Owned and drove a 2016 and put 120k miles on it. I only spent money on tires oil changes and wiper blades. I never even replaced the air filter. I bought a 2021 and currently have 70k miles. Same story. Oil changes, wiper blades and tires. I did replace the air filter on this once because it was on sale.
I went APR, bought a SAI filter on ebay 25mm inlet and put that on for $3 instead of the $20 APR one. Sound is really fun. Some people online have reported some turbo inlet seal issues causing the oil that pools there to leak out. The few other owners I've asked in my local VW scene haven't come across this. I have not come across such issues but I've only had it on about 1000km in a month.
Mann filters are excellent.
Better performance, better quality and better filtration. Hindi mo aalalahanin na mag break yung air filter mo after long usage. Can attest dyan sa seiwa automotive store na OEM binebenta.
I use Fram Extra Guard in my 2014 Civic and have used Fram for decades in my cars. Never had a problem.
I 3d printed and designed a cold air intake adapter that works like the Neuspeed intake. I put a big ol’ K&N filter on it and made the car much better on levels of acceleration and throttle response.
I change the one in my Civic about once a year, probably should do it more often though.
I have the k&n filter and I don’t notice a difference, the only upside would be you can clean it and reuse it but other than that there’s not much of a difference than a paper filter
SKIP the K&N filter. Not worth it at all. The oil that the K&N filters require can screw up sensors down stream.
Just received the wix from them the other day myself.
Was disappointed how crushed and uneven the pleats were. Shipping damage? Maybe. The box was in good shape.
I think I installed a "purlator one" last time but it was $16 off Amazon. I feel the build quality was better and honestly I should have looked before ordering. It was installed in 2023 but looked almost new coming out. This is my wife's car and it only gets maybe 5000 miles a year or less on it at the moment.
Next time I'll try denso after the feedback I keep seeing on Reddit and elsewhere for Honda parts.
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