K&N Air Filters - Anyone have any comments on these?

Okay well what about if I got a K&N or AEM Cold Air Intake and put that on
the car? Would that cause problems also? I have a lease on this car and when
the lease is up in 9 months its going back to the dealer and I am not going
to tell them there is a K&N filter in it, just trade in and get a new car. I
just want to make sure that the car will not be damaged from 9 months of
using the K&N filter.

 

If you believed the doomsayers you would never do it, but hey it's got a
warranty, don't it? If the car is damaged, put the stock air cleaner back
on it and put in a warranty claim. I am not sure that buying this stuff is
worth it for 9 months of use though. I have had a K&N on my Jeep for nine
years now and it is running just great. I am not so sure about the
performance, but I measured 2-3 mpg mileage gain and I like the cool sucking
sound from under the hood. With the cat-back system and a luminous dial
watch knowing exactly when my daughter got home in it was pretty easy.

Cheers,

Earle

 

I have a K&N drop-in filter. Will not buy it again.
Buying the cleaning kit and doing cleaning, drying sucks, IMHO.

 

SOME people are going to say the K&N is not good to use and SOME
people are going to say it is good to use but I bet ALL would say the
Honda filter is good to use.

So go by what SOME say or by what ALL say, your choice.

 

They were all within 182-190. Max variation is 28 according to the manual.
Spec is 184 new. This reading, as well as the fact that oil consumption
between oil changes is next to nothing, lead me to the conclusion that I
shouldn't bother worrying about it.

Sorry that my experience, although it is only one sample as indicated by
Nomad, blows your little theory to bits. Stop the fear-mongering. I could
always bring up the fact that since 130000kms I have been using FRAM Oil
filters too.

Bottom line, regular oil changes and PROPER maintenance of a K&N air filter
have yielded the results I indicated. This sample of one is worth quite a
bit to me.

Signed,
the idiot

 

AEM makes a new Dryflow' cone filter that doesnt need or use any oil.

http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=93