air filter cleaning question

[yarrbilly]

Just doing some maintenance on the shee!! I still have my stock air filter and want to clean it, the manual says to use solvent. I have some varsol(paint thinner) i was told i can just use that, just thought i would ask here before doing that!! :baseball_original:

thanks in advance!!

Jeremy.

[BANSHEEMANIAC]

i dont know if i would use paint cleaner,solvent, on it. i use purple power on mine, hose it out from the inside, let it dry, and then spray it with oil. you can use k+n filter cleaner kit also.

Edited September 28, 2006 by BANSHEEMANIAC

[firefighterjosh]

When I still had the stock airfilter set - up I used Dawn dish soap with Degreaser. Washed it with warm water and let it set out until it dries. Then I used Klotz Foam Airfilter Oil.

 

I wouldn't use Gas ir anything ecuvlant (sp?) I heard it eats the foam.

[MAZZ]

Just doing some maintenance on the shee!! I still have my stock air filter and want to clean it, the manual says to use solvent. I have some varsol(paint thinner) i was told i can just use that, just thought i would ask here before doing that!! :baseball_original:

thanks in advance!!

Jeremy.

yeah it will eat the foam away , i use some simple green or any degreaser i wouldnt use dish soap

[Ultimateduner]

When I still had the stock airfilter set - up I used Dawn dish soap with Degreaser. Washed it with warm water and let it set out until it dries. Then I used Klotz Foam Airfilter Oil.

 

I wouldn't use Gas ir anything ecuvlant (sp?) I heard it eats the foam.

Never heard before that it eats the foam, I use gas.

[Bansh-eman]

When I still had the stock airfilter set - up I used Dawn dish soap with Degreaser. Washed it with warm water and let it set out until it dries. Then I used Klotz Foam Airfilter Oil.

 

I wouldn't use Gas ir anything ecuvlant (sp?) I heard it eats the foam.

 

DAWN dish soap is GREAT thats what we rused when we raced go-karts for like 15 years!

[mavbike]

Just doing some maintenance on the shee!! I still have my stock air filter and want to clean it, the manual says to use solvent. I have some varsol(paint thinner) i was told i can just use that, just thought i would ask here before doing that!! :baseball_original:

thanks in advance!!

Jeremy.

 

 

 

Sounds funny, but WD-40 is mostly solvent. I buy it by the gallon. Spray filter with WD and it penetrates the filter oil and starts breaking it up. Then wash with dawn in the kitchen sink. Let sit over-night to dry. If you want to test for proof, put a gob of greese somewhere and spray the greese with WD, watch how it starts to disolve.

[KlotzBanshee]

Here's a funny one.

 

 

 

 

I use...

 

 

 

 

FOAM FILTER CLEANER... I Know, it sounds crazzzy.

 

 

I works great, and cost me like 4 bucks. I Usually use PJ1.

 

 

BTW - Do your motor a favor and ditch the stock filter. K&N or UNI :beer:

Edited October 8, 2006 by AssWhore