remove O rings for install of K&N air filter?

Didn't see them. what is K&N talking about in install instructions?

 

There should be a gasket where the two halves of the air box join together. The k&n filter has the gasket molded into the filter, at least on the 6 th gen anyways.

 

I don't remember remove any oring, unless I was drunk when I install them last.
The filter should fall into the groove along the edge.........

 

There should be an o-ring between the two air box halves, this ensures a tight seal. As mentioned before, the K&N has a "lip" around the outer edge on the filter, this essentially fills into the groove in the air box that is normally filled by the o-ring. Take a look at the air box halves to see if you can see if the o-ring is embedded in the groove. I don't recall which half has the groove it in but I would imagine it would be the lower half as it would work with gravity not against it.

Cheers

 

I found them. they are on either side of the air box. They are difficult to see and I had to use a very tiny screwdriver to dig them out because they are glued in with a light adhesive. Thanks for the info because the air box didn't seal properly with them in there.

 

And as an FYI...save them suckers...I wanted to go back to stock as mine has a K&N but of course the O-Rings are long gone. You cannot buy them separately....you must buy the whole air box assembly!

So needless to say I love my K&N, lol

 

Couldn't you cut off the gasket part off the k$n filter or better yet use something like window/ door gasket material for the o ring to go back to oem filter?

 

Yeah, I probably could but it's not worth the trouble honestly. I have used K&N's in a lot vehicles and never had any issues at all so i decided to just roll with it