Please forgive me for being Naïve. :-) Does anyone know why the sensor plates fail, or is it just too much sludge build up on the electric contacts within the sensor plate module? Does the K&N filter let soo much more air in that the plates get slammed too hard when you punch the throttle?
Ryan D. Lewis Owner & Webmaster Come Get Modified!!! <http://www.glirealm.com> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> AIM: VWJETTA90 -----Original Message----- From: DocWyte [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:07 AM To: Lewis, Ryan; A2_16v (E-mail) Cc: TheJettaGLiRealm@yahoogroups. com Subject: RE: [A2-16v] K&N filters and the 16v Take off your intake boot and look at your air plate. Even with the stock paper filter I bet your airplate is covered in motor oil from the engine crankcase breather. The slight bit of K&N oil that mixes with the sludge that's already there won't contribute to the air plate dying. Besides, A2 cars like ours don't even have mass airflow sensors. Those didn't come about till the Vr6 motor. -josh --- "Lewis, Ryan" <[email protected]> wrote: > When I first installed my K&N Drop in Filter, within > three months of hard > daily driving I had to replace my MAF (Mass Airflow > Sensor) due to it > completely failing. Granted my engine had 80,000+ > miles on it. Not sure it > was the K&N, but I was told they do that and the > timing was very suspicious. > I have a A2 '90 GLI 16v 2.0. I'm sure the newer > cars are even more > sensitive, but I beg to differ on the > invulnerability claims to the A2's > Engines. > > Ryan D. Lewis > Owner & Webmaster > Come Get Modified!!! > http://www.glirealm.com > [email protected] > mailto:[email protected] > AIM: VWJETTA90 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DocWyte [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:54 AM > To: Boyd Drew; A2_16v (E-mail) > Subject: RE: [A2-16v] K&N filters and the 16v > > > The K&N air filters, if over oiled, can ruin the > mass > air meters in the newer VW's, like the Mk4's. They > don't cause any problems for our "old tech" air > plates... > > -josh > > > --- Boyd Drew <[email protected]> wrote: > > Had not heard this... and havent ever had a K&N > come > > apart either... > > I have heard that this can happen with foam > element > > filters, > > but it hasnt happened to the ITG one that Im > > currently using in the year its > > been in... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bensinger, Greg > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:37 AM > > To: A2_16v (E-mail) > > Subject: [A2-16v] K&N filters and the 16v > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Do people recommend running a K&N drop in filter > w/ > > the 16v? I believe the > > PO had put one in my GLI. It is time to recharge > or > > replace it. I have > > heard some people mention that the K&N will ruin > the > > Air Flow meters in our > > cars? > > > > Any truth to this? Any other solutions if not K&N > > for performance > > enhancement? > > > > Greg Bensinger > > Mentor Graphics Consulting Group > > 2530 Meridian Parkway > > Suite 135 > > Durham, NC 27713 > > Work: 919.484.2510 > > Fax : 919.484.2540 > > [email protected] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > > > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > > ===== > Josh Wyte > Momentum Motorsports > 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
