ep3 gruppe m water issues?

[nicholas R]

has anyone had or heard of any issues with water splashing up the bonnet and going down the scoop???
wouldnt it go straight into the filter?

[stienerv2]

Gruppe m is pretty good as it has the water drain hole on the bottom. Even if water does get in, there is like a lump/basin on the bottom so it catches the water and wont hit the filter directly unless you drove your car into a pond.

I've haven't seen anyone that has had an issue so far.

Copied and pasted from the other thread lol.

[Symphorced]

No issues here. Bought it with the car and it's been in my hands for over a year and a half now.

[Mikeyy168]

yeah ive had one for a few months. no probs at all!! even drove it around on this one morning that pissed down like no tomorrow (couldnt really see where i was going cause there was so much water and the wipers didnt go hard enough).

[kenny07]

yeah ive had one for a few months. no probs at all!! even drove it around on this one morning that pissed down like no tomorrow (couldnt really see where i was going cause there was so much water and the wipers didnt go hard enough).

yeahhh what he said above! lol

[JohnO]

What water issues the only issues is when water splashes on the cat and dissipates you hear funny noises.

Even if you put a hose down the scoop water will still drain through the drilled hole. The filter sits like 15-20mm away from the opening so water will never penetrate it.

[spookz]

Exactly,

The drain hole also sits in a section which is a good 2-3cm lower than where the filter meets the box.

[DakDak]

Minimal water would make it to the filter once it has past the drain hole.
Thats why I regularly clean my filter and apply K&N oil to it. So the water just gets repelled.

[Mikeyy168]

just hope no1 puts a tampon into the induction hole clogging that precious hole!!

hmmm sounded a bit wrong... lol (i read before that someone apparently found a tampon in their gruppe m while they were cleaning it)

[JohnO]

Minimal water would make it to the filter once it has past the drain hole.
Thats why I regularly clean my filter and apply K&N oil to it. So the water just gets repelled.

dont over clean it man youre suppose to re oil it every 15-20k km

[Mikeyy168]

yeah not sposed to clean it. maybe just empty out the box

[kenny07]

i didnt even know we had to clean it??? lol
o_0

how long have we had it for mikey?

[DakDak]

Serz? I read the instructions and it said use the k&nfilter cleaning kit. Which has soap and oil?

[Mikeyy168]

i didnt even know we had to clean it??? lol
o_0

how long have we had it for mikey?

ive had it for 2500km. im gonna re-oil at 15000km

[Mikeyy168]

i prob wont soap. just lightly water it and respray the oil once its completely dry

[-JC-]

i prob wont soap. just lightly water it and respray the oil once its completely dry

If you don't use soap/degreaser, the old oil (and all of the dirt it has collected) will most likely stay where it is, which will mean you are spraying new filter oil over the top of old oil and dirt. K&N know what they are doing, I would follow the instructions to the letter, and remember not to go overboard with the oil. The K&N filter kit comes with 'filter cleaner' but you can actually use '$2 Degreaser from Supercheap' . . . . does exactly the same job at a fraction of the cost.

I've had a number of K&N filters, they last really well if you look after them. I would probably suggest cleaning it a little more often than usual with a CAI or Gruppe M (as opposed to a drop in replacement filter), you will be able to tell when they need it by looking at them.