As I'm new at this, I have what is probably a dumb question. My Mini Madness air intake mod kit came with a spray can of Air Filer oil and a can of Filter cleaner. However, there are no instructions for use. I assume I should spray the filter with the oil b4 installation but am reluctant to do that without instructions. Can anyone advise me how to use the oil and the cleaner?

 

If the filter is pink, it's been oiled. It'd be white otherwise. But after a year or so, you might want to take it out and spray it down with the cleaner, then hose it off real good, to get all the cleaner out. Then spray it down with the oil, inside and out, but don't saturate it. Wipe off excess. Ta da.

R

 

Ryan hit the nail on the head - color is the key. You can actually use the color of the filter to determine when you need to clean the filter as well (manufacturers recommend every 10,000 miles, but after some dyno results, for the best performance, I recommend every 5,000). Here is a quick and dirty (no pun intended) guide:

Pink: The filter is oiled and ready to go
Dark pink or grayish: The filter is dirty and needs to be cleaned
White: The filter is clean and unoiled

When cleaning the filter, be sure to allow it to air dry - not with compressed air. When reoiling, use a light and even coat - just enough to turn the entire filter pink.

Hope that helps!

Randy