Installed aftermarket air filters and they caused the air sensors or something to go bad witch almost shout down the motor. so morel of the story, only use factory brand. I was lucky it was under warranty.

 

out of the three decades and number of cars ive run with aftermarket filters... from drop ins.. cai.. short ram.. you name it.. ive had one issue... all that it required was to clean my MAF sensor..

 

OP - something must have gone haywire either on your install or with the filter parts themselves being defective. many aftermarket suppliers provide high quality OEM-replacement filter panels. and our air filters are about as simple to re+re as one could ask for (thanks, Nissan!).

or some other pre-existing issue led to the failure, and the new filters were just a coincidence.

 

It would be helpful people posted what BRAND and model of aftermarket air filter they used. I've used K&N filers for years without problems. But some people over oil them on both sides and that causes MAF issues.

 

Sorry to hear about your troubles...

I used aFe Pro Dry S drop in filters in my G37xS and had never experienced any issues.
No oiling required.

Highly recommended!

Air Filters Direct Fit Magnum FLOW OER Pro DRY S Air Filter; Nissan 370Z 09-15 V6-3.7L (Qty 2) 31-10196 - aFe Power

 

Yeah, sounds like either defective product or user error for sure, air filters shouldn't cause any issues unless there's something else at play.

 

Interesting, never heard of that. I'm on 95k miles on 2012xs (k&n).