Cleaning air filter?
Cleaning air filter?
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ian-raw

Original Poster:

32 posts

259 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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Hi all…..whats the best method for cleaning the air filter and what oil should I use to re oil it??

Thanks

Ian

Extra 300 Driver

5,282 posts

275 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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Sorry to hijack, but does anyone know the part number fo the filter? I am going back to standard you see!

Rob Dance

200 posts

268 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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I had some K&N cleaner and oil sitting on my garage shelf, that seeemed to clean up the lump of sponge that I found in the filter housing.

Seriously considering upgrading to a pair of green things serewed to the inlets, as the sponge can`t be very efficient !

Extra 300 Driver

5,282 posts

275 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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Rob Dance said:

Seriously considering upgrading to a pair of green things serewed to the inlets, as the sponge can`t be very efficient !


Really? I am going the other way!

ian-raw

Original Poster:

32 posts

259 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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Humm what are the thoughts on changing the air filter set up for non origional or is standard best? are there any performance gains to be had by upgrading???
Is there a known induction setup (intake - exhaust)that is known to inprove performance?? Joos your thought would be greatly Appreciated ..

joospeed

4,473 posts

307 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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my thoughts are well documented .. do a quick search , will take me forever to type it all out again.

kojak

4,547 posts

282 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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Extra 300 Driver said:
Sorry to hijack, but does anyone know the part number fo the filter? I am going back to standard you see!


Might be E2584.

budaholic

1,516 posts

264 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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To answer original question... I was told to clean the filter with petrol, don't think it needs to be Optimax though!!

Then I re-oiled mine with a spray oil that I bought from a motorcycle shop. The same stuff they use on moped filters I think. It's quite sticky stuff.

I was also told, you only want to spray the underside.

Hope this helps!

Bud

Extra 300 Driver

5,282 posts

275 months

Thursday 28th April 2005
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Rob Dance said:
I had some K&N cleaner and oil sitting on my garage shelf, that seeemed to clean up the lump of sponge that I found in the filter housing.

Seriously considering upgrading to a pair of green things serewed to the inlets, as the sponge can`t be very efficient !


They do look good!

Tam Lin

694 posts

282 months

Friday 29th April 2005
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Extra 300 Driver said:

They do look good!


They look naked without Carbon Al's Jimmy Hats:

Extra 300 Driver

5,282 posts

275 months

Friday 29th April 2005
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[Homer]ummmmmmm carbon[/Homer]