Air filter Clean Help

[krzysiu]

What is the best way to clean my air filter. Should i just soak it in water? or will this wreck it? Its a HKS one so i dun wanna wreck it :Bang:

Suggestions please

Thankz

[Jetdat]

i bought a new foam for mine and will wash the old one if i can be bothered....

i have heard warm soapy water or kerosene does the job, and not to use harsher chemicals...and u must remember to re-oil it using correct oil, but be very careful not to over oil it as it can ruin the internals of you AFM, which will have adverse effect on how your car runs...

if you do a search you will find more detailed answers.

[krzysiu]

what sort of oil should i use ?

[Jetdat]

if u go to any parts shops, like autobarn or evo r, you can buy a specific oil for air filters...

[krzysiu]

I know this might sound stupid :headspin: But where do i actually put the oil?

[Jetdat]

well u oil the foam after you wash and dry it thoroughly....as i said if u oil it too much you will have problems....

if u arent feeling too confident with this process, you can always buy an new foam which is already oiled for you....it is around 60 bucks so not too bad, and you can rest assure your AFM wont be drowning in oil..

[krzysiu]

Thanks for your much needed help,

hope i dont destroy my hks filter :headspin: :inlove:

:Bang:

[Jetdat]

no probs...

and good luck!

[Guest RedLineGTR]

Here is a nice Thread on HKS specific filters.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=20952

Here are some other General ones

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=28707

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=32995

[Guest RedLineGTR]

1. U can clean it dish detergent or something similar. Gets all the grease off etc.

2. Use K&N Filter oil or anyother branded filter oil, spray a very light mist over the filter nothing to crazy very light, thats how foam filters come from the factory very lightly oiled which u may sometimes notice. My 2 Cents.

[krzysiu]

good stuff redline,

:Bang: :Bang: :Bang: :Bang:

thanks for you much needed help =)

[xRHETTx]

I just bought some oil filter cleaner from autobarn, it looks and smells exacly like detergent so i probably got ripped off. it was $20 for 1 litre, meant to use 50-100ml each time you clean the filter but mine was looking pretty dirty so i used about 300ml. I got a bit carried away but i guessed the element probably hadnt been cleaned since being put on the car years ago in japan.

Air filter oil can be bought from autobarn or wherever.

[Guest INASNT]

The K/N filter cleaing kit has some good cleaner in their.

U can even use it to clean parts in the engine bay.