Midnight Express

I have cleaned my air filter and now i have to oil it. I bought a kit from steeda and they gave me the cleaner and oil in a spray can. I dont want to over oil the filter so how should i do this.

onederful100

spray on just enough so the color of the filter changes just a bit. you just want a thin coating. i do a quick pass back an forth once with the spray and thats good enough.

mxg30

^^^ Exactly what he said ^^^ Keep your coats THIN

Midnight Express

what will happen if the coats were not so thin. With that being said, does steeda sell replacement filters. I dont think i put it on super thin.

Nuke

I had the same concern when I cleaned mine. I gave it 2 light sprays about 12 hours apart and afterwards I was worried it wasn't enough so I sprayed it again. THEN I was worried I had over oiled it. It's ben back on for about 1,000 miles and I haven't thrown a CEL.

I used to over oil my Amsoil filter on my SUV and would throw a MAF code. I'd redo the filter and spray the MAF sensor with contact cleaner and all was well. So even IF you throw a code, it's fixable.

157dB

I just did mine and was also worried.
It was a K&N recharge kit.
The instructions were very clear about the re-oiling process.
Oil with one pass and allow it to soak and distribute itself
on the filter media (put a drop of used motor oil on a paper
towel and come back in the morning to see how much it
disperses during the night) then look for light spots and
touch it up with some more light sprays and allow that to
distribute. The last item would be to buy the cheapest pair
of queen size sheer to toe pantyhose and stretch a leg over
the freshly cleaned - bug carcass free - filter as a cheap pre-filter
for the chunky debris and lightly coat that with filter oil,
trim the edge of the hose and place it under the worm gear
clamp holding the filter on.

The pre-filter needs to be inspected every 1K to 2K miles...

ShadyNinja

I use the dry (non oil ) ones...



The same one that
"Stealth" is running
here is his thread
https://mustangforums.com/forum/s197...ir-filter.html


back to your question

I used to dab them with paper towels to try to soak up any excess oil.

danomano

After spaying put on house AC unit outside on top of fan. Let the air blow through it for a hour.

Lethaldosage423

+1 on the pantyhose

when we go to El Mirage (dry lake bed) our cars get COVERED in dust, the pantyhose help keep my filter clean

i too use a non oiled filter, not a fan of the oiled ones.
heres my car in El Mirage:


and after:



and 1 hr later:

Mark25

That's why I won't get one of those re-usable/re-oil filters...if you over oil you can cause MAF problems and if you under-oil you may allow crap to enter your engine.