I've run K&N's in my carS for over 20 years including 5 VW's and Audi's and NEVER had a MAF failure until the one on my TT recently. HMMM. My A4 1.8T has had a K&N in it for 45k+ and it's running fine. No doubt if you don't oil the K&N correctly and submerge it in oil you will run into problems.
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10,000 mls plus, no problems. Performance? Hm, maybe a bit since I'm chipped.
before i got my car i was used to having my I6 powered 300E. having six cylinders was great and i could maintain 90mph for hours on end. i just went from southern CA to the bay area a couple days ago. the 1.8T did great! did much better than expected. i had just had my 15k service the day before i left too. stock air filter was in because i forgot to put the K&N back in. when i got back though i saw how much dust was on the stock filter after the trip so i was glad to save the K&N. anyway back on track, would have been nice to have 6 cylinders on the open road but the 1.8T was great. i kept it at 80-85mph the whole time. 6+hrs.
I've had the K&N in my V6 for the last 50,000 miles without any problems. When it came time to clean it I let it dry thoroughly (over 24 hours) before oiling, lightly oiled it, and let it soak in thoroughly before installing.
The K&N in my 2002 Passat has been working great for the past, uh, 300 miles.
I just threw in a k&n.
I've had a K&N drop in in my 99 1.8t since new, and I now have 70,000 miles on it. I've not had any problems with the MAF or anything else like that.
I can tell a HUGE difference in proformance between my K&N and paper air filter. The K&N is a whole lot better. I want it back.
I installed per instructions a K&N air filter to my 2000 VW Passat. Upon Driving the first 3 hours after installation my check engine light illuminated and a warning message appeared on my trip computer stating "Emissions Workshop!" VW stated that the error was a result of a faulty air mass sensor. It was determined by VW that Oil from the K&N filter had fouled the sensor and the sensor could not be cleaned. I now wish that I had not installed your product at all, because now at this point I am screwed. I am also out $579.41 for less than 3 hours of use of your product.
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