MAF Mystery - Part 2 of 4 - Can Oil Come Off Our Filters?

Part 2 of a 4 part series.
We are aware of the "urban myth" created by a few dealerships that a vehicle's MAF sensor can be contaminated by K&N filter oil. No evidence has ever been provided to support this "myth" and three years of diagnostic testing by K&N has shown that not only is this allegation not real, it is not even possible. In our opinion, it is an excuse for a dealership and/or the vehicle manufacturer to avoid a legitimate warranty repair. In the last 4 years, we have sold over 10,000,000 lifetime air filters and received only a few hundred calls from consumers who are having dealership or service provider challenges. We believe that Dealership's or service provider's real incentive may be to discourage the use of reusable products so they can sell disposable products over and over. In order to provide consumers with added comfort that they will not be placed in a bad position by a improper warranty denial, we offer our Consumer Protection Pledge.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• mass
• air
• flow
• mystery
• oil
• contaminate
• K&N
• filter
• rumor
• myth
• busters
• internet
• complaints

[KNfilters]

As long as the filter is cleaned properly, no cleaner should be remaining on the filter before oiling it.

[lilpattman]

so from what i understand he says the oil does come off the filter unless it is at normal speeds but come on isn't this classed as a performance modification , And normally people who modify there cars don't tend to drive normally (heavy acceleration , high speeds , lots of revs etc etc)

so if this is ment to be a performance modification why does it damage your car if you decide to do any perfomance driving ????

PLEASE REPLY

[KNfilters]

The video shows that oil does not come off the filter even in extreme condions.

[underoathfan14]

LOVE YOU ALL K&N!

[Mystery207]

Probably not the oil but the cleaner will get back on that. It's a good filter but shit hit the fan after I cleaned my filter with their cleaner and oil.

[Mystery207]

Probably not the oil but the cleaner will get back on that.

[3rdSuspension]

@lilpattman - CFM per minute that is.

[3rdSuspension]

@lilpattman - K&N has tested this myth at 1000+CFM and no oil ever left the filter, most engines consume an avg of 500 CFM - I think that would considered ABOVE aggressive conditions. Google their testing procedures, it's explained in detail. It has YET TO BE PROVEN THAT THE OIL COMES OFF THE FILTER... NEVER, EVER been validated.