I took my bumper off to do some bumper work and i noticed i had to clean my Injen cone filter...i dont have a kit and need tips quick because i gotta drive my toy tomorow.

I basically need something that will clean the filter withought damaging it, warm water&soap? water alone? ill buy the kit when i have some time and 20bux.

thanks in advance eh!...ill check back with you later tonight/early 2morou morning. :o

 

luis!, stop being so OCD about the car! she will survive another day until you get the kit!

 

chill bro!! i dont wanna have to put the bumper back to on to take it back off...

 

using the warm water method, it has to air dry for hours! i think there's a DIY on this site for cleaning the filter w/ water. there used to be

 

Is the filter really that dirty that it needs to be clean right away? The cotton gauze filter on the CAI uses the oil (comes in the kit) to actually trap fine particles. I'm afarid that if you just wash it with soap and water, you'll wash any oil residue away and in the long term lead to clog sensors or injector. Just my thought.......don't go cheap.

 

I remember writing an email to K&N company asking about how often to clean the filter, they said that every 30,000 miles as long as you dont drive on dusty roads a lot, plus they said that the dirt built up actually helps the filter to filter our more crap out.

I guess all you have to do is reoil once in a while.

But if i'm wrong please correct me.

 

The cleaning kit is a degreaser and the filter oil to replace the one that you just washed off. Don't use water/soap as it may just clog the cotton and make your filter even worse than before. (might not even filter at all) Other degreasers may work but may shorten the life of the filter. If you don't mind buying another filter down the road, then degrease it (use simple green or greased lightning) then reoil it with some form of tranny/ hydraulic fluid. But consider your filter done after this 'coz it may not last the same as using K&N oil.

 

yeah, thx...i just thought i'd clean it since it was seriously black (red original), i'd just driven thru a lotta dirt, and had to take the bumper off because i had to finish something i started 2weeks ago. I'll buy the kit right away.

i just put it in warm water (hot) and moved around a bit, i could see some oily stuff over the surface of the water and a lotta dirt, moquitos rocks and i even think i found aliens. i left it to dry overnight and im heading back and buyin that K&N kit.

thanks duds.

 

hey guys, would it be possible to use the K&N recharger (filter cleaner) for my (our) INJEN CAIs?

 

yes, thats what im doing to my injen just as we speak, im in the letting "dry naturally" part haha.

 

me too, lol, i brushed some dust off and reoiled it, waiting to dry.

 

yup i think i overoiled mine...hehe peace...thanks for da tips duds.

 

its all good, take some paper towel go over that, if you can see that the filter is oily take some off, you dont want that oil going into your engine.

peace

 

ya i know...its been three hours and a small puttle of oil formend on the bottom(flat part) so i tiped and it ran like crazy haha...it smells like anus!!

Its my first time...time for some paper towels...

 

K&N suggest to rewash it if you over oil, but just use paper towel and let it air dry, preferrbly somewhere outside with no dust flying.

Just put the paper towel next to the filter, dont really use hard pressure to soak it...

I did that before, i over oiled my last filter, it was ridiculous, took like 1.5 days to dry, lol.