Cleaning Air Pod

[JimX]

Here's some pics I took of my air box/pod just after I installed them: http://members.optusnet.com.au/jimx/skyline/enginebay/

[4drftn]

mine is a mushroom shaped pod filter, its very very dirty and hasnt been cleaned at all, do you think if i cleaned it and sprayed it with sicoline (what they spray on bike filters) it will be fine??? or are the hks ones supposed to be dry.

cause readin this thread nobody knows for sure...

any hard info will be great guy

[_x_FiReStOrM_x_]

mine is a mushroom shaped pod filter, its very very dirty and hasnt been cleaned at all, do you think if i cleaned it and sprayed it with sicoline (what they spray on bike filters) it will be fine??? or are the hks ones supposed to be dry.

cause readin this thread nobody knows for sure...

any hard info will be great guy

Bit of thread necroing here lol...

If its a foam filter, you can wash it in mild dishwashing liquid without too many dramas.

I would never run a foam filter dry, always apply oil. Buy some decent filter oil. From memory you can get a large can of Fuchs filter oil fairly cheap.

The reason they spray motorbike filters with silicone is only for water resistance, as these filters are run open to all weather conditions. In a car's engine bay it would see minimal water contact.. so its probably not worth bothering coating it.

Edited June 25, 2007 by _x_FiReStOrM_x_

[Sky R33 GTS-T - zia]

Hi Guys,

I bought a R33 GTS-T 1996 yesterday,so basically hav no idea abt it, ive got wat i believe is the HKS exhaust system(green element), wen put the foot down, theres a whoosh sound like an airplane taking off, is dat a problem??

thnxx

[Basti]

no mate its not. its completely normal. however look into replacing your filter. the mushroom ones are the worst of the lot

[Sky R33 GTS-T - zia]

no mate its not. its completely normal. however look into replacing your filter. the mushroom ones are the worst of the lot

Hey mate, thnx for letting me know, and plus i had to ask this, while testing my car at 160kph, i found a whistling sound, im not sure wat is it related to , didn sound very convincing though, btw any specific pod filter brand suggessions??

thnx heaps

[GTR-N1]

According to Pod Filter Reports in Mags and Toyota forums,

If you have AFMs it's better to use a dry filter rather than wet (ie oil). Apexi pods came out best along with one other.

If you don't have AFMs (as in the case of using an ECU like HKS F-Con Pro-V), you can use wet or dry filters.

HKS Pods rated very poorly for both filtering action and flow rate. K&N is a good wet filter system.

If you already have HKS induction with HKS pods, and you have AFMs, I'd switch to the dry Simota pod sponges (or Apexi) instead.

And they're available from Just Jap. I believe for extra protection, there is a very fine mist aerosol that can still be used with these.

If there are newer reports contrary to what I've stated, I stand corrected.

Cheers, T

[Basti]

dunno bout the whistling. try 3a pods for the brand.

[Dhiv-Zilla]

Where can u get K&N cleaner kits?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Where can u get K&N cleaner kits?

Super Cheap Auto

Auto barn

Comes as a kit with the cleaner and oil spray and its about $33 last time I bought it for.

[CRoNic...]

6 years later, the thread still lives!