| Author | Message | ||
     Cliff Reade (Cliffreade) New Member Username: Cliffreade Post Number: 3 Registered: 02-2003 |
Has anyone had any difficulty with the dealerships after putting in a K&N oil filter, especially with the longer kind advertised on expeditionexchange.com. I didn't know if they would void the warranty by putting in a non-genuine land rover part. | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 568 Registered: 04-2002 |
Isn't there actually a LAW that says non OEM filters cannot void factory waranties?? | ||
| Doug Campbell (Dougc) New Member Username: Dougc Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2002 |
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Under the Act the dealer has to show that the modification caused the damage. That's the short version if you need more information, please read the act. | ||
| Neal Glessner (Nealg) Senior Member Username: Nealg Post Number: 681 Registered: 02-2002 |
if in doubt, just take it off b4 taking your truck to the dealer. | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 334 Registered: 09-2002 |
I have had the LR dealer install a K&N oil filter when doing an LOF. They actually take $15 off the price of their oil change! Not bad for a $10 filter. My Rangie is out of warranty BTW. | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Senior Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 313 Registered: 10-2002 |
The price of the LR filter is $15. | ||
| Mike Bauer (Mikeb) New Member Username: Mikeb Post Number: 35 Registered: 02-2003 |
Don't do it! I had the K&N and I liked it. But oil from the K&N air filter collects on the MAF sensor and eventually burned it out. It's a $245.00 part (or so it used to be). I doubt that your warranty will cover the MAF is you have a K&N. Just my $.02. | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1600 Registered: 02-2002 |
Gee I want to see an MAF sensor that was fouled by using a K&N OIL filter. | ||
| Bruce Potier (Brucep) New Member Username: Brucep Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2003 |
Me too? How in the heck can that happen and if I was a warranty company, I would deny any claim that caused a MAF to burn out with the use of a K&N oil filter. On the MAF, I have had one for almost 4 years now so I guess the secret is not to SOAK the filter, but that was common sense to me anyway, maybe not for others. Wide-open on that one Mike, could not resist. | ||
| Scott Scott (Scottoz) Member Username: Scottoz Post Number: 69 Registered: 02-2003 |
I have a K&N in my 95 - the hot wire MAF is stuffed but because of a back fire on LPG I think. Can anyone tell me whether not oiling the K&N makes a big reduction in filtering ability, because mine is coming up for cleaning. Cheers | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1637 Registered: 02-2002 |
Scott: The oil is a critical component of the filter's operation. Not oiling would significantly reduce the effectiveness of the filter. As for life of Mass Airflow Sensors when K&N air filters have been used, I can only offer my own experience. When I bought my truck, it had one that had been installed previously. I bought my truck with 103K on it... I now have in excess of 172K. So far, the MAF sensor has outlasted the vast majority of other vehicles I have owned previously! I can remember when 69K miles on a vehicle was considered a lot. Peace, Paul | ||
| Scott Scott (Scottoz) Member Username: Scottoz Post Number: 72 Registered: 02-2003 |
Thanks mate |
