Samples of both have been handed to the K&N Customer Service Manager, and the issue described to him in detail.Īlong with the fact that these filters are used on nearly every Ducati on the road today, from the Pantah in 1980 up to present day, only excluding the Panigale. Then the spec of 3/4 to 1 turn, so max of 3 1/2 turns thread engagement.Įnd result is *all* threads on the filter are engaged with the threads on the fitting. Previous good filter gets 2 1/2 turns prior to the thread contacting the case. Result is only about 1/2 turn of thread engagement prior to the gasket contacting the case.Īdding the K&N spec of 3/4 to 1 turn beyond gasket contact, results in a max of 1 1/2 turns total of thread engagement. Threaded center hole is 7.2mm from gasket surface, as opposed to 3.2mm.įairly obvious difference as shown in the pic below. Gasket a bit narrower with rounded corners. Slightly taller, and closed end a bit flatter.Ĩ input holes, with a red anti-drainback valve. And before someone says installation error I'm currently a service manager and was an ase certified tech for about 4 years before and have never once had an oil filter leak.Incorrect oil filter on the left, correct filter on the right. So take this as a warning to stay away from K&N oil filters. At this point I just called and got a mobile filter sent down and when comparing them I noticed shape of the bottom of the K&N didn't match up with the mobile, I swapped them and haven't had any issues since. I double checked the filter and it was tight and no double gasket, so I call the parts store and they sent me another, I put it on and let the car run in the shop for about 15 minutes when I notice oil coming out of it again. (K&N), has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain KN-204 (black) and KN-204C (chrome) oil filters, and it has initiated a. So I change the oil and back out the car, I didn't notice anything driving home that day but driving to work in the morning I smelled a faint oil smell which got really strong by the time I got to work about 6 miles, so I pull the car in and open the hood and found oil sprayed all over the driver side of the engine bay around the filter. I did an oil change on my car at work the other day and I usually use mobile 1 and a mobile filter except the store I got oil from didn't have the mobile filter so they gave me a K&N instead.

K and n oil filter problems