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Originally posted by NateCox:
Red oil? If so your filter may have had just a tad too much oil on it...
It was all blackened from dust so it's hard to know if it was red. I believe it was filter oil though.
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Had it ever been cleaned before?
How's it running now?
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Originally posted by NateCox:
Had it ever been cleaned before?
How's it running now?
This was the first clean from new. The car "runs" ok, however I think it fouled the MAF so I'll need to look at that.
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Yeah, a lot of oil can coat the MAF and give bad info to the system.
I'm not sure how to clean it, but there's a million posts on that. Should be pretty simple, just be careful with the tiny wires!
When you cleaned the filter you were careful not to over oil???
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Originally posted by NateCox:
When you cleaned the filter you were careful not to over oil???
Thats the thing .... the oil that I found was from the factory oiling of the filter, not my oiling !! When I cleaned it the other week, I was careful. Damage done though I suppose.
Here's my thread querying K&N's from the factory.
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Well I don't think there's damage. I think the MAF can be cleaned successfully and you'll be right back to full power.
Weird that they over oiled it. I hope it wasn't a return from someone who screwed it up.
But, since you've cleaned it and done it right you should be fine.
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