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Jul 9, 2021 | 10:34 PM

bulldog1776

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HifloFiltro Filters

Are these just K&N filters put into a different box? Anyone compared the two? The part numbers are even about the same.

HifloFiltro oil filter

Jul 10, 2021 | 02:18 PM

marcodarq

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no they are not. HiFlo used to make the filters for K&N, K&N now uses another manufacturer, hence all the failure issues. DO NOT use K&N oil filters.
Hi Flo filters are an excellent choice for use, i use them exclusively at my shop and have been using them for 25+ years.
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Jul 10, 2021 | 03:37 PM

bulldog1776

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Thanks for the info. I haven't heard of any failure issues with Harley filters from k&n? They had a recall awhile back but they weren't the harley filters.

Jul 30, 2021 | 12:52 PM

KK0G

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HifloFiltro are the only oil filters I use. I prefer the ones with the RC suffix at the end of the part number because they have the nut welded to the end.

Jul 30, 2021 | 02:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bulldog1776

Thanks for the info. I haven't heard of any failure issues with Harley filters from k&n? They had a recall awhile back but they weren't the harley filters.

I think the issue being referenced is that there were some batches of K&N Harley filters with a tolerancing issue, where the threaded part of the filter would only grab a couple of threads on the mounting point when fully tightened. Here's one thread about it:

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/oil-a...1-filters.html