Cleaning air filters?

[B0000M]

Is it wrong to use an airgun or would it just not do a good enough job??

wont do anything to an oiled filter....

[Buddy L]

Is it wrong to use an airgun or would it just not do a good enough job??

If your blowing out your Car's or road Bikes paper filter then maybe, but not for off road foam filters.
Over Oiling can also make your bike run like shit
Bike was having trouble sucking air through it as it was so thick, haven't made that mistake again, took along time to find out that problem.

[vr4king]

No Toil again...........wash hands in filter cleaner after youve oiled it easy as pie

[Reckless]

My method only take it or leave it!

Firstly get an air box plug thingy? for the bike ($25ish) remove the dirty filter, stuff a rag in the hole to catch any drips that may get past the plug thingy, then fit the airbox plug thingy to block the hole and clean the inside of the airbox when you clean the bike.

Then the filter
Fresh kero wash (gets the oil and most of the crud out)
Soap wash x 1 but x 2 if its real dirty, been to the Sandpit or can see any grit in the bucket after x 1.
Rinse x 2
Leave overnight to dry
Put into plastic supermarket bag & Pour on some Motul Filter oil
Squeeze through using the bag
Add more to any bits that look un oiled and Squeeze through
Turn the filter in the bag then put the cradle in the filter using the bag.
(I've been meaning to get some of those rubber gloves for a year now!)
Grease the rim (using the bag to hold the filter)
Install in the bike still using the bag, making sure its seated properly all the way around. Its easy to get one corner sitting up in the Ktm.
Still get a bit of shit on my hands but not to bad

Been thinking of modifying this method for cleaner hands. Looking at the way the Ktm Filter sits in the bike, looks like I could do all the cleaning, grease the rim then put it in the bike and use spray on filter oil after its in the bike. But I get all my Motul products at a good rate through a good mate so have stuck with pour on, rather than spray. I get no drips out the bottom of the bike either always used to with spray on?
Buy the Kero from Mini Tankers in Mays Rd, Onehunga in 20l drum $50-00, that was a year ago but I've just run out so not sure of the price now.

[malfunconz]

dont know bout using brake clean on ya hands , that stuff is absorbed into the skin , after a while youll get a twitch

[takitimu]

Interesting thread, just curious what others do with the petrol/kero after you clean the filter ?.

My technique is ( 2-3 filters @ a time ).

- Petrol rough clean.
- Petrol get the rest out.
- wash out with water
- 2*dish washing detergent & wash out.
- Hang to dry or clothes dryer if running late.
- Motul oil in a sealable bag & use another one to get excess off.
- Grease the lip & put it on & ready to go.

Put it all back together & have the top off the hand cleaner to make cleaning up easier .

[B0000M]

my teqnique involves saving all filters for a mass clean and re oil - usually about 8-9 filters at a time,

kero to wash the bulk of the shit out

soapy water to get them properly clean

soapy water again if not clean enough

leave them in the sun to dry

re oil them, no gloves, no bag, fuck it i just end up with oily shit all over my hands no matter what i try anyway.

oiling inside and out with sticky goopy castrol liquid - though id like to find another slightly thinner option for cheap something like the motul stuff.

put the ones needing to go in bikes in the bikes, then put the rest in shopping bags tied up


edit: also liquid soap / dishwashing liquid & washing power (together) makes an awesome hand cleaner

[tnarg]

I just wash mine in petrol and if im real keen will rinse with soapy water. Leave it to dry then use spray airfilter oil and some grease around the rim. Pretty simple really.

[honda_power]

just a bucket of hot water with half a scoop of laundry washing powder sprinkled over the filter... gets the sticky blue shit straight out

[flyingcr250]

Interesting thread, just curious what others do with the petrol/kero after you clean the filter ?

its good for killing weeds........ or the neighbours cat

[Buddy L]

its good for killing weeds........

Same here, you can see where i have been,

also helps to get ride of any stale fuel you might have laying around

[B0000M]

Interesting thread, just curious what others do with the petrol/kero after you clean the filter ?.
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lol, weeds, or round the back of the shed.... same with waste oil, petrol.... its my "hazardous goods sump" aherm......

[cheese]

dont know bout using brake clean on ya hands , that stuff is absorbed into the skin , after a while youll get a twitch

Ha ha that would explain a few things.......

I just use no toil. Its so much easier. I used to use petrol to clean them and then spoapy water. I always found that the soapy water would stink of petrol and not be very effective.

No toil is soooooo much easier. It comes with a detergent which washes all teh oil out. You can then use soapy water as required. I find that the soapy water is more effective and doesn't stink like solvents. Plus my garage is under my house so having a garage stinking like petrol makes my house stink like petrol. Yuck.

Also with notoil, you can throw the filters in the washing machine (once they have had the oil washed out) for a really good clean.

My best bit of advice. get about 4 filters. makes life easier when you just clean a bunch at once.

[4stroke]

if ya lazy enough, and read the no toil insturctions you can put the filter in the washing machine with some no toil cleaner and wash it like that, dont get caught tho, the mrs might murda ya...

[flyingcr250]

if ya lazy enough, and read the no toil insturctions you can put the filter in the washing machine with some no toil cleaner and wash it like that, dont get caught tho, the mrs might murda ya...

ive heard the no toil degreaser will only work on no toil filter oil, because the whole system is environmentaly friendly. is that the case???