Thread: Paper Filters are rubbish.

For something that effective $250- isn't bad.

Or look out for a dead Dyson on a roadside clean up day. I can see it now on top of the D2. HEPA clean air into the engine.

Originally Posted by joel0407

For those of you that think paper filters are as good as a quality oil cotton filter, you are kidding yourselves.

This is only after 5000km and less than 200km of dirt.

I have now gone to a K&N. This was the first time in over 10 years that I have run a paper filter in a vehicle and this is what I found. I have otherwise run K&N and always found anything south of the filter absolutly spotless and that included plenty of dirt tracks and road.

For those of you that aren't familiar with the filter. This is the engine side of my Discovery 2 filter.

I know some are going to tell me how good their paper filters are and I must have had a bad quality one (2 actually, one Ryco). And then I won't be able to do a proper comparison since I have fitted a snorkel at the same time I have fitted the K&N.






Unhappy Days.

have you driven through rain with this filter..........?

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

have you driven through rain with this filter..........?

Nope. It rained last week (after this filter was changed), that was the first time since late May in think.

Happy Days.

so i guess that rules out simple staining due to moisture in the intake system.....



is there any reason not to spray some oil onto the paper filter....?
I've noticed some of the original nissan paper filters come pre oiled....but don't know if the material is the same.......

maybe someone on here may know....?