intake filter

i have an injen cai on my civic and its been awhile since ive had it so i figure i probably need a new filter. can i just clean the old one or do i have to buy a new one? i htink ive seen somehting about cleaning them before. thx

you can clean them, that's the temporary solution. The better thing is to get a new one. :)

Don't buy a new filter. Go to an automotive parts shop and pick up a 'K&N filter recharger kit'. It costs about 10 dollars and can be used to clean your filter multiple times. I'v read that a small amount of dirt on the filter actually makes it work better than if it were totally clean. So check to make sure you really need to clean it.

how often do you change or clean it? is it the same as a regular air filter or different. thanks

i clean mine after every time i get an oil change... but thats only because i got ram air n it gets really dirty... but check the filter every once in a while... decide for yourself when to clean it... if the filter looks too dirty then clean it... the only reason i do it right after oil changes is that i like doing all my car maintenance all around the same time... oh yeah... and take your time cleanin it...

im not too sure what you're askin for when u asked if they were the same or different... are you askin if they are made of the same material??

i was asking if you clean it or change it as often as the stock filter was changed. what do you use to clean yours? thx

well... the stock filter is never really meant to be changed... i think honda changes it after like a few years... so i guess i clean the filter alot more often... performance always comes at a cost... i use the K&N Filter Recharger... picked up at Pepboys for about $12... the red dye gets kinda messy tho... i think my post is still here... i asked about this a while ago... do a search n it'll prally show up... if not... just post here again n i'll answer as much as i can...