You should have hit them up for a replacement, I doubt you've put 100,000
miles on it, and K&N is pretty good about replacing stuff. I know the R/T
guys get new tubes all the time since the older ones were prone to cracking.
-Dave
'02 FR RC R/T
<kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message
news:20030528153539.SMDW23518.lakemtao03.cox.net@smtp.east.cox.net...
>
> 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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