AFE recharge - can I use K&N kit?

[scha0786]

I got an AFE set up, problem is I don't have their recharge kit.

I do however have lots of K&N recharge left over from my wheeler.

Can I use the K&N recharge on the AFE filter? I really don't want to wait like 4 days and pay 8.00 in shipping for 8.00 part

[Rotbody]

If its made with the cotton gauze and is made to be recharged yes. Its basically colored oil anyways, just thinner. I use K&N stuff on filters that are not K&N.

[scha0786]

thats what I was thinking, plus I can pick up the K&N recharge kits at Orielys

[Nick@TheDPFDeleteShop.com]

My only input on that is that K&N uses a vegetable based oil vs afe using synthetic based oil. only reason I bring that up is that vegetable based oil creates a stickey residue that tends to like to clog up MAF sensors andwe have had a couple of customers have run away turbos also from it gumming them up. Just my 2 cents

[scha0786]

dang it! well looks like I will be ordering up some AFE.

Thanks for the input

[FourFun]

I use it. I don't have any substantiative evidence on wether its good or bad, but i clean it then just LIGHTLY coat the element with the k&n oil.