HA! Have them come look at mine then! Mine is completely black, and I just cleaned it. I actually put it through 2 cleanings to the point that no more dirt would come out (not much came out the 2nd time). I oiled it, and it's just as black as it it pink. Mine also has some damage where there is little fabric, or whatever it is, in about a 1" diameter spot. I just said forget it and bought a new one, which should actually be here by now... I gotta go check on that :)
Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L
>
> From: Jayson Woodruff <woodrufj@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2003/05/28 Wed AM 10:38:30 EDT
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Cleaning a K&N
>
>
> 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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