Ok, so ui find myself (due to epic ****-ups by sales staff, supply chain shennanigans and my own unique brand of incompetence) with a K & N filter in the boot, and a Green filter ordered weeks ago about to turn up (but still not in time for the trip tp Jabba..... )

So loks like the K & N will be going in instead.

But, is there anything in it?

They're both pleated cotton panel filters, lifetime, washable........

is it really that the Green filter is superior, or just a matter of personal choice?

I mean, can I do the remap with the K & N, then swap it out for the Green filter when it arrives with no difference? Or just stick with the K & N and flog the Green?

Both filters are good, the popularity of them differs around the world. Here in the Middle East and the United States, K&N is king, and there have been no complaints against them. I suppose in Britain the Green is more popular, but I'm sure there's plenty of K&N fans around, who claim that K&N is a bit oily.

You make the choice from here. I have a K&N in my ride and I'm bloody happy I got it

some say the green filter is kinder to your MAF.

I've used K&N on my Saxo vts and it seemed fine, but then it broke down so often who would know!

would't agree with youon that Mil Green Cotton has a good following in the states buy those who know their stuff!

K&N will come out trumps there as it is a yankie company

Having previously fingered a K & N, it did feel a little oily, but then, I've not had the pleasure of the Green filter yet.

I was only wondering as, alledgely, the air flow is improved with either of them over the standard, so was wondering if changing it to the Green filter after the remap would be a bad idea, as it would be remapped with the K & N in place.........obvously, want a filter that's MAF friendly....

I've pipercross in mine... seems to work well

They all work on the same principle but allegedly K&Ns arrive with a higher oil content and are therefore more likely to get your MAF dirty.

I think the only difference is that it's a little more oily, the K&N one, that is, quality wise they are both excellent. Due to the apparently poor MAF design the Skodas just don't like the oil aspect of things, so IMHO as long as you are cautious with the oiling up post-cleaning you should be fine anyway

if you spoke to jabba i think you will find they will tell you will get the same reults whether you have a OEM filter, K&N, Green, or spend big bucks on a CAI... your remap is more to do with how much the boost can be turned up on the turbo before is gets too hot...and fade's

most oil/filter problems are caused when the owner cleans it for the first time...and they put to much oil on the filter...striaght out the box from the factory i dout you wil have any problems

Joel

Hmm. much to consider.

Always cautious when oiling things up, though i've never done so to an air filter yet.

So as long as it fits, there is no reason t swap out for the green filter when i turns up.

Should be fine to map without either and with standard, clean filter.

When you get the green filter, wack it in and the ECU should adapt.

Apparently paper has good filtration properties but isn't a free flowing as cotton gauze but, cotton gauze doesn't have the filtration properties of paper hence the oil.

Get a green filter and smooth the inside of the air box...job done.

A couple of disadvantages of the Green one (at least on the Fabia) is that it's not a perfect fit in the airbox and I think Ross highlighted this when he had his vRS, and also it gets very dirty very quickly (should be cleaned every 5k miles I think). The K&N one allegedly only needs cleaning every 50k miles I believe, but I've not had any first hand experience to know if that's optimistic

Chris

A couple of disadvantages of the Green one (at least on the Fabia) is that it's not a perfect fit in the airbox and I think Ross highlighted this when he had his vRS' date=' and also it gets very dirty very quickly (should be cleaned every 5k miles I think). The K&N one allegedly only needs cleaning every 50k miles I believe, but I've not had any first hand experience to know if that's optimistic

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WEll, given the state of the std paper one less than 6000 miles after service.....full of dust, dirst, grit, sand (WTF???) Feathers ( :confused: ) and a huige piece of black bin liner..... :eek: cleaning it evey 5000 miles won't be a hardship....

I was recommended to pretty much just hoover it after 5k and properly clean it at 10k

Just a little off topic, but for K&N filters, every how often should I wash and oil it? I've just done 15,000kms with it. The company that sold it to me told me to do it every 20,000 but do any of you have a different opinion?

Got the answer here...

All of our air filters are washable and reusable. They can be easily cleaned and oiled using our K&N Recharger kits and returned to your vehicle up to 25 times. We recommend you check your air filter every 30,000 miles, however, under most street conditions the filter will not require cleaning until 50,000 miles of continuous use. And yes, we

Just a little off topic, but for K&N filters, every how often should I wash and oil it? I've just done 15,000kms with it. The company that sold it to me told me to do it every 20,000 but do any of you have a different opinion?

I'd clean it as often as the standard one needs replacing or, when it required it.

I can't believe K&N suggest every 50k...you don't do that with a normal filter so why do it with a freer flowing one which will then pick up more dirt?