cleaning air filter???

[TRUMPY]

Hi guys i have a dry pipercross cone filter, its starting to get quite dirty, what do you recommend cleaning/soaking it with? any advice would be great thanks in advance.

 

[Mo Arif]

some don't need cleaning mate, depends on the filter

you can get universal / pipercorss / k&n cleaning kits from eBay that lubricate the filter etc, if it's really OLD, just replace it.

 

[Viking]

Link.

 

[TRUMPY]

some don't need cleaning mate, depends on the filter

you can get universal / pipercorss / k&n cleaning kits from eBay that lubricate the filter etc, if it's really OLD, just replace it.

cheers matey

 

[TRUMPY]

Link.

thanks viking

 

[Pyro]

some don't need cleaning mate, depends on the filter

you can get universal / pipercorss / k&n cleaning kits from eBay that lubricate the filter etc, if it's really OLD, just replace it.

These kits are oil based and will kill the MAF just use fairy liquid mate

 

[jonathan_phang]

These kits are oil based and will kill the MAF just use fairy liquid mate

In fairness, I think that this is due to how people use then. One my BMC, I used a K&N recharge, and its basically a cleaner that you spray and let soak into the element, then rinse off slowly. Yes, there IS a oil spray, but you are only meant to use a very light coating of it, to aid in the filtration of the air. I bet that those who have had oil/MAF problems probably doused theirs in oil and then thats why they've had droplets go though.

 

[Pyro]

Tbh even a brand new oiled filter can kill the MAF they don't don't like them end of think of your car as a angry 5 year old that's how temperament they can be

 

[TRUMPY]

In fairness, I think that this is due to how people use then. One my BMC, I used a K&N recharge, and its basically a cleaner that you spray and let soak into the element, then rinse off slowly. Yes, there IS a oil spray, but you are only meant to use a very light coating of it, to aid in the filtration of the air. I bet that those who have had oil/MAF problems probably doused theirs in oil and then thats why they've had droplets go though.

cheers guys, so if i just get a can of the cleaner and like you said just let it soak in and rinse off slowly i should be ok? it is a completely dry filter so don't want to gunk it up with any other addative

 

[Pyro]

If it's a dry filter just wash it with fairy liquid and water and let it dry simple as don't use an oil based cleaner on a dry filter and don't use and oiled filters on these cars

 

[Viking]

Here's a link to a really good way of cleaning air filters. Link.

 

[TRUMPY]

Here's a link to a really good way of cleaning air filters. Link.

cheers mate will get the domestos out

 

[Pyro]

can't believe that

 

[oldman]

the normal seat supplied one, i just get the hoover and go between each fan on both sides, amazing the amount of crud the capture

 

[LEE69]

If it's a foam filter bin it.
Get a jetex cone filter or a standard panel filter to replace it.

 

[TRUMPY]

If it's a foam filter bin it.
Get a jetex cone filter or a standard panel filter to replace it.

why is that? had a jetex and this massive dry foam pipercross filter works alot better, getting 192G/S on logs compared with 179G/S with others

 

[LEE69]

If you are seeing more air going in, means less filtered surely

 

[TRUMPY]

If you are seeing more air going in, means less filtered surely

it's triple layerd and i thought more air in the better

 

[LEE69]

Not if that air is dirty few tests floating around the net of various filters and the filtering they do or don't do.


http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/intake/intake.htm#conefilters

 

[TRUMPY]

Not if that air is dirty few tests floating around the net of various filters and the filtering they do or don't do.


http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/intake/intake.htm#conefilters

thats very interesting mate, cheers for that, don't know which route to go down now