Is there anyway to clean the filter or do I have to buy a new one? If I have to buy a new one where can you get just the filter?

 

just go to kragen and buy a K&N air filter cleaner. its like 15bucks

 

http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory...CategoryID=102

 

Naw don't buy that. It's made for those oiled K&N air filters. AEM is a dryflow filter and requires a different type of cleaner system that dries dry. Use the AEM stuff, they cost the same anyways.

 

AEM Part Number 21-110.... Like Blkaspec has the link for.

 

K&N stuff is sold everywhere. AEM is harder to find. I've been looking for the stuff too lately. I found that Advance Auto might carry/might be able to order it. I'm going to check this week.

 

Up here in CanaDUH I found the kit at the local Auto Parts store that sold the AEM intakes.

 

This link might help you

Where to buy

 

how often does AEM recommend we clean the dry flow filter?

 

Thankyou!

 

http://www.tirerack.com/intake/aem/f...ean_system.jsp

UPS shipping to Chicago should be minimal and quick.

 

I cleaned my filter a few weeks ago. I couldn't find any of the AEM stuff locally and didn't want to use the K&N cleaner. So I used woolite instead. I followed the cleaning instructions from the AEM. It worked pretty well. It did take a while to rinse all of the detergent out though.

 

why you guys clean these filters baffles me. Do you clean your oil filters or any other filter as well? Maybe you'll get an 80% efficient filter afterwards?

Just buy a new filter. Unless you're a poor college student strapped for cash...

 

K&N and AEM designed to last the lifetime of the car. The cleaner is all you need for maintenance. $15 kit and you can clean it every 30K or so.

These are not cheap $20 drop-in filters. Those are the disposable kind. These systems cost $200+, I bet the filters are not cheap.....at least to poor folk like me

If you can swing replacement, by all means! I'd just prefer to keep my airfilter budget under $500 over the lifetime of the car.

 

You can and are supposed to clean these filters, I dont think you can and definately arent supposed to clean and re-use oil filters.

 

no we are talking about oiled air filters. oil filters cannot be reused of course.

 

The CAI filters sit down low outside of the engine compartment and they are exposed to just about everything there is. If you live in a dusty or dirty area, the filter needs to be cleaned more often. I would say, don't go anymore than 15k without cleaning it. The oem filters are changed every 12-15k. If you only drive 15k a year, I would clean it every six months for good measure.

 

this is what I would do.. Buy a new one, sell the old one to desperate folks for about 20$'s... When you think about it, it's SO worth it.. only 30$'s for new filter after and no need to spend on maintenance.

 

You can clean and reuse paper plates too, but that doesn't mean I'm going to. The time it takes for me to clean one of these out + the degraded air filtering is not worth the money imo.

 

How often should the filter be checked?

 

As for leedog maybe we are not all 60+ or even 50+ as you may be im 19 and have just as ballin car as you do for your info so dont make fun of college students strapped for cash just aint right man maybe we dont want to buy a new filter cleaning equals cheaper so im 19 and your what> how old give us younger guys a break for gods sake

 

These filters cost $35 why clean em... What's the dimater and I will link you

Dryflow... Not discontinued oil (although I will link to both)

 

I dont care how old you are, if you have a $35-40,000 car and you cant afford a $35 filter, then maybe you shouldnt have such an expensive car.

I for one, will not fuck around when it comes to a filter that guards the fate of my whole fucking engine in order to save 20 bucks.

 

What is the cleaning process like and approximately how long does it take?

 

you mix the solution in water in a bucket then you dip the filter and spin till the "all of the dirt" in theory is expelled

 

U know me and al gota clean em more often with that air duct

 

someone link me to buy a new one. thats what Im going to do

 

Ethan, you can find the aem dryflow here:

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...4&autoview=sku

But I actually got the fujita filter, which I really like the design for:

http://www.xs-engineering.com/xsstor...idproduct=4653

 

that fujita will fit the AEM tube?

 

the aem tube is 3.25"... so the fujita one will require some rubber sealing skills.... so you dont have an air leak....

you also overpaid for the fujita filter as I just bought one on flebay for $30 shipped whomp whomp

ps. if you guys want to get an aem filter cheap... flebay is the way to go just email a seller who has a few for sale and have them get you a 3.25 diameter filter

 

I feel the same way. Instead of washing my car, I'm just going to get another paint job

 

are you comparing a $35 filter with a $2000 paint job?

 

im with you man....... i too have been wondering about cleaning the filter lately..... i just put a new one on though instead... seems more reasonable to me.., if you leave water or cleaner fluid in the old filter, you are compromising your entire engine

 

$35-45 compared to $3500-$4500 in parts and labor

 

Cleaned the Dry Flow cleaned properly rinses all the cleaning media out and no oils are used.

Inless your water is contaminated whats it going to do .. it evaporates. You don't think you get dirty water splashed on it all the time during driving given the filter location on the TL.

As for one of the posts above ( all due respects ) is there proof proper washing of the Dry Flow filter degrades the media or is this and assumption.

I'd like to see independent documented proof of this.

Now if the logic is cost of new filter - cost of proper filter wash kit =X and X to you is not worth the additional 2 minutes of actual labour swishing the filter to rinse it out then so be it. The rest of the time is a few minutes to dry in the sun.

Myself I enjoy the fruits of my labour.

 

Well at $40 it makes sense to just change the filter, not too bad, you guys are right. Why bother cleaning? I was just thinking before that if it was something like $100 then no.

So when we buy these damn things for $230 you're telling me that pipe is the part that's worth $175??? WTF?

 

The pipe isn't $175 ... the material, marketing, engineering, packaging and profit is.


Dryflow Air Filter Cleaning System Part # 21-110 cost $8.66
New filter $40

2 cleanings/ year x 5 years

21-110 $9 x 2 x 5 = $90
New filter $40 x 2 x 5 = $400

 

Now there is a smart answer to all of this. One purpose of the reusable filter is to save money in the end. I drive 65000 miles a year so I would be broke after five years if I replaced the filters every 15k. The aem oil filter is great and does the job. You need to know how to clean it and oil it the right way and allow plenty of time to let it dry before putting it back on. I would rather have the extra cash in my pocket and take the time to clean the one I have then replace it every three months.

 

The Dry Flow is oil less .. all your drying is air .. not solvents in the oils.

 

I was talking about the K&N oil filter that I own.