Is the AFE Pro Guard 7-drop in- an oiled filter? I've read a lot about , supposedly mets the requirements but lets more are flow. I also know it is washable and I believe it has a lifetime warranty, but does it have to be oiiled?
I've read all the threads but missed the oiling part.

 

Yes it is.

 

Yes and Yes

 

Beat me by 1 minute!

 

Yes again. It's wasable but be carefull not to over oil it or it WILL restrict the airflow.

 

Since nobody has answered yet....

YES

 

Yes but,

From what I have read, it doesn't flow much more than stock. I know mine still pulls the junky filter-minder down to the exact same level as with the stock filter. I have one of the trucks that seems to make a filter filthy in around 8000 miles so it's worth the $$$ to be able to clean and reuse it.

 

I just received a new Pro Gaurd 7 the other day.... JUNK. The metal screen was so full of metal splinters from not being cleaned correctly it was aweful!
I called AFE they said no problem we will send another n/c. When I received it, IT was WORSE.
I took the best of the two, picked all the extra metal off, cleaned it with my shop vac and got it right.
For $90.00 that's a horrible finished product.
My old AFE 4ply cotton unit was PERFECT when I got it.
Be Careful!

 

I got my megacannon with PG7 filter about 10k miles ago. The thing looked so bad (Dirty) I pulled it out to clean. I followed the instructions to the “T”, but it still looks dirty. There’s an area around on the filter that looks like a half moon of black dirt. I guess it’s a stain, but from what I don’t know. Have you guys seen this with your filters? I tried emailing aFe, but they never emailed back. I try calling them. What color are your PG7 filters? When I got mine new it was a dark gold. Now it’s mostly black with a little gold.

 

I have read that the K&N cleaner solution does a better job on the aFe filters. I have not tried it myself, but you may want to give it a try. With the popularity of K&N filters, the cleaner and oil are both more readily available also.

 

This may be opening a can of worms, but how do Amsoil filters compare to AFE and K&N??

 

Thanks for the discussion. The yes's were to the point,and the other info was helpful.