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Old 08-01-2012, 09:03 AM
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K&N Cleaning then fluctuating idle? Anyone experience this?
Just like the title says.. Recharged my K&N last night now my idles are fluctuating a little.They go to 1000 down to 700 etc. Anyone else experience this after cleaning their filter? I assume either 1) my filter was way dirty before and the ecu is re-learning or 2) filter oil somehow got my MAF.

Anyone experience this?
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gunna assume that you soaked the filer and now your MAF is dirty. Clean and report back.
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
gunna assume that you soaked the filer and now your MAF is dirty. Clean and report back.
This.

If not that, I would re-check and make sure you reattached all the various vacuum lines properly.
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Just took the filter off. Never removed vac lines. I will clean MAF again.
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Just an update.. seems like idle is starting to smooth out before MAF cleaning. I cleaned the MAF for good measure anyways. must have been the computer re-learning. Always something with these cars.
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Make sure you don't oil the filter too much. You could actually stop air from getting into the intake if you do.
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So how did you "clean" and "re-oil" your filter? Describe every exact step.
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