air filters!

[Andy chimaera]

this is probably a stupid question, but i believe foam air filters such as you find on a chim are washable, if so how is this done most effectively, chuck it in the washing machine, blast it with a hose pipe or rinse in warm soapy water? if so, is there a special soap, or just washing up liquid? i also believe you can spray a coating on them to help the dirt stick to them better, whats this called, is it a halfords job, or more specialist?

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Have you thought about buying a K&N air filter !

[Andy chimaera]

no, whats the difference? they are all foam arent they?, i was just thinking about giving everything a quick clean and tidy and thought the air filters could be cleaned, its not old and i dont need a new one, when i had my ignition upgrade i think they changed it for a better one any way, not sure how much 'better' a K&N would be as they all seem to be similar? I didnt wanna buy a new one if i could give it a quick clean

[Harrytsg]

AFAIK the original i s pipercross, Ibought a cleaning kit from Ebay to do mine, it cleans and re-oils it.

[Andy chimaera]

Harrytsg said:

AFAIK the original i s pipercross, Ibought a cleaning kit from Ebay to do mine, it cleans and re-oils it.

ok cool whats it called?

[Harrytsg]

This is what i bought (or the equivalent of)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIPERCROSS-Foam-Filter-B...

Anything similar should suffice.

[Andy chimaera]

Harrytsg said:

This is what i bought (or the equivalent of)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIPERCROSS-Foam-Filter-B...

Anything similar should suffice.

thanks, that looks just the job, cheers!

[SILICONEKID340HP]

K@N are far better ,longer maintenance intervals and they don`t get sludgy ..Not sure if they let more air through..TVR probably used pipercross style air filters because there cheaper..

[Andy chimaera]

ah right ok, ill find out what was put on mine then

[Harrytsg]

When I spoke to ACT, buying my silicone intake hoses, they said there wasnt a significant difference, and for that reason I didnt upgrade.