Yes you have the correct filter. I took out my 08 filter and installed a K&N filter. The oem filter is an orange w/white paper with same part#'s. I still have the oem filter.
Thank you.ecmeyla said:Yes you have the correct filter. I took out my 08 filter and installed a K&N filter. The oem filter is an orange w/white paper with same part#'s. I still have the oem filter.
i had the same problem with a purolator filter, returned it for a Fram, went in like it should.Dorsey said:I changed my original air filter at 15k and put in a fram filter from walmart. I had so much trouble getting the air box to fit back correctly that i swore i would only use a Nissan filter next time. the original one with the black gasket would go back in perfectly but the fram with the orange gasket was a big pain. well, it is next time so i ordered a new OEM filter from courtesy parts. got it today and damned if it doesn't have an orange gasket with white paper. the original one had a black gasket with pinkish paper. it has the correct part number (16546-7S000) printed on it along with "made in mexico." No box, it is in a plastic bag with no markings. So did i get another fram or did Nissan change something, or both?
I ordered mine from autopartswhorehouse.com for $37.57 plus $5.50 shipping.dss90c said:The K&N will run you about $60, most parts stores should carry them.
I just bought a K&N at my local Autozone for $36.99. I went for a Fram, but upon seeing I could get the K&N for only $20.00 more, it was a no-brainer for me.SirKeats said:i just pulled what i believe to be the orig filter that came with the truck and replaced with a fram temporarily while i wait for the oem one to be delivered. my original was, too, a black gasket with orange paper. my fram is orange gasket with white paper. it also appeared to me that the filter i pulled was lightly oiled... though it could just be because the thing was filthy and the idiots on the lot didn't ever think to change it.
at any rate, i was fully expecting the OEM replacement to be the black gasket with orange paper... possibly pre-oiled. sounds like this isn't going to be the case.
i'd be very curious to know if, perhaps, fram is making the oem one now? or even more interested to know if there's any difference between the two (filtration wise) since it now appears as though they're the same filter (appearance wise anyway).
also, i know i'm a noob here... but i've been reading as much as i can on these boards and it sounds like you'll get better fuel economy with a stock filter. the K&N will give you a couple more horses under the hood perhaps, but you'll see a bit of a drop in your millage (i don't know that it's significant, but it'll drop nonetheless). more air = more fuel = more power & less fuel economy. less air = less fuel = less power & more fuel economy.
since i'm not in any particular need of more power than comes with the truck stock, i'm sticking with the oem filter so that i maximize my fuel economy. obviously the needs of the individual will vary though.
i've read here the opposite. the injection system on our engines is computer controlled to maintain a specific fuel to air mix. when the trucks computer senses the increased air going in = it's going to increase the fuel going in as well which is going to = reduced economy BUT more horse power.matt33 said:I just bought a K&N at my local Autozone for $36.99. I went for a Fram, but upon seeing I could get the K&N for only $20.00 more, it was a no-brainer for me.
The K&N is actually supposed to provide better airflow (efficiency) and all else the same it should provide slightly better gas mileage. I have less than 8 miles on mine so I can't comment on real world results.