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Old 4th April 2013, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Adrian E View Post
Anything treated with oil is not recommended as a little too much and it starts to mess up your mass air flow sensor (coats it in gunk)
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In best case it will give you couple of horsepower more, they need are more coarse then paper filters to make less resistance for air and catch dust by sticking to the oil. They need regular cleaning and applying of fresh oil. Oil can get on MAF and alter airflow reading.
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