Scottish Elises

Hi folks, i have a K and N filter on my car now, and have noticed the induction noise has changed pitch recently, i believe because its choking up. I want to give it a clean before i go down south again, but i cant get hold of a K&N filter cleaning kit.

I have an ITG cleaning kit, will this be ok. I imagine all the companies want you to buy there own stuff, but surely dirt cleaner and oil is all pretty much the same??

I use a K&N cleaner on my hurricane. It's just a solvent to remove the oil and then filter oil afterwards. As long as they are both for cotton filters it should be ok.

Give it a blast with the solvent, then put it in a bucket of warm soapy water to shift the clag. I use a toothbrush to help but be careful of the gauze.

Once it's clean rinse it with loads of clean water (From the inside out) and let it dry naturally. Re-oil it once it's dry and the jobs a carrot

Oh and halfrauds sell K&N cleaning kits in the "Nedspeed" section

the ITG is a foam filter i think
but i still dont think it'll make any difference ??

Probably not, the foam things would be more delicate than the cotton efforts. Have a go and you can be the guinea pig...

halfords have it in store, so just gonna go for that. I couldnt see it on there website, so thats why i was gonna risk it


thanks for the goading tho

That bloke (Bird?) needs a longer stick....that's a brown bear...

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:That bloke (Bird?) needs a longer stick....that's a brown bear...

oi, stop poking, it tickles

mckeann wrote:

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:That bloke (Bird?) needs a longer stick....that's a brown bear...

oi, stop poking, it tickles

That's Mr Facking Ben.... This one is you

aye, thats more like it. firey temper and all that

mckeann wrote:aye, thats more like it. firey temper and all that

Nah, just a weapons-grade ginner......

You're probably down to 160bhp like tut...

Remember you're sooking much more air than the rest of us (maybe Jamie excluded) so you need to clean the filter more often.

I used to clean the hurricane every 1K miles (just dry clean and re-oil, proper clean every 3-4 K). No excuse 'cos it was so easy in the K, guess it's a little bit trickier to get at in the Hunda.

you have to drop the wheel arch liner out to do it. no big deal really. It definately makes a difference, i can hear the induction note has changed.

mckeann wrote:you have to drop the wheel arch liner out to do it. no big deal really. It definately makes a difference, i can hear the induction note has changed.

Yeah, you have to do the same with mine. Pain in the arse, but really worth it. Take it you went K&N to avoid any worries about the foam filter breaking up? I think my pipercross will be getting replaced with a big bore K&N at some stage....

thats just what sinclaires put on it. The ITG wouldnt fit, and they got more power from K&N over the hurricane, so i went with that. does seriosuly strangle power when dirty tho