ok i had a ? on here help with my outlander would not start.well no one could help so i took it to the dealer and sum mice had made a nest in the air box and the air filter had fallen off. well the nest went though the motor. the hole top end is shot so i call my insurance and they will pay for it to be fix ok . no big deal heres the thing now the dealer is telling that they should not pay for it motor he thinks the k@n did it. i think he is full of it my ds has had one for 8 years noproblem with and i ride the **** out of it. what do u think?

 

I find this funny because we were riding one day and we opened up the air box on a friends ds and there was three mice int here, we had a hell of a time gettin them out of the snorkel tubes. In your case i would think the dealer should shut up and do the work what do they care whos paying for it.

 

Take it to another dealer and tell them WHY you are doing it and tell thwm also of all the people you are telling about their shady buisness practices.. The DEALER should have NO say so on what YOUR insurance does.
Ofcourse this is my opinion..
I am tired of these crappy dealers, and how they keep getting buisness is BEYOND ME.

 

k&n likes to let in a lot more dust and the fine stuff than other filters.... but the k&n wasnt the cause in this situation, it was mice

 

i found out today that they are going to pay for it . glad they are the price to fix $2700

 

K&N filters are fine if taken care of proper.....oiling when needed they do not let dust in even without the prefilter they still do ALRIGHT...im not saying they are as good as a foam for filtration but they do let more air in your motor.....and for the dealer saying it was the filter....hes just being a bad dealer like the most of them the filter had nothing to do with the situation the mice DID. Congrats on getting it paid for by your insurance company.