Installed K&N CAI now there’s a squeak after accelerating hard and letting off

[pboyles]

Just installed a k&n cold air intake on Saturday and ever since whenever I accelerate hard and let off there is a squeak rather than the normal pshhh noise. Has anyone ran into something similar, I can’t seem to find anything about it. All clamps are tight and no air is leaking.

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[superj]

It may be a sound that the stock ibtake was built to eliminate. Maybe not a squeek but a super high pitched whistle

 

[SlightNine]

Probably hearing the blow off valve.

 

[Dave8311]

K&N on a daily driver?

Good luck.

 

[RCMUSTANG]

Check all the mounting brackets. Someone installed an S&B and they had a noise that ended up being a loose bracket at the bottom somewhere. At 3.25 secs

 

[OxygenMask]

K&N on a daily driver?

Good luck.

My thought too.
K&N is a bad idea. They don't filter near as well as a paper filter plus all the oil that coats the pipes and IAC and MAF sensors whathaveyou.... I ran them on various vehicles back in day until I saw what they were doing...

 

[RCMUSTANG]

My thought too.
K&N is a bad idea. They don't filter near as well as a paper filter plus all the oil that coats the pipes and IAC and MAF sensors whathaveyou.... I ran them on various vehicles back in day until I saw what they were doing...

Ford hasn't run MAF in years. And oil is a problem if you don't know how to re-oil the filter by putting too much. That part is irrelevant.

 

[OxygenMask]

I found that paper filters replaced often was cheap, easy, and never had oil related issues again. And no dust in my plumbing. It's done me well thru dozens of vehicles for the past 40 years. But your mileage may vary.

 

[RCMUSTANG]

I found that paper filters replaced often was cheap, easy, and never had oil related issues again. And no dust in my plumbing. It's done me well thru dozens of vehicles for the past 40 years. But your mileage may vary.

Unless you live in really dusty environments I've never seen dust in a single car I've run them in including hundreds of friends, family and customers cars. If you live in that condition, ie if I go offroad, you could use a prefilter.

 

[hand-filer]

Unless you live in really dusty environments I've never seen dust in a single car I've run them in including hundreds of friends, family and customers cars. If you live in that condition, ie if I go offroad, you could use a prefilter.

You lost me at - "including hundreds of friends"

 

[RCMUSTANG]

You lost me at - "including hundreds of friends"

Maybe read the rest. Family and CUSTOMERS. I've been working on cars since 1990....

 

[hand-filer]

Maybe read the rest. Family and CUSTOMERS. I've been working on cars since 1990....

Mind reading is not one of my strengths.

 

[RCMUSTANG]

Mind reading is not one of my strengths.

There's literally a comma and "family and customers" is after "friends" in print. No mind reading needed.

 

[hand-filer]

There's literally a comma and "family and customers" is after "friends" in print. No mind reading needed.

Yes there's a comma. When used correctly they provide clarity.

 

[OxygenMask]

Hey it's not an argument. I'm just sharing my experiences, and those of my 4 wheeling and performance car friends. Admittedly not hundreds... I hate oiled filters, and it's founded on experience since the early 80s. You do you, I'm good with that.

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