Well I just checked out my filter and the throat was and butterfly valve were dirtier than hell. I cleaned it out with some alcohol and sealed the filter up with sealing grease. Now that dust can not be good at all. After I reinstalled the filter and tightened it back down I noticed that I can move the filter around alittle. I don't think that it fits as well as it should. I would think that it should be very tight. I am going to try a different filter maybe a uni-filter or a twin-air filter. Makes me a little worried.

 

Are you saying that everyone that owns a KQ should contact their dealer? I heard another KQ owner say that his dealer sad they put in the wrong rings as well...this might not be just an air filter problem after all.