Cleaning air filters these days

[Dwayne OMember]

Murph the surf wrote:

Turpentine for me with Motul air filter oil
I have been using that for recipe for many years
When we bought my son, Tims first bike (KX60) we washed his filter in petrol and it literally dissappeared in my hands. :ohmy:
Like Iva, I also recycle the turps a few times, using the settling procedure and I also use a rag to filter most contaminants when pouring back into the bottle.
Another tip is to apply the new oil to the filter through a squeezy tomatoe sauce bottle. Someone told me that recently and it works a treat. I then place it in a plastic bag and fondle/caress it gently to get even coverage.
Will have to try one of the proper cleaners such as the one Lefty is selling to compare.
Cheers
Murph

I dig the sauce bottle idea Murph
Just ran downstairs, ratted thru the bin cause I saw one in there last night, rpped it out & gave it a clean in readiness for filter cleaning tomorrow night :laugh:
Re Oiling is the worst part ,,,

Cheers

[DarrenMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

Murph the surf wrote:

Turpentine for me with Motul air filter oil
I have been using that for recipe for many years
When we bought my son, Tims first bike (KX60) we washed his filter in petrol and it literally dissappeared in my hands. :ohmy:
Like Iva, I also recycle the turps a few times, using the settling procedure and I also use a rag to filter most contaminants when pouring back into the bottle.
Another tip is to apply the new oil to the filter through a squeezy tomatoe sauce bottle. Someone told me that recently and it works a treat. I then place it in a plastic bag and fondle/caress it gently to get even coverage.
Will have to try one of the proper cleaners such as the one Lefty is selling to compare.
Cheers
Murph

I dig the sauce bottle idea Murph
Just ran downstairs, ratted thru the bin cause I saw one in there last night, rpped it out & gave it a clean in readiness for filter cleaning tomorrow night :laugh:
Re Oiling is the worst part ,,,

Cheers

That’s SO FUNNY! I just did the exact same thing coz I threw one in the bin two days ago :laugh: :laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

Yeah well that`s one thing that never goes away on OBT Razz ,,,,

Plenty top tips surfacing from all over the place

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TOMATO FLAVOURED UNIFILTERS :kiss: Who would have thought

[murph the surfMember]

Cheers Eags
I can’t take credit for the idea, though. :blush:
Was passed on to me from a good friend, (don’t have many, guessing Mal) can’t remember who it was but I love the idea.
Only a couple of ways it would be easier and that is to mix the filter oil with suitable thinner and spray it on so that the thinning agent disolves and leaves only the oil. The other is get some one else to do it. 👿 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I did use a spray on filter oil for most of my last bike (525). It was still going strong after 16000kms.
Cheers
Murph

[Nick JacksonMember]

I use the odorless Kero to clean the filter and a good wash in soapy water. Then I’ve got a tough bag 1/4 full of Motul oil , I give the filter a light dunk , squeeze out the excess and hang it over the bag on an old occy strap hook to drain any extra back in the back instead of all over the swing arm like usual

Nick

[James RookyardMember]

I use a bucket and put a raised bottom in it made from an old truck air filter(the perforated steel outer bit). That way you don’t need to keep pouring the turps back into a bottle. The dirt just settles to the bottom of the bucket leaving the turps clean for next time. The bucket has a lid to stop the turps evaporating. Finding a bucket that the turps won’t eat its way through is the hard bit.

[GregMember]

jimmy wrote:

I use a bucket and put a raised bottom in it made from an old truck air filter(the perforated steel outer bit). That way you don’t need to keep pouring the turps back into a bottle. The dirt just settles to the bottom of the bucket leaving the turps clean for next time. The bucket has a lid to stop the turps evaporating. Finding a bucket that the turps won’t eat its way through is the hard bit.

Yeah thats the go Jimmy, that one of Lefty’s has a false bottom in it. I have been using the same kit and fluid for, must be over 12 months now and I do the odd filter :whistle: Checked it out the other week and the sludge on the bottom under the grate is thick as, might clean it :laugh:

TB

[SteveMember]

I have allways used petrol rinse,straight into warm soapy water let it dry,put filter into old shoping bag ,squeese oil through,remove and wrap in newspapper to remove excess oil,grease outside rim where it seats on airbox.
Ps have now gone to turps,grabed the wifes tupper ware tub and a cake rack thingy that fits beautifully in the bottom of the tub and the lid goes back on ready for next time.
(f*$k f*$k f*$k she just read this and stormed out )
DONT USE WIFES TUPPERWARE OR CAKE RACK THINGY.

Hope to talk again toes

[Jason AndersonMember]

toes wrote:

I have allways used petrol rinse,straight into warm soapy water let it dry,put filter into old shoping bag ,squeese oil through,remove and wrap in newspapper to remove excess oil,grease outside rim where it seats on airbox.
Ps have now gone to turps,grabed the wifes tupper ware tub and a cake rack thingy that fits beautifully in the bottom of the tub and the lid goes back on ready for next time.
(f*$k f*$k f*$k she just read this and stormed out )
DONT USE WIFES TUPPERWARE OR CAKE RACK THINGY.

Hope to talk again toes

THAT IS GOLD TOES…..PURE GOLD…..

[Steve WyethMember]

I’ve always used petrol and spray on air filter oil. I clean with petrol, leave to dry and then either spray the filter, turn inside and squish until even or do the bag trick (the rubber disposable gloves from Supercheap work good too for massaging in).

Petrol can be dangerous for air filters but I reckon its the older and possibly cheaper ones that suffer. I’ve used Petrol on ‘Twin Air’ filters for 4+ years across all my KTM/Bergs and never had a problem with them detoriating…..that’s not to say some other cheap filters wont though.

NoToil would be the thing I would try if I could be bothered. Twin Air or Motorex have just started advertising a similar kit.

The other thing I do is have about 10 air filters, then I only need to clean them all in one go and I’m right for several months of riding

As someone who isn’t scared to spend up on bike bits Razz this would be my best advice to you!

[DarrenMember]

moto wrote:

The other thing I do is have about 10 air filters, then I only need to clean them all in one go and I’m right for several months of riding

As someone who isn’t scared to spend up on bike bits Razz this would be my best advice to you!

Ok, that’s funny :laugh: … because after washing my filter at the last minute while the bike was already strapped on the ute Friday night ready for the ride at KTM Bulls early Saturday (which was awesome BTW), part pissed on a couple of beers I read the instructions on the Motorex Oil “leave to dry for several hours” … “Screw That!” I just oiled it and then shoved it straight back in then hit the web …..

I ordered 4 extra filters, two TwinAir and two No-Toil :laugh: :laugh:

[Steve WyethMember]

That’s still not enough

[Mike WyethMember]

I used to use the petrol method but found that the supercheap degreaser spray(5 for $10 on special :ohmy: )with a spray nozzle not a jet one works great.
Spray the filter and leave for a couple of minutes then hose off with the garden hose,then hang the filter up to dry, once dry I then spray with Castrol filter spray also from Supercheap :woohoo: the whole process takes about 5 mins and the filters last for years :woohoo: :ohmy:

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