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Old 09-30-2001 | 02:28 PM
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Air filter Cleaning?

Anyone ever over oiled their airfilter?
How did you know that you had done it and how did you fix it?
I just tried to clean my cone filter and tried to follow the directions as carefully as possible on the K&N cleaning kit, but the oil came out highly pressurized and quickly that I could not tell if the filter is over oiled or under oiled.

Any one have tips on how this is done properly.
Old 09-30-2001 | 06:32 PM
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Re: Air filter Cleaning?

Originally posted by 98sterlingmist
Anyone ever over oiled their airfilter?
How did you know that you had done it and how did you fix it?
I just tried to clean my cone filter and tried to follow the directions as carefully as possible on the K&N cleaning kit, but the oil came out highly pressurized and quickly that I could not tell if the filter is over oiled or under oiled.

Any one have tips on how this is done properly.
The intructions that come with the filter usualy cover it. When you faucet rinse the filter, from inside out, it should wash to white. Notice "faucet rinse". Start at one point on the filter and continue (for a cone) all the way around. Don't soak it, just try to return it to the even pink color.
Old 09-30-2001 | 10:00 PM
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After oiling your filter, let it sit in a sink for an hour or two to let the excess oil drip out. Yeah, all you need to do is get the cotton reddish pink again and you are set. One or two passes and that's all you need. It's though to overoil it unless you spray the entire can on it.
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