Srry if this is a newb question, but I'm coming close to my next oil change and I wanted to know how the heck do you clean the stillen CAI for maintenance. How often should someone clean it? and what do you use? Are you suppose to use like the K&N recharge kit on it?

Thanks in advance....

 

do you have a cold air intake or the stillen cold air box...the box can be reached without having to take the wheel off..either way you can clean the filter every 3-4 oil changes

 

I would clean the filter once a year or every 10K to 15K miles, which ever comes first, or when the grime on the filter is flush with the wire mesh.

Be careful not to over oil the K&N filters.

 

after you oil it and let it dry...take compressed air and blow from inside/out to push out excess oil

 

If you installed the intake you'll have no problem getting it clean. Use the
K&N kit since the filter is made by them. Read the instructions carefully
and you'll notice it says, Not to use compressed air! Spray the cleaner on
let it sit for 15 minutes then flush with a hose/water. Shake all the water
off you can and let it sit in the sun for an hour or so.......take a break!
Carefully wipe filter off before applying the oil from the kit, you don't want to
mix oil and water. Spray the outside of the filter lightly covering the gray
areas with pink spray......don't overload. Wipe it off again and install. These
filters work best when clean unlike what some members have said. I clean
mine every 6 months or when I'm bored....haha

 

I would never ever take compressed air to a cotton guaze filter as that will open up the weave too much to hold the oil and the oil is what entrains the particulates.

Here is a good cleaning procedure:

Filter Restore Procedure

 

yup plus on thatDOMO

 

you can adjust the pressue coming out of the line to blow dry it...anyways if you can you just adjust the height you blow the air from...

 

Believe me, it is best to just let it air dry naturally.

Thats why many guys use 2 filters in a rotation...no down time and you can take the time to clean/reoil right.

 

Believe me in saying that if you do happen to overoil it you have to blow off the access...call k&n they will tell you the same thing

 

I cannot understand why they would say that. If you have over oiled it, best to clean it and start fresh again and go lighter with the sauce. You really are messing with the filter if you used compressed air on it.

These oiled-cotton filters have a tolerance of about 3-5 grams either way (+/-) depending on the cotton configuration.

Too little oil, and sub par filtering.

Too much oil and you have a mess in your intake tract.

 

Be sure not to over oil as it can mess up your MAF sensor and they are VERY expensive to replace. If you're in warranty and your MAF goes, the first thing they look for is a K&N or other oiled filter.

 

Dealers love to blame oiled filters for failed MAF's. Truth is these oils do not damage the hot wire MAFs but they can coat it over time which is an easy fix.

You buy a $8 can of CRC MAF spray cleaner and it works like a charm. In fact it is probably a good idea to clean the MAF every few years as they will get coated with stock normal use over time.

 

if its that heavily oiled yeah restart...you dont want a dripping piece of fried chicken as a filter...but if you can avoid having to do that again air drying it is an easy fix