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Originally Posted by ;3853
i too looked into getting a cold air intake but when i asked a tech at the dealership about it he mentioned that he has seen a lot of O2 sensors in the tundras go bad because of oil gumming them up. it sounds fishy to me but why would he lie? i was wondering if you guys thought that this is a problem with owners overlubing their filters or if its just a problem period. im mortified of throwing one of those things in my truck merely because he said it voided my engine warranty or something to that nature. what is your take on this (anyone)? he also mentioned that trd makes a reusable drop in thats not supposed to gum up the sensor- but how would they do that? is there a way around the lube for the filter?
thanks,aika
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It doesn’t gum up the O2 sensor it gums up the MAS sensor (Mass Air Flow Sensor) that’s the little metal box that is just after the air filter because people use to much oil on the K&N filter it easy to clean if this happens.