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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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I ordered a K&N Air Filter a week ago from Autozone. I went and picked it up today.





I removed the OEM air filter from the airbox and replaced it with the K&N Air Filter without checking for debris.



After installing, I was about to start up the engine and take it out for a spin, but I felt something wasn't right. So I took the the K&N Air Filter back out after installing it and checked for debris and ...



As you can see, there are 4 big chucks of rubber that I took out from the inside of the filter.

Hmm... What would have happened if I had started up the engine?

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but I just wanted to share this with you guys. Appearantly, these chucks came off from the edge of the rubber tube from the inside. So remember ALWAYS check before you install air filter from K&N.



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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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I too have found loose particles in alot of engine parts that were new out of the box. Good save though
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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^
agreed good save man
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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It's always safer to not have this foreign stuff enter your engine.
Since K&N don't seem to be concernerd enough to print a warning, I'd assume that a piece of this stuff would only exit the tailpipe as a puff of black smoke.
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JackS,Oct 4 2007, 05:42 PM
.....I'd assume that a piece of this stuff would only exit the tailpipe as a puff of black smoke......
You have GOT to be kidding ...!!!!
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by JackS,Oct 4 2007, 02:42 PM
It's always safer to not have this foreign stuff enter your engine.
Since K&N don't seem to be concernerd enough to print a warning, I'd assume that a piece of this stuff would only exit the tailpipe as a puff of black smoke.
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Good thing they wrap 'em in plastic to keep them clean!
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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puff of black smoke? this isnt a cartoon!
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Nice find! FWIW my K&N was clean as a whistle out of the box.
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