Mod (Ret.)

And so starts the myth yet again.....sigh.

obusnizzle

sure, im wrong....ive run K&N filters, OEM Filters, S&B Filters, and now a volant filter in my truck. I honestly dont see the point....Why bother? why waste time cleaning, waiting to dry, oiling, letting sit, removing excess oil, just to claim a K&N filter? Think about it, over time his filter will collect dust, where is that dust going? Do you actually think cotton gauze is going to hold it all? do you really think that the oil is actually going to be retained? How many years do the old skule guys use paper filters in similar situations? how many of their trucks puked due to misc sand? Our trucks are sold in the middle east with the SAME filter that we get....do they have problems? Ford spent millions developing their stuff, they do through R&D with filters just like everything else, just like the oil filters that they use which happen to be some of the best filters money can buy...and some dudes from cali come along with greasy air filters and claim that they are the best? three cheers for capitalism.

UplandgameDave

First, the filter manufacturer's Tech line says that it would be highly unlikely that one could over oil the filter. As oil would have to be running out of it. Going on to say that the over oiling and or MAF thing is a Wives Tale. Second, the problem only cleared up when I removed the MAF Sensor from the vehicle and repeatedly sprayed it with cleaner, then drove the vehicle for several miles. My thoughts are that the Sensor was the cause, cleaning it was the fix, and that my truck will be best served with the special filter installed for off road and a normal filter for street. The shop vac thing is wrong based on the fact that you rinse with low pressure tap water and allow to dry naturally, or damage the cotton batting which is very delicate evidently. The part that is still up in the air for me is that I was told, by the Tech. line, to run the filter dirty as it protects better with some dirt on it. So I think my switching back and forth may hamper that healthy acumulation.