well my k and n air filter is dirty. but i have never had one of these so i am not sure how to clean it. someone told me i need some kind of oil for it. do i need the k and n brand or is there something else that will work. and do i just use dish soap or what any help would be appreciated thanks.

 

Dish soap will work and I have never seen anything other than the K&N oil used.
HTH

 

I bought the Recharger kit which includes the cleaner and the oil.

First you spray both sides of the filter with the cleaner, you need to let it soak in for about 10 minutes to loosen the dirt.

Then you rinse by applying a water stream onto the clean side of the filter (so the dirt can fall out of the dirty side), but don't use high pressure, high pressure water can damage the filter.

After rinsing, gently shake excess water off, and then let the filter dry naturally, don't use anything to dry the filter quickly, it could damage the filter.

Once the filter is completely dry, then you can oil it. The oil is red, and you apply it to the dirty side only. There are 2 types of oil, aerosol and squeeze bottle, here are methods for using them:

Let the oil absorb into the filter for about 20 minutes, and check the clean side to see if more oil needs to be added, it should look evenly red. Just don't use too much oil. Use just enough to make the clean side red.

Here is the website that I got the information from:

http://www.kandn.com/instructions/18627A_inst.pdf

I followed those instructions, and it worked great for me!