Reading a couple of these comments I came to the conclusion that some people are so clueless that they actually purchased the K&N Engine filter and somehow managed to shoehorn it into their Cabin airbox let alone use the wrong recharge spray. One guy said it smelled of oil and latex which is about the same smell of the engine air filters they produce because of the Red recharge oil. My cabin filter right out of the box didn't have much of a smell but it did deodorize the air quite dramatically which was fine with me. I really hope people aren't confusing the Cabin filter with the Engine Filter.
I would worry about the bottles of water in your car door. Giving you more toxins, then your K&N filter. Look in to plastic bottles getting hot for long periods. Thanks for your review.
Thank you, you did an amazing review. To be honest, this is the type of reviews I like to see. Why? because most important you are being honest with your audience and that is priceless. When someone pays you to do a review for their item I think that you might feel obligated to lied and not be as honest as in this video. Keep it up, don't let people buy your honesty!
I just got a K&N cabin air filter for my Honda Odyssey. I had the exact same thoughts as you about the K&N filter not hooking into the plastic tabs along the edge and not sealing like the old paper filter did. This is actually why I searched out a video, and so far yours is the only one I've found that talks about this. I was also confused how the instructions (as you mentioned) say that the filter goes in only one way. I can definitely rotate it 180 degrees (that is, rotating it around the axis parallel to the direction of the air flow), and this 180-degree rotation seems to make no difference on how well it fits. Is there an easy way to determine which orientation is correct? Or does this rotation not matter? I think you may have mentioned that you found an orientation that works better than another, but it wasn't clear to me.
Thanks for a great video. I was on the fence about buying it but have heard alot of bad things about k&n so you made my decision easy. Will stick with a quality product instead.
If the cabin filter it's much more dirty and dusty that's mean work great... never had any problems with the K&N filters in Toyota and can highly recommend like no other cheap shitty paper ones. STP isn't good quality filters.
K&N is the best these fucktard‘s are just lazy and don’t want to clean kind of like how they don’t want to go to work it’s not that hard to clean your air filter if you were smart enough you would actually do the math and it actually saves you a bunch of fucking money my Hyundai is cheap I can go buy a $14 air filter for the engine every 6000 miles when I change my oil and I can go buy a cabin air filter for 20 bucks at Walmart so add that up the cabin air filter Hass to be changed every 12,000 and 15,000 miles so I had that up in a whole year and then my air filter for my engine has to be changed every 6000 Miles so I had that up at $15 and that’s the cheapest one I can fine and that’s at the auto parts store that’s not even online online they’re more expensive for the paper filter
K$N is overpriced garbage that clogs worse as you clean them...the media is matted and clogged worse after wasing OEM FILTERS ARE WAY BETTER! CHANGE THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS... FIT IS PERFECT AND AIR FLOW RATES ARE BETTER!
I'm kinda interested in one of these, I've emailed them to see if I could get the filtration information, and at what micron rating. My limited understanding of K&N is their intake filters are not that great, lots of marketing, but filter wise they filter very little (compared to OEM). From everything I've read K&N filters sacrifice filtration for airflow period. My previous car didn't have an cabin filter, I've lived without one most of my life. New car does, and while its probably a good idea to go OEM (rated like 99% at 1 micron) so good filters. I'm mostly interested in this due to being about 3x the cost but reusable, I doubt my car is air tight so I know dust will get in regardless. I'm just waiting for a response to my email to at least see if it does basically anything. I don't hate K&N I just think they market to the wrong audience with their products. Sure more air flow, but more material makes it inside the motor. More power if you have a motor which can utilize that added air. Motors work under a vacuum, they get all the air they need 99.9995% of the time there is still plenty of headroom with OEM filters. Its stuff like performance race cars, or after market turbos which benefit from this (once the computer is flashed). Not so much the typical consumer, so no real benefit, along with increased motor wear. Not a big deal for a race team which rebuilds the motor every race, it is for someone who wants their car go last 200k+ miles.
Why so many dislikes? If anyone can tell me what they disliked (in a constructive manner) I'd appreciate it so I can improve the next videos! Maybe too long of a video? I think it has great info but let me know people :)
You're repeating yourself. It's hard to listen to 20 seconds of your voice much less 18 minutes of your purpose and feelings about the filter, it's boring that's all.
Hey Brian, I didn't dislike your video but it seems like you've invested a considerable amount of time in recording it, and expressed a lot of concerns about air quality in your vehicle and its effects on your health (feeling gross, lungs, skin, etc) as you're driving 2 hours each day, then at the start of the video and a few times throughout you regarded running your vehicle in recirc only mode. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a huge factor in your health, especially if you're driving for 2 hours a day. One of the primary factors resulting in poor IAQ is a lack of fresh outside air. There are a lot of varying numbers for regulation in buildings and what not based on location, but most places REQUIRE 25% - 35% changeover per hour, meaning that every hour, 35% of your air is replaced with fresh, outside air. Air that is not changed over becomes stagnant and can have adverse affects on your health. Another factor that can result in poor IAQ is low relative humidity, especially if it's very humid outside of your vehicle. You did not mention so, but if you're running your AC 24/7 when you're driving then you are removing most of the humidity from your air which can make you sick if you're constantly exposed to that air, compounded by not having fresh air changeovers. The cabin air filter in your vehicle is primarily used (and in most cases only used) to filter outside air, so you can have it on and not get sick from stuff in the outside air. It's there so you don't have to use recirc 24/7 if you have asthma or other respiratory issues caused by poor outside air quality. I know its easy to look at the dirty end of the air filter and think that its gross, and you're breathing all that stuff, but it is dirty because the filter is doing its job and cleaning the air. The filter generally doesn't degrade in its ability to filter your air as it gets dirty, but once it gets dirty enough the air flow will be reduced, and that is when the small stuff gets through the cracks due to the high pressure caused by the fan and low airflow through the filter (this is why we have to replace or clean the filter). As stated, the filter in your vehicle does not filter inside air. If you are concerned about dust and all that stuff in your air and insist on using recirc mode, despite the health issues caused by stagnant air, I would suggest frequently vacuuming your carpets and cleaning the surfaces in your vehicle. That is the only way to get rid of it when you only use recirc. Personally, I would only suggest using your AC and Recirc unless it's hot as hell outside or really cold and you're trying to defrost your windows, or there is a high risk warning for air quality (usually caused by forest fires or smog). Even then, a better air filter like the K&N will probably be very useful if you still want outside air when there is a high risk.
It’s so subjective, recirculating air inside the cabin is not as seal as you would imagine, I mean, is not an airplane cabin (btw, cabins in airplanes leak, a lot) so, feeling dirty as you mention here is completely subjective. Filters trap a very small amount of particles because the main reason you have one is because of pollen getting inside and giving you an allergic reaction. Of course a clean air filter will improve cooling in the cabin and air flow but manufacturers recommend to be changed every 20k miles.
ItsBrian it only gets on the mass airflow sensor if you oil it too much not the fuel injectors. If you don't know how to properly oil a k&n air filter than you shouldn't own one. Dry flow filters are idiot proof just clean and let it dry that's it
ItsBrian k&n actually has a dry flow filter as I remember. Ever heard of Black hawk Cai? You don't have to buy the whole kit just the filter by itself.
It’s a horrible video. How do u test filtration efficacy (even so visually) while only on re-circ. What’s the point, to see how many fart particles it caught?
If you think the cabin air filter isn't doing good with the quality of your air then there must be a problem after the cabin air filter, like the heater core inside had molds on it thus being blow out of your vents. There are a couple of YT videos how to properly clean and and kill the molds on your heater core molds and causing you to feel something is getting inside your lungs (mold's pollen). This cabin air fliter can only filter the stuffs going into the air filter but not the stuffs that comes after it. Hope you resolve your air quality inside of you car because those molds in not good for you to inhale in the long run.
I would in your case add a *seal* with electrical tape wrapped around the k&n filter to make it fit perfectly. If the filter is truly higher quality, it should do a better job filtering out dirt. Shouldn’t have to do this, but it may give more peace of mind.
I use the K&N cabin filter for my 2014 Silverado. Works fine and you do get that new fresh smell from the new filter. Bit dramatic about particles 😂 i do a lot of off roading and it filters fine. CA has dirty ass air so you should feel a bit dirty after a day
Good to hear it works. Does your sit properly and seal around the edges or is it a loose fit like mine was? Seriously when I tested this I drove a LOT and when I changed back to a normal filter my face was not as dirty. CA has good air, but the cities have more pollution in the air. I don't feel dirty anymore ;)
+sellyourgift it did concern me at 1st when i took the filter out of the box and saw the difference between stock filter and K&N filter but it fit just fine a little fine oil on it /fresh smell to. I drive in the city 5 days a week but live in a area with dirt roads also go off roading in the back roads of big bear to the point where my truck comes back grey from the dust. Both cabin & air filter do a great job at capturing dust. Wish my cabin filter was that easy to get to like your civic
ah great to hear. I liked the k&n filter and I wanted it to work better :( - yeah my civic was easy. I know have a volt and cmax energy the volt is easy but the cmax is really stupid how much stuff you need to remove to get to the filter
Hey VegasdaveTV, not sure if you meant this comment for me or another poster (since my car was a Civic not Jeep). But to answer your question with my experience it did not cut down the air flow or speed at all when I used it. Let me know if you have anymore ?s
Brian, 2 days ago I purchased a K&N cabin air filter for my 2007 Toyota Camry. I was so confident in my K&N purchase that I threw the box in the garbage and threw away the receipt. I went back to AutoZone today to try to return the filter without the box and receipt and they said no so the filter is now in the trash. The air coming out of the vents in my Camry smelled like latex rubber and oil. I'm sure that the filter is very good at filtering fine particulate matter dirt and dust, but it was poor at filtering automobile/diesel truck exhaust. So, driving down the road I was feeling very nauseous from the latex rubber/oil/exhaust fumes. Also when you have to clean the filter with water you have to wait a long time for the filter to dry out properly because the blower motor fan sits underneath the filter and if any moisture or water gets on the electric blower motor fan you could have issues. The K&N is in the trash can and a stock paper filter is in the car, very happy.
+flygood First I should mention to get the filter back out of the trash and contact k&n they will send you a check for the amount you paid from autozone or anywhere. You ahve to mail it back to them at your expense and show them a copy of the receipt but they will mail you back a check for the whole amount you paid. I did that myself, i wasn't going to lose out...
+flygood or you could sell it on ebay. As for the fumes I never experienced that but it sure didn't feel like it filtered everything because of the gap issue. I'm not sure the oil helped or didn't help. The engine air filter I would guess filters out diesel/truck exhaust but I don't know. My stock air filter works just fine too!
I'm going to email them to find out if they will tell me. You could do the same tech@knfilters.com I will post the results they tell me when they respond. Also: they state this on their website "K&N cabin air filter cleaning kits come with a 12 ounce pump spray bottle of cabin filter cleaner that loosens dirt and road grime from your K&N cabin air filter and helps remove trapped mold, mildew, fungus, allergens, bacteria and other debris from it. Also included is an 8 ounce pump spray bottle of cabin air filter Refresher which increases the electrostatic properties of the cabin air filter helping it to trap contaminants. This long lasting formula helps eliminate the source of most odors and it is made from safe, biodegradable ingredients."
Unfortunately K&N does not mention anywhere the level Particulate Matter (PM) they filter, so for me it's kind of a no-no. I want PM2.5 or better like any decent aftermarket paper filter out there.
Interesting. I'm still curious why car manufacturers haven't got eat route of Tesla and their Bioweapon defense mode filtration. Everything out there is about hepa this and heap that but not our vehicles. Good look on your quest.
@@ItsBrianHi because the amount of people that really care about how much it is filtering is so small. 98% of everyone with a cabin air filter only care that it filters out leaves, bugs and hair. Our bodies have great filtration built in, and a cabin air filter is mainly just to keep large filtrants out. If you are still feeling dirty after running recirc air all the time with any kind of filtration id bet it is more your area and the pollutants you are picking up outside your vehicle.
All the thumbs-down are because you did an entire review based around your OCD and how dirty your face feels which is completely ridiculous. You went on and on about the fit when it looks like he might have even had it in there upside down. Those little gaps would have been very easy to cover with a piece of tape.
I totally agree....If you feel dirty inside your car clean it....I've never felt dirty inside of a car because of the air blowing out the vents..... the filter traps the dirt and if it clogs it won't blow air.. .
I thought that your video was very helpful and that you did a great job of making it and giving us all some very useful information. Thanks...Ps, you have a nice voice, so don't listen to people who don't even try to be helpful.
Elizabeth's family videos Thank you so much Elizabeth. Your comment means a lot to me :) I will keep making more vids for sure! Any suggestions of videos you'd like to see me make?
Thank you, you did an amazing review. To be honest, this is the type of reviews I like to see. Why? because most important you are being honest with your audience and that is priceless. When someone pays you to do a review for their item I think that you might feel obligated to lied and not be as honest as in this video. Keep it up, don't let people buy your honesty!
the fact that people actually care how much it filters…. im fine if it filters dirt and dust thats great! when i open my windows dust gets in. when i have my sunroof open dust gets in… when i walk around everyday i dont have a filter attached to my face so why should it matter how finely it filters i will never have to buy another cabin filter for the life of the car and can recharge it with different scented oils everytime after cleaning it!
4g63attack Yeah my 2000 civic didn't have one. I ran the recirc all the time but still didn't filter anything lol. Way better with filter. Still to this day I don't feel dirt on my face after driving for hours!!
They make different K&N cabin filters to fit each car so I imagine there is a filter for your car. Check their website knfilters com. But again my findings were that they didn't work as well as they should. Hopefully you watched my whole vid ;) thx
+sellyourgift fyi oil does make a better filter media than paper, oil will attract dirt like a magnet. as for people claiming to get oil on the injectors with the engine filters their trouble is OVER oiling the filter when cleaning it takes only a light mist to re oil.
He didn't install it properly, I have the same model car, filter VF2001,the filter is designed to fit into that tray,it has these flaps that insert right into the tray from and back side. Mine fit perfectly, nice and tight, no gaps or bumps, good air flow. He probably put it upside down or something.shame,you should have asked for help at AutoZone or something.
The filter might be loose around the sides, but thats not where the seal is made... KN filters have a rubber ring around the perimeter that seals between the interface of the rigid plastic bracket and the bottom edges of the rubber ring, the weight of the filter alone is enough to provide an air tight seal around the filter.... A paper filter is squeezed into the bracket in order to help make the seal air tight. However, paper against rigid plastic won't be air tight at all... I would bet that the rubber ring on KN, although loose, provides a better seal around the perimeter of the filter.... Im an engineer btw
Hey Jason, it has been a while since I've owned this car but it would have been interesting to test your thought. From what I remember I didn't think it would make a tight seal in my car. Can't remember that far back. I have an engineering background too. Now I want to test it lol.
+dualbios007 Lol yeah I was a top rated Uber driver and a Lyft mentor ;) couple thousand rides and still had close to a 5.0 rating. Got another job recently but I needed good cabin air filtration because driving in LA without a proper filter is dusty and dirty.
I have a 2004 Silverado doesn’t have a cabin air filter I ain’t complaining about me dying of the bad air dude. I’m 40 yrs old and healthy like you won’t imagine I think your too picky.
Dude, air pollution kills millions each year, more than HIV, murder, and auto accidents combined. It causes and aggravates respiratory conditions around the globe. This, especially for those who drive a lot, particularly in more polluted areas, is a way to significantly reduce our risk.
first of all there is NO oil on the cabin air filter,you should wash the filter frame before putting in the filter I clean mine let it dry in the sun then spray it lightly with lysol and install it...very easy
I know i cant "feel" dust on my face u must have super nerves to feel dust and also to differentiate from 100% to 70% i mean thats super hero batman shit!
Don't buy a motorcycle. I ride in the midwest and just an hour of riding and I will have to take a shower as soon as I get home. Humidity makes it worse.
Ever since I got married and had kids, I stopped wanting to buy a motorcycle. I live in the Los Angeles area and people don't respect or pay attention to motorcycles. On top of that humidity would make it worse.
My man,whats the point in you buying a new cabin filter if you keep running your car's ac on recirculation?,you know, that filter was made to FILTER outside air coming into your car so you dont choke on your own carbon dioxide.
Just for information it does not filter out carbon monoxide what it does is keep the a coil clean cuz if the a coil gets dirty restricts the airflow you have to tear the whole dash apart that's what the whole thing of a cabin air filters for is to filter the air before going into the a coil not just outside air but also inside or circulatory are so that's just for your info has nothing to do with carbon monoxide you cannot filter carbon dioxide via paper or K&N Filter
Yeah my bad I said carbon monoxide but I meant carbon dioxide but it still doesn't do anything is filtering that it's just to keep your a coil clean so you don't have to tear apart your dash to get that cleaned or replaced because there's no way to get to it unless you Doterra Dash apart that's what the actual filters for
Chad Bryant All I said was that He bought a new filter for no reason,he said it in the video that he only uses the recirculating part of the a/c so basically there is no need for a new filter because he does not use it,therefore He is breathing his Carbon dioxide over and over again,is that more clear for you?
Arch perfectly care but it's cool you believe what you believe and I believe what I believe it's simple as that and all I was trying to find out is that it whether it's on recirculate or you're not outside are inside are it still has to pass through the a coil cuz all it does is open a door inside the recirculate or the air and then close it to allowed to cake outside air but it still has to pass through whether he had it on or not it still has to pass through that but you have a good day sir
OCD much 😮🤦 due to the K&N filter being thicker and not flush with tray like the OEM filter makes it more of a snug fit when installed which seals better 🤦 where is the common sense in this world. You are stuck on feeling dirty seems like some type of issues you should seek some help for I blame mom 🤦🤦🤦🤦
Lee Cromwell The oil soakes into the filter. It doesn’t matter if you put it from the outside. If you put too much it’s like water and will still go through.
The video was made over course of a few months so this video unfortunately wasn't edited the way I wanted it. But you know the great thing in life is the next one I can learn from my mistakes. I kindly put short cuts at 0:16 seconds into the video but you obviously ignored those. Just know when you criticize others you show your short comings to all. And you always could have just found another video without commenting negatively, or just said something nicer. You look old enough to be a father, and I would hate it if someone damned your child on the internet as you did me and was harsh to them as well. I guess this is your way of "helping me" but again it just shows your faults and does nothing for me constructively which is what I want, if I made a mistake I want to learn from it not be mistreated for it! Treat people like you want to be treated and maybe, just maybe, you will find a different way to communicate your feelings to others. Make a video, publish it to youtube, and when you get your first comment like this you'll know what I'm trying to communicate to you. God bless and I hope this helps.
This filter is not used in your engine compartment, you are thinking of the other K&N engine air filters. This is for your cabin filter which filters air inside the car where you sit and breathe.
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Reading a couple of these comments I came to the conclusion that some people are so clueless that they actually purchased the K&N Engine filter and somehow managed to shoehorn it into their Cabin airbox let alone use the wrong recharge spray. One guy said it smelled of oil and latex which is about the same smell of the engine air filters they produce because of the Red recharge oil. My cabin filter right out of the box didn't have much of a smell but it did deodorize the air quite dramatically which was fine with me. I really hope people aren't confusing the Cabin filter with the Engine Filter.
I would worry about the bottles of water in your car door. Giving you more toxins, then your K&N filter. Look in to plastic bottles getting hot for long periods. Thanks for your review.
Thank you, you did an amazing review. To be honest, this is the type of reviews I like to see. Why? because most important you are being honest with your audience and that is priceless. When someone pays you to do a review for their item I think that you might feel obligated to lied and not be as honest as in this video. Keep it up, don't let people buy your honesty!
Thanks a lot Jose! I do this for comments like yours!
great video, nice review and opinion, thanks for your time doing this. you helped me to decide about a filter
Thanks for your praise. Please give me a like :)
The price of the Dooxi cabin air filter is affordable, so I bought it!
Interesting. I detect more smells in my newer car and dealership supposedly swapped before. It has been awhile. I am going to go check my filter.
+Ninjamaag Yeah the cabin filters are usually so easy to change I would never let a dealer charge you extra to do this.
I just got a K&N cabin air filter for my Honda Odyssey. I had the exact same thoughts as you about the K&N filter not hooking into the plastic tabs along the edge and not sealing like the old paper filter did. This is actually why I searched out a video, and so far yours is the only one I've found that talks about this.
I was also confused how the instructions (as you mentioned) say that the filter goes in only one way. I can definitely rotate it 180 degrees (that is, rotating it around the axis parallel to the direction of the air flow), and this 180-degree rotation seems to make no difference on how well it fits. Is there an easy way to determine which orientation is correct? Or does this rotation not matter? I think you may have mentioned that you found an orientation that works better than another, but it wasn't clear to me.
I took mine back. It's hard to tell. Every filter I've ever go before was an exact fit. No idea why this filter is so different!?
Hm, maybe I should return mine, then. Thx for the great video!
Thanks for a great video. I was on the fence about buying it but have heard alot of bad things about k&n so you made my decision easy. Will stick with a quality product instead.
If the cabin filter it's much more dirty and dusty that's mean work great... never had any problems with the K&N filters in Toyota and can highly recommend like no other cheap shitty paper ones. STP isn't good quality filters.
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Bosch has HEPA filters
@@Atomicatom80 Bosch is made in China, too. No thanks. Ever. Sellouts.
K&N is the best these fucktard‘s are just lazy and don’t want to clean kind of like how they don’t want to go to work it’s not that hard to clean your air filter if you were smart enough you would actually do the math and it actually saves you a bunch of fucking money my Hyundai is cheap I can go buy a $14 air filter for the engine every 6000 miles when I change my oil and I can go buy a cabin air filter for 20 bucks at Walmart so add that up the cabin air filter Hass to be changed every 12,000 and 15,000 miles so I had that up in a whole year and then my air filter for my engine has to be changed every 6000 Miles so I had that up at $15 and that’s the cheapest one I can fine and that’s at the auto parts store that’s not even online online they’re more expensive for the paper filter
K$N is overpriced garbage that clogs worse as you clean them...the media is matted and clogged worse after wasing
OEM FILTERS ARE WAY BETTER! CHANGE THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS... FIT IS PERFECT AND AIR FLOW RATES ARE BETTER!
I'm kinda interested in one of these, I've emailed them to see if I could get the filtration information, and at what micron rating. My limited understanding of K&N is their intake filters are not that great, lots of marketing, but filter wise they filter very little (compared to OEM).
From everything I've read K&N filters sacrifice filtration for airflow period. My previous car didn't have an cabin filter, I've lived without one most of my life. New car does, and while its probably a good idea to go OEM (rated like 99% at 1 micron) so good filters. I'm mostly interested in this due to being about 3x the cost but reusable, I doubt my car is air tight so I know dust will get in regardless.
I'm just waiting for a response to my email to at least see if it does basically anything. I don't hate K&N I just think they market to the wrong audience with their products. Sure more air flow, but more material makes it inside the motor. More power if you have a motor which can utilize that added air. Motors work under a vacuum, they get all the air they need 99.9995% of the time there is still plenty of headroom with OEM filters. Its stuff like performance race cars, or after market turbos which benefit from this (once the computer is flashed).
Not so much the typical consumer, so no real benefit, along with increased motor wear. Not a big deal for a race team which rebuilds the motor every race, it is for someone who wants their car go last 200k+ miles.
Why so many dislikes? If anyone can tell me what they disliked (in a constructive manner) I'd appreciate it so I can improve the next videos! Maybe too long of a video? I think it has great info but let me know people :)
You're repeating yourself. It's hard to listen to 20 seconds of your voice much less 18 minutes of your purpose and feelings about the filter, it's boring that's all.
+Eric Sill I put shortcuts in the beginning for people to jump ahead. Go to 0:16 seconds in the video and you will see simple shortcuts.
I didn't see it because I had already forwarded past 0:16
Ah ok, no worries. Thanks for the comments :) Drop me a like if you can
Hey Brian,
I didn't dislike your video but it seems like you've invested a considerable amount of time in recording it, and expressed a lot of concerns about air quality in your vehicle and its effects on your health (feeling gross, lungs, skin, etc) as you're driving 2 hours each day, then at the start of the video and a few times throughout you regarded running your vehicle in recirc only mode.
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a huge factor in your health, especially if you're driving for 2 hours a day. One of the primary factors resulting in poor IAQ is a lack of fresh outside air. There are a lot of varying numbers for regulation in buildings and what not based on location, but most places REQUIRE 25% - 35% changeover per hour, meaning that every hour, 35% of your air is replaced with fresh, outside air. Air that is not changed over becomes stagnant and can have adverse affects on your health.
Another factor that can result in poor IAQ is low relative humidity, especially if it's very humid outside of your vehicle. You did not mention so, but if you're running your AC 24/7 when you're driving then you are removing most of the humidity from your air which can make you sick if you're constantly exposed to that air, compounded by not having fresh air changeovers.
The cabin air filter in your vehicle is primarily used (and in most cases only used) to filter outside air, so you can have it on and not get sick from stuff in the outside air. It's there so you don't have to use recirc 24/7 if you have asthma or other respiratory issues caused by poor outside air quality.
I know its easy to look at the dirty end of the air filter and think that its gross, and you're breathing all that stuff, but it is dirty because the filter is doing its job and cleaning the air. The filter generally doesn't degrade in its ability to filter your air as it gets dirty, but once it gets dirty enough the air flow will be reduced, and that is when the small stuff gets through the cracks due to the high pressure caused by the fan and low airflow through the filter (this is why we have to replace or clean the filter).
As stated, the filter in your vehicle does not filter inside air. If you are concerned about dust and all that stuff in your air and insist on using recirc mode, despite the health issues caused by stagnant air, I would suggest frequently vacuuming your carpets and cleaning the surfaces in your vehicle. That is the only way to get rid of it when you only use recirc.
Personally, I would only suggest using your AC and Recirc unless it's hot as hell outside or really cold and you're trying to defrost your windows, or there is a high risk warning for air quality (usually caused by forest fires or smog). Even then, a better air filter like the K&N will probably be very useful if you still want outside air when there is a high risk.
It’s so subjective, recirculating air inside the cabin is not as seal as you would imagine, I mean, is not an airplane cabin (btw, cabins in airplanes leak, a lot) so, feeling dirty as you mention here is completely subjective. Filters trap a very small amount of particles because the main reason you have one is because of pollen getting inside and giving you an allergic reaction. Of course a clean air filter will improve cooling in the cabin and air flow but manufacturers recommend to be changed every 20k miles.
I like mine I work in construction very dusty so i noticed a large difference immediately in air quality
I just bought this same filter for my 2017 Chevy impala lt.
Oil getting into the injectors? Wtf?? You need to do more research buddy
Thank you for your insightful comment. If you bothered to comment like that why didn't you enlighten us all and help our your fellow brother?
ItsBrian it only gets on the mass airflow sensor if you oil it too much not the fuel injectors. If you don't know how to properly oil a k&n air filter than you shouldn't own one. Dry flow filters are idiot proof just clean and let it dry that's it
Thanks for the info, makes sense. I'm officially hiring you as my video content editor. ;)
ItsBrian lol 😂
ItsBrian k&n actually has a dry flow filter as I remember. Ever heard of Black hawk Cai? You don't have to buy the whole kit just the filter by itself.
I think it's a great video (wish I watched it before my purchase). It would probably get a bit more views if you edited it down a little bit.
+Samuel Ellis Thanks Man! Very true. that's why I added the screen of times to jump ahead. I filmed it over such a long time but I live and I learn ;)
It’s a horrible video. How do u test filtration efficacy (even so visually) while only on re-circ. What’s the point, to see how many fart particles it caught?
If you think the cabin air filter isn't doing good with the quality of your air then there must be a problem after the cabin air filter, like the heater core inside had molds on it thus being blow out of your vents. There are a couple of YT videos how to properly clean and and kill the molds on your heater core molds and causing you to feel something is getting inside your lungs (mold's pollen). This cabin air fliter can only filter the stuffs going into the air filter but not the stuffs that comes after it. Hope you resolve your air quality inside of you car because those molds in not good for you to inhale in the long run.
I would in your case add a *seal* with electrical tape wrapped around the k&n filter to make it fit perfectly. If the filter is truly higher quality, it should do a better job filtering out dirt. Shouldn’t have to do this, but it may give more peace of mind.
Thanks for your review!
You're welcome! :)
I use the K&N cabin filter for my 2014 Silverado. Works fine and you do get that new fresh smell from the new filter. Bit dramatic about particles 😂 i do a lot of off roading and it filters fine. CA has dirty ass air so you should feel a bit dirty after a day
Good to hear it works. Does your sit properly and seal around the edges or is it a loose fit like mine was? Seriously when I tested this I drove a LOT and when I changed back to a normal filter my face was not as dirty. CA has good air, but the cities have more pollution in the air. I don't feel dirty anymore ;)
+sellyourgift it did concern me at 1st when i took the filter out of the box and saw the difference between stock filter and K&N filter but it fit just fine a little fine oil on it /fresh smell to. I drive in the city 5 days a week but live in a area with dirt roads also go off roading in the back roads of big bear to the point where my truck comes back grey from the dust. Both cabin & air filter do a great job at capturing dust. Wish my cabin filter was that easy to get to like your civic
ah great to hear. I liked the k&n filter and I wanted it to work better :( - yeah my civic was easy. I know have a volt and cmax energy the volt is easy but the cmax is really stupid how much stuff you need to remove to get to the filter
+sellyourgift i have to remove two screws and force the glove box down without snapping any plastic clips
my cmax (I haven't tried it yet because of this) has you remove the whole glove box and some panels. it's terrible.
do u find with the filter that it cuts down on the air flow coming into your jeep through your vents, I mean the speed coming out of vents
Hey VegasdaveTV, not sure if you meant this comment for me or another poster (since my car was a Civic not Jeep). But to answer your question with my experience it did not cut down the air flow or speed at all when I used it. Let me know if you have anymore ?s
Brian, 2 days ago I purchased a K&N cabin air filter for my 2007 Toyota Camry. I was so confident in my K&N purchase that I threw the box in the garbage and threw away the receipt. I went back to AutoZone today to try to return the filter without the box and receipt and they said no so the filter is now in the trash. The air coming out of the vents in my Camry smelled like latex rubber and oil. I'm sure that the filter is very good at filtering fine particulate matter dirt and dust, but it was poor at filtering automobile/diesel truck exhaust. So, driving down the road I was feeling very nauseous from the latex rubber/oil/exhaust fumes. Also when you have to clean the filter with water you have to wait a long time for the filter to dry out properly because the blower motor fan sits underneath the filter and if any moisture or water gets on the electric blower motor fan you could have issues. The K&N is in the trash can and a stock paper filter is in the car, very happy.
+flygood First I should mention to get the filter back out of the trash and contact k&n they will send you a check for the amount you paid from autozone or anywhere. You ahve to mail it back to them at your expense and show them a copy of the receipt but they will mail you back a check for the whole amount you paid. I did that myself, i wasn't going to lose out...
+flygood or you could sell it on ebay. As for the fumes I never experienced that but it sure didn't feel like it filtered everything because of the gap issue. I'm not sure the oil helped or didn't help. The engine air filter I would guess filters out diesel/truck exhaust but I don't know. My stock air filter works just fine too!
If the fit is not tight then place electrical tape on the sides of the filter.
That is not a bad idea.
Or fold a piece of paper and place between the gaps.
Or return it and buy OEM, easy.
do you know what the recharge spray is made out of? ingredients?
I'm going to email them to find out if they will tell me. You could do the same tech@knfilters.com I will post the results they tell me when they respond. Also: they state this on their website "K&N cabin air filter cleaning kits come with a 12 ounce pump spray bottle of cabin filter cleaner that loosens dirt and road grime from your K&N cabin air filter and helps remove trapped mold, mildew, fungus, allergens, bacteria and other debris from it. Also included is an 8 ounce pump spray bottle of cabin air filter Refresher which increases the electrostatic properties of the cabin air filter helping it to trap contaminants. This long lasting formula helps eliminate the source of most odors and it is made from safe, biodegradable ingredients."
K&N contacted me back with this link to their MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) online: www.knfilters.com/msds/99-6000.pdf
@@ItsBrianHi great question and answer. Good to know.
I love this review. 👍👍👍👍👍
And, I love you
@@ItsBrianHi awww i love you too 😽
You can also purchase these from Amazon.
Nice, thanks for the tip
My kn filter in Toyota venza 2021 hybrid is actually reducing my mileage considerably and does not fit well
Unfortunately K&N does not mention anywhere the level Particulate Matter (PM) they filter, so for me it's kind of a no-no.
I want PM2.5 or better like any decent aftermarket paper filter out there.
Interesting. I'm still curious why car manufacturers haven't got eat route of Tesla and their Bioweapon defense mode filtration. Everything out there is about hepa this and heap that but not our vehicles. Good look on your quest.
Peppe Ddu
Bosch has a HEPA certified filter for $20.00 on amazon
@@ItsBrianHi because the amount of people that really care about how much it is filtering is so small. 98% of everyone with a cabin air filter only care that it filters out leaves, bugs and hair. Our bodies have great filtration built in, and a cabin air filter is mainly just to keep large filtrants out. If you are still feeling dirty after running recirc air all the time with any kind of filtration id bet it is more your area and the pollutants you are picking up outside your vehicle.
@@TR19 True dat
All the thumbs-down are because you did an entire review based around your OCD and how dirty your face feels which is completely ridiculous. You went on and on about the fit when it looks like he might have even had it in there upside down. Those little gaps would have been very easy to cover with a piece of tape.
I totally agree....If you feel dirty inside your car clean it....I've never felt dirty inside of a car because of the air blowing out the vents..... the filter traps the dirt and if it clogs it won't blow air.. .
It does look thin exactly my thoughts when i got it, legit can look threw and read threw it
Exactly
you noticing any hp difference with the k&n cabin air filter??? lmao
An increase of 33 hp in my nostrils!
;)
It’s Cabin Air Filter jack wagon. Any horse power gain would be changing the Engine Air Filter....
@@stephencannon3140 woosh
I thought that your video was very helpful and that you did a great job of making it and giving us all some very useful information. Thanks...Ps, you have a nice voice, so don't listen to people who don't even try to be helpful.
Elizabeth's family videos Thank you so much Elizabeth. Your comment means a lot to me :) I will keep making more vids for sure! Any suggestions of videos you'd like to see me make?
Thank you, you did an amazing review. To be honest, this is the type of reviews I like to see. Why? because most important you are being honest with your audience and that is priceless. When someone pays you to do a review for their item I think that you might feel obligated to lied and not be as honest as in this video. Keep it up, don't let people buy your honesty!
doesn't look like gaps. how did you seal it?
There were gaps. I just returned it. I figured since their engine air filters had factory tight fits that this cabin filter would too.
I drive a few hundred miles a day" wtf u doing? lmao
ua-cam.com/video/CtwJvgPJ9xw/v-deo.html jk I was doing Uber and Lyft
Did you buy this off their website?
Yes I did
the fact that people actually care how much it filters….
im fine if it filters dirt and dust thats great! when i open my windows dust gets in. when i have my sunroof open dust gets in… when i walk around everyday i dont have a filter attached to my face so why should it matter how finely it filters i will never have to buy another cabin filter for the life of the car and can recharge it with different scented oils everytime after cleaning it!
It’s more of an issue if the dust and first goes on your cooling core an clogs up your AC condenser..
interesting.... I wonder how people drive with cars without cabin filters... and getting dust and dirt blowing in their face
4g63attack Yeah my 2000 civic didn't have one. I ran the recirc all the time but still didn't filter anything lol. Way better with filter. Still to this day I don't feel dirt on my face after driving for hours!!
4g63attack me!
Good video bro
I just installed one in my highlander and it's a snug fit..
i try whit scew drive to fit in the edge and is fit on m'y Honda accord 3.5 2009
Did it work?
+ItsBrian it work !
Wow nice, saved you some $$ ;)
Will they fit any car ?
They make different K&N cabin filters to fit each car so I imagine there is a filter for your car. Check their website knfilters com. But again my findings were that they didn't work as well as they should. Hopefully you watched my whole vid ;) thx
+sellyourgift fyi oil does make a better filter media than paper, oil will attract dirt like a magnet. as for people claiming to get oil on the injectors with the engine filters their trouble is OVER oiling the filter when cleaning it takes only a light mist to re oil.
Sounds logical! I just wish they made this cabin filter fit air tight around the edges. Then I could have tested the oil theory inside the car.
not all cars use cabin air filters
My box was black thoe
get the carbon fram filter, traps dirt, gas air, everything and lets out good fresh air.
Clover Vue
No. Get a Bosch HEPA filter. It’s what air purifiers use.
This should have been a 2 minute video. Mr. Snuggly
This should have been a 2 word comment.
@@ItsBrianHi Mr. Snuggly. 🤑
@@BC-hc5dq ;)
He didn't install it properly, I have the same model car, filter VF2001,the filter is designed to fit into that tray,it has these flaps that insert right into the tray from and back side. Mine fit perfectly, nice and tight, no gaps or bumps, good air flow. He probably put it upside down or something.shame,you should have asked for help at AutoZone or something.
How do I install it ?
The filter might be loose around the sides, but thats not where the seal is made... KN filters have a rubber ring around the perimeter that seals between the interface of the rigid plastic bracket and the bottom edges of the rubber ring, the weight of the filter alone is enough to provide an air tight seal around the filter....
A paper filter is squeezed into the bracket in order to help make the seal air tight. However, paper against rigid plastic won't be air tight at all... I would bet that the rubber ring on KN, although loose, provides a better seal around the perimeter of the filter.... Im an engineer btw
Hey Jason, it has been a while since I've owned this car but it would have been interesting to test your thought. From what I remember I didn't think it would make a tight seal in my car. Can't remember that far back. I have an engineering background too. Now I want to test it lol.
Are You A Uber Driver?? I See Water n Lollies in your car
+dualbios007 Lol yeah I was a top rated Uber driver and a Lyft mentor ;) couple thousand rides and still had close to a 5.0 rating. Got another job recently but I needed good cabin air filtration because driving in LA without a proper filter is dusty and dirty.
How much is it
I paid $49 with shipping included back in July 2014.
Goes in only one certain way !
I have a 2004 Silverado doesn’t have a cabin air filter I ain’t complaining about me dying of the bad air dude. I’m 40 yrs old and healthy like you won’t imagine I think your too picky.
Dude, air pollution kills millions each year, more than HIV, murder, and auto accidents combined. It causes and aggravates respiratory conditions around the globe. This, especially for those who drive a lot, particularly in more polluted areas, is a way to significantly reduce our risk.
I’ve seen a lot of people complain about a rubber smell from the filter did you experience anything like that?
He mentioned that it was gone after a few days
@@Sulto_ Right on
@@Ziggyzig213 I think not worth buying
U should have changed ur cabin filter every 10,000 miles at maximum...
I usually do 10-15K now.
Ashik Siddeek
Some people never do. Even after 200,000 miles
first of all there is NO oil on the cabin air filter,you should wash the filter frame before putting in the filter I clean mine let it dry in the sun then spray it lightly with lysol and install it...very easy
is it true that K&n cabin air filter is made from Polyurethane and can cause Cancer ?
I know i cant "feel" dust on my face u must have super nerves to feel dust and also to differentiate from 100% to 70% i mean thats super hero batman shit!
STOP SAYING UM!!!!!!!!
Ummmmmmmmm
Damn 3 year last comment:(
Holy crap a few hundred a day:(
Don't buy a motorcycle. I ride in the midwest and just an hour of riding and I will have to take a shower as soon as I get home. Humidity makes it worse.
Ever since I got married and had kids, I stopped wanting to buy a motorcycle. I live in the Los Angeles area and people don't respect or pay attention to motorcycles. On top of that humidity would make it worse.
It’s a cotton gauze filter the same material k&n Uses in their overpriced air filters
Kewl
My man,whats the point in you buying a new cabin filter if you keep running your car's ac on recirculation?,you know, that filter was made to FILTER outside air coming into your car so you dont choke on your own carbon dioxide.
Just for information it does not filter out carbon monoxide what it does is keep the a coil clean cuz if the a coil gets dirty restricts the airflow you have to tear the whole dash apart that's what the whole thing of a cabin air filters for is to filter the air before going into the a coil not just outside air but also inside or circulatory are so that's just for your info has nothing to do with carbon monoxide you cannot filter carbon dioxide via paper or K&N Filter
Chad Bryant Read my comment again guy!..I never said anything carbon monoxide!
Yeah my bad I said carbon monoxide but I meant carbon dioxide but it still doesn't do anything is filtering that it's just to keep your a coil clean so you don't have to tear apart your dash to get that cleaned or replaced because there's no way to get to it unless you Doterra Dash apart that's what the actual filters for
Chad Bryant All I said was that He bought a new filter for no reason,he said it in the video that he only uses the recirculating part of the a/c so basically there is no need for a new filter because he does not use it,therefore He is breathing his Carbon dioxide over and over again,is that more clear for you?
Arch perfectly care but it's cool you believe what you believe and I believe what I believe it's simple as that and all I was trying to find out is that it whether it's on recirculate or you're not outside are inside are it still has to pass through the a coil cuz all it does is open a door inside the recirculate or the air and then close it to allowed to cake outside air but it still has to pass through whether he had it on or not it still has to pass through that but you have a good day sir
OCD much 😮🤦 due to the K&N filter being thicker and not flush with tray like the OEM filter makes it more of a snug fit when installed which seals better 🤦 where is the common sense in this world. You are stuck on feeling dirty seems like some type of issues you should seek some help for I blame mom 🤦🤦🤦🤦
yeah ignorant people who never change their filters,DUH! Oil in injectors, because people oil the wrong side of filter.
Lee Cromwell
The oil soakes into the filter. It doesn’t matter if you put it from the outside. If you put too much it’s like water and will still go through.
This was painful.
You're welcome :)
damn next time you make a video Don't ramble so let's get to the point man
The video was made over course of a few months so this video unfortunately wasn't edited the way I wanted it. But you know the great thing in life is the next one I can learn from my mistakes. I kindly put short cuts at 0:16 seconds into the video but you obviously ignored those. Just know when you criticize others you show your short comings to all. And you always could have just found another video without commenting negatively, or just said something nicer. You look old enough to be a father, and I would hate it if someone damned your child on the internet as you did me and was harsh to them as well. I guess this is your way of "helping me" but again it just shows your faults and does nothing for me constructively which is what I want, if I made a mistake I want to learn from it not be mistreated for it! Treat people like you want to be treated and maybe, just maybe, you will find a different way to communicate your feelings to others. Make a video, publish it to youtube, and when you get your first comment like this you'll know what I'm trying to communicate to you. God bless and I hope this helps.
don't buy this, is a ripped off, your engine will be filled with oil and you have to buy kits to clean and re oil it
This filter is not used in your engine compartment, you are thinking of the other K&N engine air filters. This is for your cabin filter which filters air inside the car where you sit and breathe.
Stop eating paint chips