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[kenglena]

Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter after cleaning it? I use the cheap WalMart brand 30w motor oil to soak the foam filter after cleaning it with soap and water. Any comments, tips, and links that refers to cleaning and oiling foam air filter are welcome. thanks, Kenneth

[Guy B. Young II - COG Tech Ed]

Kenneth, I can't help you with a link, but I have been cleaning mine (KLR and Concours) with kerosene or diesel, blow/wring it out, then spritz it with K&N filter oil. One can seems to go a long time, as I've had this one going on three years. Works for me. Guy A16 -----Original Message----- From: kenglena Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter after cleaning it? I use the cheap WalMart brand 30w motor oil to soak the foam filter after cleaning it with soap and water. Any comments, tips, and links that refers to cleaning and oiling foam air filter are welcome. thanks, Kenneth

[rsanders30117]

I use the Notoil system & am very satisfied. They sell a detergent that works in water to clean their oil & dirt from the filter. Their system is biodegradable, so when I clean my filter, I dump the water solution in the yard. They sell the filter oil, lip grease & detergent as a kit. This is the way to go! http://www.notoil.com --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Guy B. Young II - COG Tech Ed" wrote:

> Kenneth, > > I can't help you with a link, but I have been cleaning mine (KLR

and Concours) with kerosene or diesel, blow/wring it out, then spritz it with K&N filter oil. One can seems to go a long time, as I've had this one going on three years.

> > Works for me. > > Guy > A16 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kenglena > > Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter after > cleaning it? I use the cheap WalMart brand 30w motor oil to soak

the

> foam filter after cleaning it with soap and water. Any comments, > tips, and links that refers to cleaning and oiling foam air filter

are

> welcome. > > thanks, > Kenneth

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-03-29 9:33:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, kenglena@... writes:

> > Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter after > cleaning it? I use the cheap WalMart brand 30w motor oil to soak the > foam filter after cleaning it with soap and water. Any comments, > tips, and links that refers to cleaning and oiling foam air filter are > welcome. > > thanks, > Kenneth >

I've always used foam filter oil. Using filter oil you don't really soak the filter. I put the unoiled filter in a large size baggie, pour in a my filter oil about a quarter cup at a time and then knead the filter inside the baggie to get the oil worked through out the filter. Foam filter oil has an agent added that keeps the oil thin until its exposed to the air. Once exposed to the air the filter oil thickens and gets very tacky. I don't know if the foam filter oil works any better than motor oil. Back in my youth foam filter oil was thought to be the greatest thing since sliced bread and being it was the way the pros set up their race bikes it is what we coped for our bike prep. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-03-30 5:12:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, rsand_@... writes:

> > I use the Notoil system &am very satisfied. They sell a detergent > that works in water to clean their oil &dirt from the filter. Their > system is biodegradable, so when I clean my filter, I dump the water > solution in the yard. They sell the filter oil, lip grease & > detergent as a kit. This is the way to go! > > http://www.notoil.com > >

NoToil is also sold under the Honda brand, and I think Kawasaki or Yamaha is also selling it under their brand. I've been using NoToil for three years and have no complaints. One note of caution, while NoToil will work with any foam filter you need to start with a filter that has never seen a drop of petrochemicals. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ed Snow]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kenglena" wrote:

> Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter > after cleaning it?

No Toil http://www.notoil.com>No Toil

[Devon]

I use a liquid foam filter oil. Forgot who makes it, but it looks like one can will last the life of the bike since you squeeze out the excess from the filter, and I put that in a baggie and reuse it. Motor oil is designed to resist changing its viscosity, and to not turn into glue with exposure to air. This makes it good in an engine, but a poor choice for a filter, since you WANT foam filter oil to thicken up and turn into glue. The foam actually only filters big particles, the "filtering" of fine dust happens when it gets stuck in the oil that's stuck on the foam. Motot oil will drip to the bottom of the filter. I usually clean foam filters with WD40, then a little bit of liquid laundry detergent and warm water. Woolite would be good but I use whatever we have for washing clothes. Devon kenglena@... wrote:

>Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter after >cleaning it? I use the cheap WalMart brand 30w motor oil to soak the >foam filter after cleaning it with soap and water. Any comments, >tips, and links that refers to cleaning and oiling foam air filter are >welcome. > >thanks, >Kenneth > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[rm@richardmay.net]

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, kenglena wrote:

>Wondering what everyone is using to soak their foam air filter after >cleaning it? I use the cheap WalMart brand 30w motor oil to soak the >foam filter after cleaning it with soap and water. Any comments, tips, >and links that refers to cleaning and oiling foam air filter are welcome.

Filter oil is VERY sticky. Motor oil isn't. I use Belray. RM

[kclane72]

I was wondering if anybody has used the brakeaway cruise control? If you did use it any input on the product would be appreciated.