K&N panel filters worth it?

[EUR003act]

Pretty much over the K&N panel filter honeymoon now. Cleaning it is proving to be abit of a chore waiting for it to dry all day, etc, restricting use of the car without refitting the stock filter as a temporary workaround. Too much stuffing around with very little if any real world gain. Will probably swap back to the stock filter and put the K&N up for sale after I clean it up to look nice.

even if you had to sit around its better than paying $60 for a OEM replacement that has less flow... and YES, they HAVE been proven to flow alot more than a stock OEM filter...

[traumatized]

a little off topic but what about those after market air filters you get at auto part stores that replace the stock one when it is due to be changed? i think the brand started with 'w'

are they just as good as a genuine honda air filter?

edit: wesfil/cooper is the aftermarket brand i was referring to

[Alpine]

No need to sit around all day. Wash it and sit it in the sun for about 10 minutes and a quick wipe down and apply the oil and let that sit for 10 minutes and done. I have been doing it like that for over 20 years and never had a problem or had to sit around all day.

But the instructions say to let it air dry naturally coz other methods of drying, eg "quick wipe down" when wet can damage the filter?? Even when I left it air drying naturally for 10 minutes if I picked it up, it was still dripping wet along the bottom where all the water settles?? So I don't know how you can do it in just 10 minutes and have it perfectly dry ready for reoiling then.

[Feverpitched]

To whoever suggested using compressed air to clean a foam filter, go and re-read the care instructions.

K&N is fine - they should be equal to or better than OEM, not inferior. Cleaning and oiling definitely does not take all day. And finally, whoever quotes ASM magazine as a reliable source of technical information is a twat.

[dsp26]

Just sling the wet filter towards the ground like you were going to throw it at the ground BUT DON'T THROW IT hold onto it and the centrafugal force throws out the excess water. A couple of throws gets rid of most of the liquid water. Do it toward the ground and when you don't get any more water spots there then most of the liquid water has been thrown out.

By "quick wipe" I meant just on the outside carefully where you said the water was collecting. It doesn't have to be bone dry because the oil disperses the water anyway.

lol yeah

when it's just damp, put it back in the box and let the engine idle

To whoever suggested using compressed air to clean a foam filter, go and re-read the care instructions.

yeah this is a no-no.. used to do it to a pod.. it's crap, the compressed air compresses the dirt into the element.

[Limbo]

yeah i just wash it with degrease or the cleaning kit & reoil it whilst wet and put it back inthe car. was never a prob for me before