Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras - View Single Post - Need a new air filter...Need your 2 cents

Dean · 2009-09-05, 09:39 AM

Only a problem if you over oil them. Read the instructions and take your time... It can take an hour for the oil to wick through the filter. Only fill in after waiting... flipping it over a couple times helps it wick as well. Don't get tempted to "paint" the filter with oil.

2009-09-05, 09:39 AM	#8
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Only a problem if you over oil them. Read the instructions and take your time... It can take an hour for the oil to wick through the filter. Only fill in after waiting... flipping it over a couple times helps it wick as well. Don't get tempted to "paint" the filter with oil. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...