May be a serious problem fluid dripping need help
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May be a serious problem fluid dripping need help
Ok I installed an aem cold air intake a little while back and drove it for the first time in the rain yesterday. Yesterday at the movies I saw some raspberry color fluid and thought just it was water that dropped on some candy. Well I noticed it again today, opened up my hood and looked all over. I didnt see anything leaking. However I went down to my splash guard stuck my finger thru the hole to the filter and there is that raspberry color fluid on the filter itself and leaking onto the splash guard then onto the ground. I have no clue what the fluid is from, how to stop it, and now Im guessing I have to clean the intake filter, so where do I get a cleaning kit. I cant take it to acura cuz they will blame it on the CAI. Here are some pics of the fluid on my hand
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/nhl.../fluid&.view=t
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http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/nhl.../fluid&.view=t
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anyone this needs to be resolved, i dont see any liquid when lookin from the engine bay down to the holes on the splash guard, i wonder whats going on.
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calm down. you can stop taking pictures of that shit on your hands. the fluid is off your filter. your filter got wet and the oil is simply coming off the filter. (lack of better explaination) just go to any local automotive store and ask for a k&n cleaning kit.
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do i need a cleaning kit right now and do anything about it, or does it just gonna continue to leak until its done and itll be fine?
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if its coming from your air filter, like probably cone type I assume... if you have the K&N filter, it might be that red fluid -- the oil they put in the filter itself, however I don't know -- now I don't think you want to spray your air filter with the engine running for obvious reasons, but suppose it did get wet... if anyone knows... would this be a possiblity?
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is it a problem that it got wet, i didnt go over any big puddles at all, just normal driving in heavy rain. I just want to know what to do from now.
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is it a problem if the filter gets wet, should i expect it to when its raining?
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not really a problem if it gets wet. but if it does, it just drips the oil out of the filter. it sucks, but theres nothing you can really do about it. just as long as its water and not dirt, and mudd and shit like that.
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screw the bypass everyone on this board says to fuck up something u gotta be in like a puddle a foot high, thats not gonna happen most likely. Ill just take a look at the filter and make sure it looks fine, the oil should stop dripping soon enough, and then i shouldnt have any other problems with it hopefully. I was told to clean the k and n every 12k miles.
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i know im gonna get killed for this but why is there oil on the filter and is it necessary to have the oil stay on, meaning will i have to lube it in the future?
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Originally posted by Renegade
i know im gonna get killed for this but why is there oil on the filter and is it necessary to have the oil stay on, meaning will i have to lube it in the future?
i know im gonna get killed for this but why is there oil on the filter and is it necessary to have the oil stay on, meaning will i have to lube it in the future?
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oiling the air filter increases the filter's ability to catch particals in the air flowing through it. Makes it somewhat easier to clean also IMO. You don't have to oil your filter, but it's usually a good idea to prevent engine oil contamination.
edit: oops. looks like someone beat me to it .
edit: oops. looks like someone beat me to it .
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one last thing then this post is done, i understand how it could be the oil, but why is it that raspberry red color?
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Originally posted by Renegade
one last thing then this post is done, i understand how it could be the oil, but why is it that raspberry red color?
one last thing then this post is done, i understand how it could be the oil, but why is it that raspberry red color?
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Originally posted by Renegade
one last thing then this post is done, i understand how it could be the oil, but why is it that raspberry red color?
one last thing then this post is done, i understand how it could be the oil, but why is it that raspberry red color?
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