Yes, very possible to over oil. We had a K&N guy come and talk to a
group of mine. He said 90% of people over oil when cleaning. He said
the oil is colored so you can see what you've oiled. Just getting the
filter to turn pink is good. Any more coating and it will restrict air
flow and collect dirt faster.
Additionally, an '01 probably didn't need to be cleaned yet. They're
suposedly good up until the dirt level is covering the wire mesh. Most
of the time (~10-20Kmi) you can just bang in on the sidewalk and let
the big dirt particles fall out.
All above is from the K&N guy.
Jay W
505/287 Dakota
Jonathan Lumpkin wrote:
> Hey there, we cleaned and re-oiled the filter chargers in my Oldsmobile and
> the GF's 2001 Dakota Sport.
>
> I was just curious, is it possible to oil them to much? They were covered
> good, and not dripping. I was just curious, because after putting both back
> in the vehicles, and letting them run for a few minutes, the first minute or
> so the idle was a little weird, but then had a better one than before (the
> cleaning) in both vehicles.
>
> And if you over oil, what are symptoms and problems?
>
> Jon
>
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