K&N filters

pnichols wrote:

Travelcrafter wrote:
I don't plan on any mods like the K&N but one thing I do like about them is all you have to do is look at it so, maybe in the long run by being easy to check and maintain they get better maintenance.

:h

I thought that K&N filters required maintenance? The one on my pickup requires re-oiling periodicaly - messy, more money (for the special K&N oil), and more work than a high quality paper filter. The V10 in our motorhome really prefers the Ford paper filter.

Everything on an RV requires maintenance (especially those "Maintenance Free" - what an oxymoron, batteries). :B

One bottle of K&N recharging oil (for of lack of a better term), has lasted me years and is still half full. Recharging/oiling takes all of about 30 seconds after I rinse the filter with a garden hose. I have found a couple of spritzes with the pump sprayer isn't messy at all.

I tend to recharge my K&N about every 10 to 12,000 miles, which more than they call for but Tucson is one of the dustiest locations in the country. After a few years I am money ahead over the cost of quality paper filters and the savings will continue as long as I own (and properly maintain) the K&N.

:C