my opinion is clean filter in every 5000 miles.
I read and was told 50 k fyi
Don't do it dude. Just get the paper filter. Its not worth your jeep dying young. they already have problems as it is
@@AppleGuy7If we are talking about a K&N then yes it can work up to 50,000 if Fact it filters even better when it is on the dirty side.
@@t_c5266if a simple filter swap can cause a vehicle to 'die" I think you have bigger problems than just an air filter.
Stellar video. I really appreciate how straight to the point it is instead of getting a long winded explanation
Thanks for video. I always watch it before I clean my filter to ensure I don’t miss a step.👍🏼
Are you a simplreton?
Thanks Jeff for this simple and easy to understand video. 👍🏼
Nicely done, thanks. did not know the part about rinsing from the clean out, thank you
I looked at a few other videos. Yours was the most comprehensive but still was simple to follow. Thank you, well done.
Awesome, thank you!
Great video and education. Thanks for sharing. I just cleaned my K& N air filter today. With the high cost of gas. I want my engine to run as efficiently as possible.
Jeff,this was THE BEST video of how to clean a K&N filter.A lot of people may not even know which side is which! Very nice job of clearly explaining this procedure. God Bless!
Fran Kardos Thank You very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
No prob. Thanks
Good tip on only oiling the intake side. I hadn't considered that it could get on the airflow sensor.
What if you do oil it, would you go back and repeat everything all over again to get the oil out?
@@sab35263 yes
Great video. No blabbering on about nothing in other videos. Straight to the point
Thank You for the thorough guide, perfectly understandable. Good Job. I will be using your videos exclusively from now on.
Great video, very concise and clear. Was thinking about getting one of these for my car.
Thanks for all the time & effort that are put into making this video, really helpful
Thanks, and you are most welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful.
I know this video is a little old, but it’s my go to video to show someone how to clean their K&N filter. This time my 19 year old daughter is learning! Thank you!!
good review thanks for showing how to oil it. I oiled the intake side only as you instructed. I noticed that I did have to "slap" the filter when I was cleaning it to get the particulates out of it. Also, I washed mine with hot water and I believe it got it very clean this way. Thanks!
wow, it's been too long since I had to do this. thanks for the help. great video!
Some good info here, but there are two things you aught to know: 1) wear gloves, read the label, the cleaner and oil are toxic. 2) after rinsing with low pressure water, you may still have loose dirt on the filter. You can jar it loose by dropping the filter on a hard surface, intake side down, several times. The force of the blow will knock a lot of the loose dirt off. Then rinse again, let dry, then oil.
will it not damage the filter if you drop it?
Thank you again for your time and instructions. I always come back to see your video every time I need to clean my filter. Gracias from Mexico
You are welcome. I'm glad to know its helpful.
I just bought a GMC Safari with a K&N filter and had always wondered about this. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Thanks a lot Jeff. I bought one three yrs ago but had to remove it cause it was causing the MAF sensor to go off. Now that I watch your video I know the RIGHT way to clean it. I was doing the opposite and that's why it was failing. I'm going to do it the Right way this time and hopefully I don't need to clean the sensor as much.
Now you're cleaning it properly, does the check engine light come on ?
This is the reason I have not used it for my second car. Had engine light issues. I spent $$$ fixing it. This is a big gotcha for newbies!
how was it? are you still using it?
Very helpful video bro. Thanks for making/uploading.
Thank you very much!!! Definitely helped!!👍 Very well explained and showed every step of the way how to properly get it done. Now my filter is all cleaned up and as good as new!!!✅
thank you for a very good instruction video, been thinking about doing this for a while for my BMW 335i K&N intake filter since I bought a cleaning kit with the filter and figured maybe it's time to give it some maintenance after half a year / 40.000km xD. couldn't find any instructions about how to do it on the covers or anything, gotta love the internet!
This was a great video man, thanks for explaining all the little details for us, keep up the good work 👌
Thank you! 👍
Thanks dude, great video.
Straight on point.
+El tacoLazer thank you
Perfect video straight to the point not overly explained or editorialised
Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful.
Dooxi is a great K&N replacement- I used one and it looks like the K&N, may be! Love the videos man- keep it up! Very informative and helpful
This was super clear and detailed - easy to follow. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
i did this on my 2002 toyota tercel and it worked so great. car ran so smooth after i cleaned the filter
It can make a big difference.
Ya the 30 year old crap box I bought has a kn cone filter and I'm thinking cleaning it will probably make a big difference
Although no one who is a clean freak will get the fine dust out but the demonstration is a perfect one by a guy who clearvoyantly knows how to clean a Pre-oiled air filter.
Bravo, outstandy observstion.
still one of the best cleaning tutorial yet informative video for a k&n drop in filter or any brands till this day!
Thanks bro, just did this today. Really appreciate your straight to the point attitude.
+Master Xenos thank you!
Great how-to vid. Just used this vid to correctly clean my K&N filter. Thanks so much for your informative work.
Really great video, I always forget the fine points of the procedure between changes…this is a perfect recap if your a K&N user..thank you…
Great video. It's the clearest K&N tutorial out there.
Dooxi is a great K＆N replacement- I used one and it looks like the K＆N, may be!
Just what I was looking for! Thank you for the video 👍
Dude! Thanks for checking it out. I'm a fan of your channel and what you're doing there. 👍😁🔥
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@@homebuiltshop nice ass vid cuz thats literally wat i needed 2 kno
Y'all realize it comes with instructions right?
I cleaned my K&N filter and gained 340 horsepower
W O W hard to believe
On a serious note: Thanks for the tutorial
lol
That was one dirty filter
lol it was so clogged that no air could come into the engine. I see :D
Was that with the K&N sticker on the window or without it?
😂😂😂
Thanks for the video. I had bought a K&N filter for my Frontier and it came with the cleaner and oil. I wasn't sure just how to use all of that. Great video.
Awesome! Glad it helped you out. 👍
Very helpfull, thankyou. Its good to see that the filter doesn't have to be spotless after cleaning but just needs a good general clean.
Louise Appleyard
Don’t care about the colour, look closely. Is it clean? Then oil it up and slap it in.
I have used a K&N filter for years. But every time I clean my filter I have to watch a video or two. I try to clean mine once a year. But anyway thanks for the refresher.
Wow lots of comments. With respect to cost, those of us that ride motorcycles probably make out costwise. Performance- I am not sure, I have a couple, one on a Chevy Tracker the other on the M/C (the later put on by my motorcycle mechanic), I put the filters on while doing a maintenance tune so couldn't tell. It is a little more work and if that's an issue stick with paper. I used my shop vac on the dirty side before cleaning it, the filter is really sturdy. The video is good (thanks) been remiss in cleaning mine so needed a review.
The performance gain would be so minimal literally you wouldn't notice it. In fact the difference between driving your car on a cold morning and mid day with temp difference of 4 celsius or 49 Fahrenheit would be more noticeable and that would only be producing say 1 hp more at the wheels in the morning. The benefit to these filters is they last longer and are better at filtering with only marginally better airflow.
Thanks for the helpful tips and detailed explanations of what to do and not to do!
TH-cam is so great for automotive. Needed to clean both mine before a long road trip so watched this video in the parking lot of advance auto parts! Thx
Great video! No wonders it’s a top hit for this!
Thank you!
This was a huge help! Thanks!
Thank you buddy. Just what I need to do for my 2010 MAZDA 2 Neo MAZDASPEED. K&N filters are the best. Always gives me the power :)
They're awesome!
Thank you so much. I like your explanation on the importance of direction of rinsing, oiling, and not speeding up the drying process.
Glad it was helpful!
Pfft...I've NEVER had one dry in an hour or less after cleaning! It always takes overnight & I've been running k&n filters in everything I drive for the past 20 years...
Great video, easy to follow. My thumb and finger got tired with the pump spray too. If they sold it with an aerosol pressure spray like a spray paint for a few dollars more, I would pay it. Well, at least that was my work out for the day.
i just bought mine today for my sti. i have had numerous problems because of cheap ones, but when i installed the K&N, everything returned to run as it should. anyone, don't underestimate a car air filter, it is more than i thought it could do to my car when it is cheap.
Quality filters=cheap. Stuffed engines=expensive.
Thanks. Always nice to learn how to do some maintenance on my own. Preventive maintenance is just good protection.
Yes! Its worth doing it yourself.
Thanks man, great video. 9 years later and still helping ppl
Sweet. Thanks for watching it.
Good tip on oiling it only from the intake side
This is Detail and Accurate. Thanks a lot.
Thank you for the simple, straight forward video!
I like the to-the -point instruction. Well done!
Yes it can be a over kill spraying the oil on the filter. But as Jeff said the intake side works fine. On newer vehicles there is a charcoal filter between the MAF and the intake filter for emissions you might want to protect that as much as possible
The intake side is the dirty side, right?
Yes
Good vid. I think I felt a very slight improvement in hp and mileage in my 2012 g37xS coupe. However the main reason I bought these is the cost saving. My car takes 2 air filters, so it did cost me $100 to buy 2 of these ($50 each) but now I won't have to buy new filters for the next 50k-100k miles since I can just clean them.
Wow, 2 filters? I can see the savings there for sure. The filters should last you a long time.
I just cleaned both of my KN filters. My 454 is now 500hp. Thank you re charger kit👍
Lol!
Thanks for the video Jeff! I hope to see more helpful videos from you.
I have a K&N on my 2014 Subaru Legacy, just checked it and it was FILTHY! I think it’s time for this, thanks for posting this video, the explanations are very clear and thorough and you also provided a lot of important tips. The K&N really pays for itself instead of having to buy conventional filters all the time, if you plan on keeping your car a long time.
install a paper filter dude. your subaru wont be long for this world with the K&N
If you do the math it's going to take you 3 years to recoup the cost, as a k&n filter with the cleaning kit is about 3 times the cost of a normal air filter. And even then, you have to ask, is that $20 or so you are saving a year really worth the hassle? Plus you have to be careful not to over oil the filter or your MAF sensor will go out on you.
Awesome, thanks for this, I'm off to clean mine
Come clean mine buddy
Thanks for the vid! i just brought a K&N Filter cleaning kit today.
Thanks for this video! I just got into an argument with the place doing my oil change trying to convince me that my k&n filter is not cleanable and reusable.
Lily Dalton Really? Thats crazy.I would think a shop would know this. I hope they weren't just trying to sell you something. I'm glad I could help you out.
Sadly, they were trying to sell me an inferior filter I didn't need. When I took my filter out today to clean it, it's not even the filter they showed me yesterday. Just shows you the importance of knowing your car! I hope you keep making videos & share you knowledge.
That’s why you don’t skip finger day.
I Keep a spray bottle filled with water in the gym. I do thumbs, middle finger, and pinkies Mondays and Thursdays, and pointing and ring fingers Tues, Fridays. Mondays and Tuesday are light days, and Thursdays and Fridays are go to failure days and then they have the weekend to recover.
Thanks for the tutorial vid. Very helpful in cleaning my K&N engine filter.
Thank you for your help! Just did this (twice 😉) for my 2008 Infiniti G35S’s twin intakes- great tutorial!
I'm glad it helped.
Hi Jeff,
A quick thanks for sharing your knowledge, as it was extremely helpful. Having this visual tool aided me greatly - The video was much easier to apply in comparison to K&N's 4-step paper instructions. I successfully recharged my Wrangler's system today with ease. Woohoo!
Thank you very much. I'm glad you got your filter cleaned easily.
WTF !?? WHY in hell would you NOT follow the Manufacturer's Instructions !??
Mostly eevery complaint with the K & N Air Filters is due to people NOT FOLLOWING the INSTRCTIONS exactly as written.
There are NO SHORT CUTS or "ALTERNATE METHODS" for servicing the K &N Air Filter. 😁
I only come on here everytime i have a oil change done lol
What a great video! Nicely done sir, and thanks for the knowledge.
The best video and best explanation! Straight to the point, welldone,!
Dry in the SUN ??
Sun whats that ? never see that in Britain
then lay it inside because its always raining in the UK
Then move.
@@HoUsEoFcAtS78 No we like rain. No move required
Yes the sun is good for it
if you do not see the sun... how about the moon! :)
this guy- "my finger always gets tired when I do this"...
me - "that's what she said."
hahaha
lmao
I'm gonna have to use my thumb.
Lmao☝️
But then he says "Im going to have to use my thumb" 🤣🤣
I'm glad u showed how it is properly done. I sprayed both sides when I did it with the oil. Well now Ik.
Just what I needed to know and even better because I have a ford escape also. Thanks, good job explaining
2:47 " the oven" LOL
I totally felt the difference on first use of this filter
fucking bullshit . I put one on my Chrysler 300 . waste of 100 bucks.
@@738polarbear I call bullshit on you. You possibly did notice a difference and thought it should do more it's replacement air filter NOT a cold air intake
@@738polarbear A Chrysler is a waste in general lol
@@738polarbear I put one in my 300 it felt a bit more powerful as i take off. a couple months later I also installed a k&n oil filter I didn't feel anything change for good or bad?
Lol it's an air filter guys, not a turbocharger. Air filters dont add HP or TQ. And it it does it's negligible in terms of a Butt Dyno. JP so Chrysler's that can push 350k+ is a waste? I think not. Got our Chrysler van up to almost 350k before I sold it and when I did it had the same get up and go it always had with the 3.8l. I bet it'll keep going to at least 400k. I have a K&N in the family Pilot and it feels the same to me. But again, we are talking a fuckin replacement air filter, not a super/turbo charger or NOS for that matter. May as well say you got +20hp after installing a replacement wheel bearing or a replacement serpentine belt 😂😂😝😜
Nice quick to the point simple video Thanks. About to recharge for the first time now
Recently I find K&N performance filter along with cleaning and oil kit for my diesel engined Thar .
Thanks a lot for the demo.
Awesome👌👌👌👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
A couple added things you're going to need to do it probably twice depending on how dirty it is Hold it up to a light after you're done with the first application and cleaning it out and see what's still left in there cuz I guarantee stuff will still be in there. Carefully pick stuff out of there with a I used a small wooden dowel you can use a toothpick just be careful. Lastly get yourself a cheap air filter to put in for a couple days while you let it dry.
Great instructions Jeff. Thanks for posting! I'm guessing using an air compressor from the throttle-body side of the filter (for cleaning and drying) would also be a bad idea?
K&N service part numbers for those wanting to know are:
*#99-5050* = Complete Cleaning and Recharge Kit
*#99-0533* = Squeeze Oil
*#99-5000* = Aerosol Oil
*#99-0606* = Air-filter Cleaner
K&N recommends doing this cleaning procedure every 50k miles. Only use cold water to rinse, only oil the crown of each filter pleat and allow 20mins to wick.
I believe that would be a bad idea. LOL.
I've been watching this video for nearly 8 years now....every cleaning I watch it and its great
Jeff you da man!
A really good video, good comprehensive explanation with no waffle👍🏻
I watch this video like once a year because I just want to make sure I am doing it right. Thanks for the video and please wear gloves when using these chemicals. Don't let your skin absorb this stuff.
1:20 shouldn't have skipped out on finger days. lol thanks for the vid
LOL.
Back here again to see this pro show me how to properly clean my kn filter. Appreciate this tutorial!
Thanks man for the Video
I just bought one Cleaning kit today & i will do the same on my Filter 😊
1:19 - sounds like a marketing opportunity for K&N to make an aerosol can...
He just need a gf and train his finger!
Email LMFAO
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