Want to clean the K&N air filter. I see they sell a "recharge kit". Can I use something else like fantastic? Any hints will be appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

I just bought the kit. It comes with the oil to put on the filter and it wasn't that expensive to try anything else.

 

Fantastic might clean it but after its cleaned you need to re oil it. The kit comes with a cleaner and the oil to re oil it.

 

2 cups Oxy clean in a bucket with club soda and soak the filter in it. Bubbles like cray and it comes out like new, then you need re oil like previously mentioned.

 

When K&N came out years ago, we were told the dirtier they get the better they filter.

When you do clean the filter, go light with the oil, or it will make your engine run rich,
and suck the excise oil into the engine.

 

Not sure why you would need to try something other than what works, is readily available, and isn't very expensive. But, to each his own.

Oh yeah...a very light oiling on the outside otherwise the filter will drip, it's easiest to get a light costing with the spray bottle.

 

Thanks for the tips guys. I know we have oxy and club soda. I'll stop at auto zone and see if they have the oil. Thanks again.

 

I have used 409, but now I just stick with what comes in the recharge package.
I say don't try to blow it dry with a hose, could damage or put thin spots in the media.
Lay it in the sun for a while, or over a vent, let it dry on it's own.
Not too much oil, you will get the hang of it.
Pollen season is full blast down here right now, I plan to clean mine again as soon as that slacks off.

 

I buy the K&N filter cleaner and the filter oil by the gallon on Amazon. $25 and $28 respectively which is a small fraction of the cost of buying the the 12 oz aerosol cans at $10 a pop. Seems like a lifetime supply of the filter oil. Maybe not for the cleaner.

 

The last K&N that I bought is somewhere in a land fill now. Not worth the trouble and I saw no benefit from it. JMHO.