How many times do you clean your Kohlefaser Luft-Technik intake filter?

[zachbeaman]

Was just wondering everyone's filter maintenance, and how often you clean your cone filters before buying a new one... I know they are only like $45, but I have plenty of K&N recharger kit chems to use, thanks!!

[shortyolsen2017]

Was just wondering everyone's filter maintenance, and how often you clean your cone filters before buying a new one... I know they are only like $45, but I have plenty of K&N recharger kit chems to use, thanks!!

I clean mine about 2 times a year, same time oil gets changed. About 6k miles. K&N is $71 roughly for our applications. Clean away... I'd think it'd last 10 or more years as long as its maintained regularly.

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[K_Estes]

Which cleaning kits do you all recomend? I haven't cleaned it in 2 years so based on the above I'm guessing I'm do.

[shortyolsen2017]

Which cleaning kits do you all recomend? I haven't cleaned it in 2 years so based on the above I'm guessing I'm do.

K&N recharge kit or you could get by with soap, water, and dry. Add some air filter oil before reinstalling. We are talking about K&N filters.

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[zachbeaman]

Which cleaning kits do you all recomend? I haven't cleaned it in 2 years so based on the above I'm guessing I'm do.

I use a K&N recharger kit to clean my ECS cone filter, same material.. a new cone filter is $45 from ECS

[Envy187]

Was just wondering everyone's filter maintenance, and how often you clean your cone filters before buying a new one... I know they are only like $45, but I have plenty of K&N recharger kit chems to use, thanks!!

I never have to. If you buy it from FCP Euro, just pay for a replacement of your original purchase, send the original one back to them...and you benefit from their lifetime replacement guarantee warranty.

Just rinse & repeat.

No need to ever clean a reusable one because you get a brand-new one shipped to you, every time.


Reference: https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee

[K_Estes]

I use a K&N recharger kit to clean my ECS cone filter, same material.. a new cone filter is $45 from ECS

Just and FYI for peps - this kit is $11 on Amazon. Just ordered it.

[wangshuo1989]

Can I use the K&N filter on my IE intake?

[LtDangle]

I don't think so. When I swapped out my K&N for the IE intake the K&N filter's flange looked to be too small to fit over the IE throttle body inlet.

[Chris@EPL]

We have always seen very good gains on intake systems just by replacing the filters that come with them with a real K&N, AEM, AFE or BMC. Most intakes come with a no name filter. And most people do not clean or replace them often enough.

[Silver Streakin]

I do it every oil change / 5k miles with the filter in my RocEuro intake with the K&N kit and a soft brush.

[wangshuo1989]

I don't think so. When I swapped out my K&N for the IE intake the K&N filter's flange looked to be too small to fit over the IE throttle body inlet.

Thanks for the info, guess I'll have to stick with another IE filter

[Fresh.S4]

I never have to. If you buy it from FCP Euro, just pay for a replacement of your original purchase, send the original one back to them...and you benefit from their lifetime replacement guarantee warranty.

Just rinse & repeat.

No need to ever clean a reusable one because you get a brand-new one shipped to you, every time.


Reference: https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee

where is the intake filter?

[Envy187]

where is the intake filter?

Here you go: https://www.fcpeuro.com/Audi-parts/S...&b=5&d=3474&v=

It's specified for my 2012, but feel free to follow the specified "Audi / S4 / Air Intake" when searching your car's model year.

[KMPRSSD]

I never have to. If you buy it from FCP Euro, just pay for a replacement of your original purchase, send the original one back to them...and you benefit from their lifetime replacement guarantee warranty.

Just rinse & repeat.

No need to ever clean a reusable one because you get a brand-new one shipped to you, every time.


Reference: https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee

^^^YUP! I never buy a maintenance part anywhere else cause of this.