How often and how to clean Z1 long air intake?

chendaxian888 · 01-19-2021, 09:49 PM

or do you need to?

SouthArk370Z · 01-19-2021, 10:02 PM

If I were to worry about such things, I'd clean them every time I cleaned the MAFs or TBs. YMMV

Rusty · 01-19-2021, 10:10 PM

I clean my long tube cai filters once a year in the winter when I park it.

Leingod · 01-19-2021, 10:11 PM

Drove the car 3k miles this past year including 2 long distance group meets. Filters have been on the car for 2 or 3 years now. I just took off the pipes to be powdercoated a month ago and the filters look brand new still. So I wouldn't worry much.

chendaxian888 · 01-20-2021, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

If I were to worry about such things, I'd clean them every time I cleaned the MAFs or TBs. YMMV

what is MAFs, TBs and YMMV ?

chendaxian888 · 01-20-2021, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I clean my long tube cai filters once a year in the winter when I park it.

how do you clean it? you just wash and dry it?

jchammond · 01-20-2021, 05:51 AM

You’ll get a response soon, errbody gotta wake up

Quicksilvers · 01-20-2021, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by chendaxian888

or do you need to?

Z1 Motorsports recommends cleaning your air filters once each year on their CAI kit. I always use the K&N air filter recharge cleaning kit to clean and oil my air filters every year before putting my Z in storage for the winter. Replace your air filters if they are damaged, worn out/too old , too dirty etc.

Quicksilvers · 01-20-2021, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chendaxian888

how do you clean it? you just wash and dry it?

K&N air filter recharge cleaning kit.

crazy4oldcars · 01-20-2021, 09:12 AM

MAF = Mass AirFlow Sensor
TB = Throttle Bodies
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary, i.e., your results may be different.

Kirk B.

JARblue · 01-20-2021, 09:12 AM

Under normal use, K&N recommends that you clean and oil the filters every 50K miles.

I prefer dry filters. No oiling kit to buy and no risk of over-oiling them; doing it once a year is just begging for over oiling if you ask me. Just blow out the filter from the inside with an air compressor every so often. Some people do this every oil change. Others will do it every 10-20K miles since you have to take off the bumper for these intakes. For a deep clean you just have to soak the filter in some water with a little bit of Simple Green and let it dry completely

SouthArk370Z · 01-20-2021, 03:08 PM

hmmmm. Was the question about intake tubes or air filters?

Rusty · 01-20-2021, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilvers

K&N air filter recharge cleaning kit.

This is what I use. You just have to be careful when oiling. You don't need a lot of oil. Too much oil will end up on the MAF sensors and throttle bodies.

willdoms · 02-17-2021, 02:38 AM

Cleaning it once a year is good enough. That's what I do.

01-19-2021, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	If I were to worry about such things, I'd clean them every time I cleaned the MAFs or TBs. YMMV __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,217 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	I clean my long tube cai filters once a year in the winter when I park it. jchammond likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Drove the car 3k miles this past year including 2 long distance group meets. Filters have been on the car for 2 or 3 years now. I just took off the pipes to be powdercoated a month ago and the filters look brand new still. So I wouldn't worry much. Rusty likes this. __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

01-20-2021, 05:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
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01-20-2021, 09:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
crazy4oldcars Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: SE Texas Posts: 448 Drives: '16 Nismo Tech Rep Power: 28413	MAF = Mass AirFlow Sensor TB = Throttle Bodies YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary, i.e., your results may be different. Kirk B. SouthArk370Z, Rusty, old guy and 1 others like this.

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Under normal use, K&N recommends that you clean and oil the filters every 50K miles. I prefer dry filters. No oiling kit to buy and no risk of over-oiling them; doing it once a year is just begging for over oiling if you ask me. Just blow out the filter from the inside with an air compressor every so often. Some people do this every oil change. Others will do it every 10-20K miles since you have to take off the bumper for these intakes. For a deep clean you just have to soak the filter in some water with a little bit of Simple Green and let it dry completely __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

01-20-2021, 03:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	hmmmm. Was the question about intake tubes or air filters? __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

02-17-2021, 02:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
willdoms Base Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: GA Posts: 45 Drives: Nissan 350Z Rep Power: 10	Cleaning it once a year is good enough. That's what I do.

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