K/N vs reg Air Filters

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lpage - 25 Mar 2005 19:33 GMT

First thanks for all of the + and + advice.

I have a 95 nissan 4cyl 5sp pickup. Its got 132,000 on it. I
live in sw colorado near durango. Its 7,000 + feet above sea
level.

I live on a dirt road. Lots of dust.
I trying to decied if i should get the k/n because you can
clean it. I have noticed my fram filter is very dirt and its
only got 2,000+ mile on it.

But i have heard alot of negative things on k/n and
nissans..
Dont want to go threw another wrong spark plugs again.
Only use NGK in nissan. Nothing else works...

thanks for any help. thanks techs. jason in colorado

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twfsa - 26 Mar 2005 00:08 GMT

K&N is a Pain in the a.s to wash out.... keep your old filter to install
while the KN is drying out after a wash.

Tom

> First thanks for all of the + and + advice.
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> thanks for any help. thanks techs. jason in colorado

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Hawaii_SE-R - 26 Mar 2005 01:38 GMT

> K&N is a Pain in the a.s to wash out.... keep your old filter to install
> while the KN is drying out after a wash.

What so hard? Remove filter. Shake loose excess dirt. Spray on cleaner.
Let soak. Wrinse filter with water. Let dry. Spray filter oil. Let soak.
Reinstall. Takes a few hours to complete if you dry the filter in the sun
but really only takes maybe 15 minutes of actual labor time.

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Chris - 26 Mar 2005 09:45 GMT

>> K&N is a Pain in the a.s to wash out.... keep your old filter to
>> install
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> Reinstall. Takes a few hours to complete if you dry the filter in the sun
> but really only takes maybe 15 minutes of actual labor time.

It's a bit more challenging in the winter. I left mine to dry overnight
indoors and it still wasn't completely dry. It took almost a whole day. Not
a problem in this car since it's mainly driven for fun but keeping a spare
paper filter for your daily driver is not a bad idea.

As for how well they work, it's been debated for years and probably will be
for many more.

Chris

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