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Old May 3, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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I bought a MAC CAI off of Ebay and had it on my truck for a few months. The Air Filter was used. My question is can I use regular K&N air filter cleaner and oil to clean it? My other question is what do I use to clean the MAF? I had a drop in K&N before the CAI and I just wanted to clean the MAF just in case it got oil on it.

Tryin to save a few bucks on mpg since gas is so high now?
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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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i have an airaid cone filter (k&n like). when i see it building up dust, i clean it in hot water and some kind of degreeser and put it back on the truck after its dry.
as for the maf, there's a can of electronics parts cleaner (non residue) you can buy at a autoparts store to clean it.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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so you don't put oil on it afterwards?
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Old May 3, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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I use K&N oil on mine. If your filter is a greenish blue color like mine, be sure to not over oil it. The K&N oil is kinda hard to see on the greenish/blue filter.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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so you don't put oil on it afterwards?
no, i've never used oil on it.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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I've used the K&N recharge kit on my MAC intake and it works fine. I think the filter is actually made by K&N anyway.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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Thanks for the help, I just wasn't sure if I needed to put oil on the greenish type air filter.
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