HOW TO CLEAN YOUR K&N AIR FILTER
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Select your air filter type below to view detailed cleaning instructions. If you need help identifying the type of filter you have, we can help! Please call us for assistance or for questions about the cleaning process at 1-800-858-3333 (North America) or emailing [email protected]
CLEANING A K&N® OILED COTTON STOCK REPLACEMENT OR UNIVERSAL HIGH-FLOW AIR FILTER
STEP 1 - REMOVE FILTER
Remove your filter from its housing. Handling carefully, lightly tap off all loose dirt and debris.
STEP 2 - APPLY K&N® POWER KLEEN
Liberally spray Power Kleen® filter cleaner onto both sides of the filter and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Do not allow the c... Read More
STEP 3 - RINSE YOUR FILTER WITH LOW PRESSURE WATER
Rinse your air filter with cool low-pressure water from the clean side out in order to flush the dirt out of the filter. Continue t... Read More
STEP 4 - ALLOW YOUR FILTER TO DRY NATURALLY
After rinsing your filter, gently shake off excess water and allow the filter to dry naturally. Do not apply oil until the air filter... Read More
STEP 5 - APPLY K&N® FILTER OIL
When using the air filter oil squeeze bottle found in K&N® filter cleaning kit 99-5050, apply K&N air filter oil evenly alon... Read More
CLEANING A K&N® DRYFLOW® AIR FILTER
STEP 1 - REMOVE FILTER
Remove your filter from its housing. Handling carefully, lightly tap off all loose dirt and debris.
STEP 2 - APPLY CLEANER
Liberally spray K&N® Synthetic Air Filter Cleaner onto both sides of the filter, with the majority of it applied to the dirty sid... Read More
STEP 3 - RINSE YOUR FILTER
Rinse off the filter element with cool or warm (not hot) water from the clean side out in order to flush the dirt out of the f... Read More
STEP 4 - DRY AND RE-INSTALL FILTER
After rinsing, gently shake off excess water. Allow filter to dry naturally, or use compressed air to speed the drying cy... Read More
CLEANING A K&N® SYNTHETIC OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT OR INDUSTRIAL AIR FILTER
STEP 1 - REMOVE FILTER
Remove your filter from its housing. Handling carefully, lightly tap off all loose dirt and debris.
STEP 2 - APPLY CLEANER
Liberally spray K&N® Synthetic Air Filter Cleaner onto both sides of the filter, with the majority of it applied to the dirty sid... Read More
STEP 3 - RINSE YOUR FILTER
Rinse off the filter element with cool or warm (not hot) water from the clean side out in order to flush the dirt out of the f... Read More
STEP 4 - DRY AND RE-INSTALL FILTER
After rinsing your filter, gently shake off excess water and allow the filter to dry naturally, or use compressed air to speed... Read More
CLEANING A K&N® HEAVY DUTY HYBRID AIR FILTER
STEP 1 - REMOVE FILTER
Remove your filter from its housing. Handling carefully, lightly tap off all loose dirt and debris.
STEP 2 - APPLY CLEANER
Spray a generous amount of K&N® Heavy Duty Air Filter Cleaner onto both sides of the filter, with the majority of it app... Read More
STEP 3 - RINSE YOUR FILTER
Using a pressure washer or garden hose, begin by rinsing any large dirt particles off of the dirty side of the filter. Then rins... Read More
STEP 4 - DRY AND RE-INSTALL FILTER
After rinsing, gently shake off excess water. Allow filter to dry naturally, or use compressed air to speed the drying cy... Read More
CLEANING A K&N® WASHABLE CABIN AIR FILTER
STEP 1 - REMOVE FILTER
Remove the K&N cabin air filter from the cabin air filter housing and or cabin air filter tray. Handling with care, remove loos... Read More
STEP 2 - APPLY CLEANER
Spray a generous amount of K&N’s specially formulated cabin air filter cleaner onto both sides of the filter, with a majority of... Read More
STEP 3 - RINSE YOUR FILTER
Rinse off the filter element with cool or warm (not hot) water from the clean side out in order to flush the dirt out of the f... Read More
STEP 4 - ALLOW YOUR FILTER TO DRY NATURALLY
After rinsing your filter, gently shake off excess water and allow the filter to dry naturally for 20-30 minutes. The filter does... Read More
STEP 5 - REFRESH
Apply K&N cabin air filter Refresher™ onto the cabin air filter element. Apply liberally, so that the entire area of the c... Read More
STEP 6 - RE-INSTALL YOUR FILTER
Re-install the cabin air filter into the filter housing or tray. Follow original installation instructions that were provided wit... Read More
CLEANING A K&N® LIFETIME WASHABLE HOME AIR FILTER
STEP 1 - REMOVE FILTER
Remove your filter from its housing.
STEP 2 - WET WITH WATER AND APPLY CLEANER
Wet both sides of the filter, and heavily spray K&N® HVAC cleaner onto the dirty side of the filter. Allow the cleaner to sit... Read More
STEP 3 - RINSE WITH LOW-PRESSURE WATER
Continue to rinse your filter from the wire screen side out until the water runs clear and free from debris.
STEP 4 - GENTLY SHAKE
Gently tap and shake the filter to remove any excess water. Stand the filter on end, and allow it to air dry naturally.
STEP 5 - RE-INSTALL YOUR FILTER
Once the filter is dry, reinstall your filter into its housing, taking note of the directional arrows on the filter frame.
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