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yellowtwinkie · Jul 11th, 2007, 10:22 PM

New to mini`s. This may sound like a stupid question. Just picked up a mint 2002 mini with 11,000 miles. Just changed the oil my self..simple job. Went to change the air filter and noticed it was oily like a k&n filter. It is original I believe and needs changing. I checked my local auto store and they have a paper replacement for 17bucks. My question...... is the original filter an oil soaked one like the K&N.?? Can I clean it like a K&N. What do you suggest I use for a replacement?? Thank you

FergusM · Jul 12th, 2007, 07:35 AM

K&N is not standard ! It is aftermarket, standard one would be the paper one.

I believe you can clean and re-oil the K&N air filters... it is better than the standard so I would stick with it.

Richard Crofts · Jul 12th, 2007, 10:11 AM

The original one is white with orange/brown rubber surround i think. The KN one is redish centre with a wire mesh over it and black rubber surround. Hope that helps

yellowtwinkie · Jul 12th, 2007, 02:01 PM

thanks for the reply. My filter is a black rubber surround. no wire mesh. orange color paper.looks like a fram filter. but it has a lite coating of oil. because I blew it out with low pressure compressed air and there was oil on my work bench (very lite grade clear oil) I`ll take it out and get the #s off it. I know there wern`t any words on it just part #`s

Tigger, Eeyore & Roo · Jul 12th, 2007, 02:17 PM

It sounds like a contaminated paper filter. For the cost of it, just get it swapped over to a new one.

Richard Crofts · Jul 12th, 2007, 02:52 PM

Yeah swap it out. A KN one is only $35 for the panel I believe so if you want to put one of those in. Or for $17 just pop the paper one in

Jul 11th, 2007, 10:22 PM	#1
yellowtwinkie MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 06:46 PM Posts: 2 Offline	help stupid air filter question New to mini`s. This may sound like a stupid question. Just picked up a mint 2002 mini with 11,000 miles. Just changed the oil my self..simple job. Went to change the air filter and noticed it was oily like a k&n filter. It is original I believe and needs changing. I checked my local auto store and they have a paper replacement for 17bucks. My question...... is the original filter an oil soaked one like the K&N.?? Can I clean it like a K&N. What do you suggest I use for a replacement?? Thank you

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Jul 12th, 2007, 07:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
FergusM MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 11:46 PM Posts: 690 Offline	K&N is not standard ! It is aftermarket, standard one would be the paper one. I believe you can clean and re-oil the K&N air filters... it is better than the standard so I would stick with it.

Jul 12th, 2007, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Richard Crofts THE STICK Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Worcestershire WR15 Local Time: 11:46 PM Posts: 3,001 Offline	The original one is white with orange/brown rubber surround i think. The KN one is redish centre with a wire mesh over it and black rubber surround. Hope that helps

Jul 12th, 2007, 02:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
yellowtwinkie MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 06:46 PM Posts: 2 Offline	thanks for the reply. My filter is a black rubber surround. no wire mesh. orange color paper.looks like a fram filter. but it has a lite coating of oil. because I blew it out with low pressure compressed air and there was oil on my work bench (very lite grade clear oil) I`ll take it out and get the #s off it. I know there wern`t any words on it just part #`s

Jul 12th, 2007, 02:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Richard Crofts THE STICK Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Worcestershire WR15 Local Time: 11:46 PM Posts: 3,001 Offline	Yeah swap it out. A KN one is only $35 for the panel I believe so if you want to put one of those in. Or for $17 just pop the paper one in

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