Sports Air Filters

[Guest PALMER19]

Hi,

For the Bros who have installed sports filters like K&N, what is your engine oil change frequency ? Still stick to 15k. Any advise is very much appreciated.

Thanks.

[Guest io5885]

Ride is W204, using Hurricane.

i take out n wash every 5,000km and service car at every 15k.

Mileage now at 33k. Things r still good as it is.

Cheers!! :smile:

[Guest io5885]

btw bro, i'm impressed with Hurricane cos of the amt of small fine dirt it can trap. can basically see it on the filter.

I used K&N filter b4 on my altis..

Lazier to wash (oil) after some time... :whistle:

[Guest hkhamateur]

Bro io5885,

Hve heard gd comments of this brand filter fr most ride. Mind to share where u gotta fm and damage w compare to K&N? DIY? I'm planning. Tx

[Guest chershen]

PALMER19 wrote:

Hi,

For the Bros who have installed sports filters like K&N, what is your engine oil change frequency ? Still stick to 15k. Any advise is very much appreciated.

Thanks.

7.5k will do the change. am on KNN. cheers.

[Guest rssid]

W204 C200k oil change at normal intervals with K&N no issues been using this brand for a long time now. Bought the cleaning kit and simple to DiY better then the stainless steel ones for filtration of smaller particules of dirt that stainless steel mesh don't trap.

[Guest PALMER19]

io5885 wrote:

Ride is W204, using Hurricane.

i take out n wash every 5,000km and service car at every 15k.

Mileage now at 33k. Things r still good as it is.

Cheers!! :smile:

Is the oil dirtier when using this tyPe of filters ?

[Guest PALMER19]

chershen wrote:

7.5k will do the change. am on KNN. cheers.

What's the reason for the more regular oil change ?

[Guest io5885]

hkhamateur wrote:

Bro io5885,

Hve heard gd comments of this brand filter fr most ride. Mind to share where u gotta fm and damage w compare to K&N? DIY? I'm planning. Tx

Can always get the poison from our bro, Steve from Sonic Racing.

Check the pricing with him ya.. i got mine last yr... :smile:

cant see the EO being poured out as i sent my ride over to C&C.

For other bros who svc their rides at outside workshop n using after mkt filters, pls provide some insights to whether EO more dirtier anot?

Cheers!!

[Guest chershen]

PALMER19 wrote:

What's the reason for the more regular oil change ?

better flow rate comes at a price - not possible to have a better filtration than stock if using sports filters. as such, recommended to change your oil more frequently. oil is super precious to sustain your engine.

[Guest PALMER19]

chershen wrote:

better flow rate comes at a price - not possible to have a better filtration than stock if using sports filters. as such, recommended to change your oil more frequently. oil is super precious to sustain your engine.

I was advised that our hot climate is the reason more frequent oil change is necessary. The oil breaks down faster, coupled with the forced charging, temp is higher. This type of after mkt filters typically does not create much issue since our roads are not dusty.

Not sure which is true, but I suppose no harm for more frequent change. Pocket lighter only.

[Guest io5885]

PALMER19 wrote:

I was advised that our hot climate is the reason more frequent oil change is necessary. The oil breaks down faster, coupled with the forced charging, temp is higher. This type of after mkt filters typically does not create much issue since our roads are not dusty.

Not sure which is true, but I suppose no harm for more frequent change. Pocket lighter only.

Any help if using 5W-50 EO?

Is thicker better for protection?

[Guest PALMER19]

io5885 wrote:

Any help if using 5W-50 EO?

Is thicker better for protection?

I'm really a novice. Perhaps the seniors here can advice further.

[Guest io5885]

camping for FR... :peep:

[Guest achuafc]

Driving W204. My first 7k km was on original air filter. At that point, engine oil looked disgustingly "black". So, did an oil change (same engine oil as original). Then, inserted K&N too at this point.

At 14k km, by checking the engine oil dip stick, the colour was still quite "good" (meaning, it wasn't as black as when I changed my air filter). All things constant, seems to suggest that while on K&N, engine oil was not as dirty compared to using original air filter.

Will observe again.

[Guest io5885]

Thks for the input, bro.. :thumb: