Debating to put the K&N Air filter on or not.
I am a little gun shy because I bought one for my 95 T-Bird and after only about 3 months I got a check engine light and ended up replacing the MAF. Had read in a Ford newsgroup that OVER oiling could allow oil to gather on the MAF wire and damage the MAF. Well since it was factory oiled I did not think that was the problem. About 15000 miles later I cleaned and reoiled the filter. Had a hard time not over oiling the filter... Thought I did ok and after reoiling I let it set for 24 hours on a piece of paper and did not see where it had dripped anywhere. Thinking I was ok I put it back on the car. Later while under the car for some reason I noticed a trace of red oil by the filter box. popped the lid and the bottom had oil in it. Pulled the K&N filter and went back to paper. Few months later, yup. check engine light and another MAF. These were the only two problems I had with the car out of the 50,000 that I put on it. So now I am wondering if I should run the K&N filter again. Least this time the MAF will be under warranty.
I am a little gun shy because I bought one for my 95 T-Bird and after only about 3 months I got a check engine light and ended up replacing the MAF. Had read in a Ford newsgroup that OVER oiling could allow oil to gather on the MAF wire and damage the MAF. Well since it was factory oiled I did not think that was the problem. About 15000 miles later I cleaned and reoiled the filter. Had a hard time not over oiling the filter... Thought I did ok and after reoiling I let it set for 24 hours on a piece of paper and did not see where it had dripped anywhere. Thinking I was ok I put it back on the car. Later while under the car for some reason I noticed a trace of red oil by the filter box. popped the lid and the bottom had oil in it. Pulled the K&N filter and went back to paper. Few months later, yup. check engine light and another MAF. These were the only two problems I had with the car out of the 50,000 that I put on it. So now I am wondering if I should run the K&N filter again. Least this time the MAF will be under warranty.