routine maintenance stuff

routine maintenance stuff

changing my oil this week. has anyone used the k&n performance filter? i was thinking about trying them out this time i normally just get the fram oil filters. i am also going to switch out the airfilter on my intake to a k&n but dont know what size to get i could go out and measure but if anyone has every replaced them on a weapon-r secret weapon and knows the dimensions and can post them thtd be great. search didnt get me any hits. also i have a wierd brake light issue where when i brake the light turns off but it will stay on if im not breaking. would that be faulty wiring or a bad bulb?

ive use the k&n performance oil filter but notice no different. it just make me feel happy that i have a better filter but im sure that it filter better then the fram.

I use them mainly because they're easier to get off!

haahthats why i was going to switch to them. im lazy when it comes to that stuff.

It's not that I"m lazy, but I have big hands, and that tiny space doesn't accomodate them very well.

K&N Oil filter is nothing special, similar filtermedia performance compared to others - but probably a heck of a lot better, construction wise, than the Fram filter. Like mentioned above - the big plus is the welded on 1" nut on the top of the filter. Makes removing it next time around a breeze. Popular for drag guys because of hte welded nut on the top has a hole in it - allows you to run a safety wire onto the filter to help keep it from turning into a projectile if the case bursts.

You can easily figure out what the ouside circumference of your existing piping is - use some string or some tape - just figure out how big around the tube is. Once you get the circumference - divide by the number "PI" which is 3.14159265... and the number calculated will be the diameter of the pipe. Go get the K&N filter that matches that number.

For the brake lights - could be a bad bulb, shorted wiring somewhere, bad socket (corrosion), bad ground, or messed up brake light switch by the brake pedal. Don't just visually inspect the bulbs - check with a multimeter. If in doubt, just change the bulbs - especially if they are the original ones, just change them - probably about time and they are pretty cheap. For the switch - it is at the top of the brake pedal aseembly, up under the dash - have a friend look at the rear brake lights as you play with the switch. Could be just misadjusted or the leads running to the switch are jacked up.

yeah im going to measure it, i was just seeing if someone already had to safe me the trouble lol lazy...
ill check out that switch and the bulbs later today
i wasnt expecting performance gain i was just wondering i guess if anyone else used them.