I was just wondering if you can just buy a new air filter for a cold air instead of cleaning it or whatever? and if so, should I go to the company or just buy one that fits?

I was just wondering if you can just buy a new air filter for a cold air instead of cleaning it or whatever? and if so, should I go to the company or just buy one that fits?

Of course you could.

However, it's more economical to just use the K&N filter cleaner vs. buying a new air filter.

That will get pretty costly! Why would you wanna do that though? It takes 5 minutes to clean a filter! U might as well just keep your stock airfilter on if you plan on getting a new one everytime.

Fear of the unknown. I can kinda understand that. I'm often hesitant doing something new for the very first time just blindly following written instructions.

Does a new filter come pre-oiled or do you have to oil it too?

Perhaps there's another Scion peep in your region that has done it and could help get you started? Just a thought...

what kind of CAI do you have. i have the K&N typhoon. the filter came pre-oiled

i have the aem one. and I dont have the filter cleaning kit.a new filter cant be that much can it?

i have the aem one. and I dont have the filter cleaning kit.a new filter cant be that much can it?

I'm sure it's more than the $20 that K&N charges for their filter cleaning kit.

well, just doing a quick search on Froogle, the filters look to be around 40-60 and the cleaning kit is 11.95...

Seriously! Its really not that hard of a task! If you can dress yourself everyday, you can clean your filter.

i have the aem one. and I dont have the filter cleaning kit.a new filter cant be that much can it?

I have a K&N filter cleaning kit if you want it at no cost to you.
I bought it like 5 years ago when I had my expedition.I never used the cleaning kit
it's still in it's original box.let me know....................JUAN

just get the filter cleaning kit cause those will work just fine...if you keep buying new filters its just going to be a waste now if like after several times you've cleaned it and it looks all ragedy or whatever then i guess a new one will have to suffice but if not just clean the damn thing

Basically (on my K&N)

1)take filter off
2)spray cleaning agent on
3)let sit for 10-20 min
4)rinse, rinse, rinse
5)let dry (30min)
6)spray filtering oil
7)let dry (30 min)
8)put filter back on

easy as that, I'm sure you could do it faster, but I take my time. the cleaning kit wil be good for 3-5 cleanings. For $12, you get to use the same filter 4 times, instead of $200 on 4 new filters.

Yes, they do come preoiled (they should be in a plastic bag thing)