DCI air filters not oiled enough?

PiZauL · 09-08-2012, 03:39 PM

Do these BMS filters appear dry as shat? I oiled them about 2k miles ago, and went light on the oil as I hear not to over oil but maybe I went too light. I followed the K&N oiling instructions. Are they supposed to be a nice shade of red to indicate they are oiled well? Looking at the filters closely with a flash light, there looks like there is oil, but I just wanna be sure I oiled well enough.

With flash (appear more white)

Should they always look like this after oiling? Or do they only look like this when you first buy them:

Thanks!

pits200 · 09-08-2012, 04:04 PM

Ya, I definitely think those need oiled more. Not saturated but they should definitely have a light colored red hue.

Fully_Bolted · 09-08-2012, 04:15 PM

Over oiling is more of an issue on MAF cars, which we are not. Oil away good sir.

PiZauL · 09-09-2012, 11:30 AM

Koo, I shall clean and oil em up. Thanks guys

JBax · 09-09-2012, 12:58 PM

when I re-oiled mine they looked as red as the 2nd pic

PiZauL · 09-10-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JBax

when I re-oiled mine they looked as red as the 2nd pic

So not very red at all? This mean mine are actually ok?

Pete Schweaty · 09-10-2012, 03:15 PM

It depends on what manufacturers oil you use. K&N's is pretty red.

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning-pics.htm

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm

JBax · 09-10-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PiZauL

So not very red at all? This mean mine are actually ok?

They looked as red as when they were brand new sorry I meant pic 3

PiZauL · 09-11-2012, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Schweaty

It depends on what manufacturers oil you use. K&N's is pretty red.

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning-pics.htm

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm

Yep, I used K&N's. I'll def go heavier on the oil now. Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBax

They looked as red as when they were brand new sorry I meant pic 3

Ah, gotcha.

Thanks guys

robertm · 09-11-2012, 06:42 AM

How often do most folks re-oil? I was thinking every oil change (5k)?

PiZauL · 09-12-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by robertm

How often do most folks re-oil? I was thinking every oil change (5k)?

I do every other oil change, so in my case every 15k miles. Unless the filter looks filthy I do it earlier. But since I never drive on any dusty roads it rarely gets exteremely dirty.

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