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DemiseofSanity
06/11/2006 at 22:53
whats the best method, of cleaning up a foam type air filter...any ideas
Matt-62
07/11/2006 at 11:17
Petrol to clean, then lightly soak in ari filter oil
2 stroke - because one stroke isn't enough and four strokes waste two
nutty nige
09/11/2006 at 22:08
you can buy aerosols of foam cleaner from most motorcycle shops.
i clean mine with this and then clean with hot soapy water, rinse with cold and let dry thouroughly on a radiator or use a hair dryer if i dont have time.
gubbs
10/11/2006 at 16:31
They are a bit fiddly, the foam ones are so easily damaged. Bets bet is as above altho tbh if its heabily soiled ie. blackened with muck and slime I usually just get a new one.

Have a look at www.bitzforbikes.co.uk they usually have cheap air filters for all jap models.
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demographic
10/11/2006 at 20:27
I have the proper foam filter cleaner stuff (fairly sure mines made by Putoline) but aparently paraffin works as well

I have heard that some of the glues that hold the filter together are affected by petrol, seems fair enough to me.

Anyway I fancy using the No Toil Filter oil stuff next which you can just bung the foam filter in the washing machine.

Oh and don't just use engine oil to oil the filter afterwards as it just pisses out out the bottom and isn't owt like sticky enough.
Cue anecdotal evidence as to how it worked out fine on someones fizzy in 1976
Strappy
10/11/2006 at 21:29
Brake cleaner. Soak it in that, scrub a bit, shake it out and allow to air-dry before re-treating with that air-filter gunky stuff.
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Screwdriver
11/11/2006 at 00:48
Cillit Bang!

No really.

Screwd.

PS No not really. I find it unlikely in the extreme that any filter component is going to have a problem with petrol. There is probably no "right" answer for every type of foam filter. You'll need to see the mfr original handbook if it's an original element, else look up the particular replacement.

If in the destructions it says "Do Not Use x to Clean this Filter", then don't...
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11redrex
11/11/2006 at 21:19
demographic wrote


Anyway I fancy using the No Toil Filter oil stuff next which you can just bung the foam filter in the washing machine.

1976


notoil filters are shit. You can only use the notoil cleaner and oil at £12 a time, and if you put in the washing machine your missus will kill you. If you're single you'll stay that way coz all your clothes will stink of air filter oil. sreiously, they're shit. get a normal one and wash it in petrol, and don't forget to oil it with air filter oil afterwards
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