K&N High Performance Air Filter (Includes cleaning instructions/advice)

Hi Folks,

I just installed the K&N High Performance Air Filter (part number 33-2105 (pictured above)) for my Mitsubishi Lancer... It seems to really improve the pickup of the car as compared to the stock disposable paper filter.

I got the K&N filter from my friend who has changed his car... Therefore I just have to buy the K&N Air Filter cleaning kit and clean up the filter myself before dropping it in. Personally I would think it is more economical and environmentally friendly if you change to a cleanable air filter as compared to continuously buying disposable air filters to replace your car's air filter.

Two brands that are worth considering are

1) K&N Air Filter
2) Hurricane Air Filter (stainless steel)

If anyone out there would like to sponsor me with a Hurricane Air Filter for comparison with the K&N Air Filter... I'd love to accept your offer :)

Anyways, back to the K&N Air Filter...

It is really advisable that you clean the K&N Air Filter yourself! As the air filter takes time to dry and re-oiling the air filter is quite long. So if you ask someone to do it for you, he/she might speed up the process or put too much oil too quickly and that is really not very good.

Here are two webpages that are helpful for those of you who have K&N Air Filters and plan to clean it soon...

1) How to clean the air filter : http://knfilter.com/cleaning.htm
2) Listen in to Chapter 8 on advice on Cleaning: http://knfilter.com/audio/audio_book_mp3.htm

Please note that it is better to let your air filter dry naturally and wait for it to be completely dry... (may take up to several hours depending on weather).

Also, after oiling, let the cotton (wick) soak the oil for about 40mins and see if there are areas to touch up (uneven red surface on both clean and dirty sides) .

After re-oiling, Before installing the air filter back to your car, let the oil set in the filter for AT LEAST 1 hour so that the excess oil can drip off and also serves as a guide in case you over-oiled.

These are my personal advices but for the professional and official advice, goto the 2 webpages listed above.

I would write about the hurricane air filter. But I dun have it..haha...

Latest Euro N-Cap results

On 19th December 2007, Euro NCAP releases the results for six cars: the Daihatsu Materia, Mazda 2, Honda Civic, Mercedes Benz C Class, Renault Laguna and the Volvo V70, which were all put through Euro NCAP’s rigorous testing process.

In the Supermini category, the Daihatsu Materia received 4 stars for adult safety while the Mazda 2 received 5 star ratings.

For Small family car, the Honda Civic (Euro model) received a 4 star rating.

While for Large Family cars, the Mercedes Benz C Class, Renault Laguna and the Volvo V70 all receive the 5 star rating for adults safety.

However, Euro NCAP is disappointed to see that none of the cars achieved higher than three stars for pedestrian protection.

Details of the individual ratings of the respective vehicles can be found in the following links:

Daihatsu Materia
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/daihatsu_materia_2007/305.aspx

Mazda 2
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/mazda_2_2007/306.aspx

Honda Civic (Euro model)
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/honda_civic_2007/307.aspx

Mercedes Benz C Class
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/mercedes_benz_c_class_2007/308.aspx

Renault Laguna
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/renault_laguna_2007/309.aspx

Volvo V70
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/volvo_v70_2007/310.aspx