Air filter K&N or Fram

K&N Air Filter

I did. Driver's side <2 minutes; passenger side required a plasma donation. Very, very tight fit. More induction song now, but the regular paper filters are so big I doubt that limited air flow is a problem.

K&N air filter

i have it in my 2002 passat gls and seems to be working fine so far for 500miles. I guess it does help gas milage a bit from what i've seen so far and helps a bit when carrying maximum passengers (5) in the vehicle cause i need all the torque i can get. Every little bit counts

I had my K&N drop-in installed around 5,000 miles ago by a local, independent VW mechanic. Works great. No idea whether or not there's more power, just care that I don't have to keep buying and tossing paper ones.

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.

I have had a K&N in my 1999 Passat for over 20,000 miles. No CEL's or any other problems. I didn't notice any siginificant performance gains, possibly a 1 mpg increase in gas mileage. To be safe, I haven't put a K&N in my 2001.

I have a K&N in my BMW and it has helped with fuel consumption - however - it was a pro install and has a cold air duct fitted to the front grille. The car was then also dyno tuned to optimise the better airflow. However - I take the benefit in fewer filter changes and better fuel consumption.

I had a K & N put in my 2000 Passat and same thing happened to me. Turned off car and next time I started it, I got the check engine light.

i had the same problem when i fitted a K&N filter on my 2000 Jetta, I probably overoiled that thing and it clogged my MAF. I didnt notice any gains maybe its just all hype but I will not use a K&N filter on my Passat.