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Old Apr 17, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Bought my bike use and can't tell what A/C is on it. I believe the SE CANNOT be oiled and the K&N does get oiled. How can you tell them apart.
 
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a K&N has a cloth type media with wire screening on both sides of it, the oil used is red.

a modern S/E is usually paper.
S/E used to come with K&N...that's why I don't have one on my TC, my Evos do have S/E w/ K&N's

the Ness big sucker filter media is like K&N, usually blue ( until you spray it with red K&N oil)


PJ1 also makes filter oil, so you can;t always go by colour

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S/E filters are not paper, they are some media that can be washed but is not to be oiled. Sometimes it will say on the filter if it is to be oiled or not.
 
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Good question. FWIW, K&N says to use their oil only on their filters, it may dissolve other brands.
 
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Originally Posted by mkguitar
a K&N has a cloth type media with wire screening on both sides of it, the oil used is red.

a modern S/E is usually paper.
S/E used to come with K&N...that's why I don't have one on my TC, my Evos do have S/E w/ K&N's

the Ness big sucker filter media is like K&N, usually blue ( until you spray it with red K&N oil)


PJ1 also makes filter oil, so you can;t always go by colour

mike
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