Panel filter oiling?????
Trending Topics
#11
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (10)
Rather than just oil it , if you look properly you can normally rotate the filter 180 degrees as when the air enters into the airbox you should find that you have a near vertical line going across the filter where one side is still clean, whilst the other is dirty.Simply rotate the filter and wait until that side is dirty as well, then clean the complete unit. If your talking about a k & n filter then you oil BOTH sides, and when you clean it you run water through the top to dislodge any particles.(water will be black), allow it to dry naturally the re oil each pleat.
#12
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Bookham, Surrey, UK
Posts: 940
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
For the benefit of others Simota have a web page which showing how to clean their filters http://www.simota.com/instruction.php. I'm the principles must be the same for others.
Midnight's tip of rotating the filter half way through the service interval helps maintain air flow and performance.
Granny Sucking Eggs MODE ON
I'm sure you all know this but, just in case, when rotating the filter DO NOT turn it over to present the clean side or all the crap that has been caught previously will go straight into the engine!!
GSE MODE OFF
Midnight's tip of rotating the filter half way through the service interval helps maintain air flow and performance.
Granny Sucking Eggs MODE ON
I'm sure you all know this but, just in case, when rotating the filter DO NOT turn it over to present the clean side or all the crap that has been caught previously will go straight into the engine!!
GSE MODE OFF
Last edited by GeeDee; 25 January 2012 at 10:05 AM. Reason: spelling
#13
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: North Wales.
Posts: 4,636
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rather than just oil it , if you look properly you can normally rotate the filter 180 degrees as when the air enters into the airbox you should find that you have a near vertical line going across the filter where one side is still clean, whilst the other is dirty.Simply rotate the filter and wait until that side is dirty as well, then clean the complete unit. If your talking about a k & n filter then you oil BOTH sides, and when you clean it you run water through the top to dislodge any particles.(water will be black), allow it to dry naturally the re oil each pleat.
#14
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (10)
I dont know where you bought it from but a K & N cleaning kit cost less than £10.00 delivered. I bought the oil in a aerosol can as well,just for good measure. At least you know now for next time.Here is a guide ,dead easy once it is done ,your filter is like brand new.
http://www.knfilters.com/instructions/18627B_inst.pdf
http://www.knfilters.com/instructions/18627B_inst.pdf
Last edited by midnight; 25 January 2012 at 10:10 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
28
28 December 2015 11:07 PM
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
12
18 November 2015 07:03 AM