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Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 18-09-2013

Hi I bought an aftermarket cone air filter, I have left it in a bowl of boiling water with a dissolved dishwasher tablet and bloody hell the waters black !!!! I will recleanse it with just boiling hot water and leave it to dry.

The question is what can I use on the filter to recharge it so dust particles stick to the it, should I buy a k&n recharge kit or is there anything better or just as good that wont cost the earth??


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - samass - 18-09-2013

id use wd40, or some other light spray oil, just gunna do the same thing


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Piggy - 18-09-2013

as I told you devils....a spray grease of some sort.


Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 18-09-2013

(18-09-2013, 08:27 PM)Piggy Wrote: as I told you devils....a spray grease of some sort.

It was the word "grease" i instantly thought way too thick and thought about wd40 but I've never recharged a filter before so thought I'd ask before fudging it up lol

(18-09-2013, 08:27 PM)samass Wrote: id use wd40, or some other light spray oil, just gunna do the same thing

Ha ha that's a lot cheaper than a recharge kit lol


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - HDIkyle - 18-09-2013

Id just plug it in overnight did you not get a charger with it? Can buy one with different voltages and ends from Argos


Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 18-09-2013

(18-09-2013, 09:01 PM)HDIkyle Wrote: Id just plug it in overnight did you not get a charger with it? Can buy one with different voltages and ends from Argos

.....??? lol


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Piggy - 18-09-2013

this is what i used to use...run out now, as I got a can when i left me old garage. shame...cracking stuff.

http://www.innotecworld.com/products/greases-lubricants.php?productid=88


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - 4WayDiablo - 18-09-2013

Xud? Defilter it...
/end of thread


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - lolsteve - 19-09-2013

Defilter? Pussy! Go deturbo!


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - cully - 19-09-2013

wd40 evaperates off so is no good as it wont retain the dust once gone
id go with 3-in-1 spray oil for a cheap option
on 4 or two stoke stuff we used to oil the filters with the two stroke oil that we mixed in the tank
but the propper filter oil is not that expensive


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 19-09-2013

(19-09-2013, 07:47 AM)cully Wrote: wd40 evaperates off so is no good as it wont retain the dust once gone
id go with 3-in-1 spray oil for a cheap option
on 4 or two stoke stuff we used to oil the filters with the two stroke oil that we mixed in the tank
but the propper filter oil is not that expensive

So actual oil then, just thin viscosity?


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Piggy - 19-09-2013

yeah I realised I bee saying GREASE all this time...my bad... Doh

I mean a spray oil of some sort!


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - cully - 19-09-2013

(19-09-2013, 09:56 AM)devils_fuel Wrote: So actual oil then, just thin viscosity?

yes but it has got to stay wet and not dry out
as the idea is to catch the particles by sticking to the oil

oh and hdis dont like oil in there MAF sensor as it coats the sensor giving false/slow reacting readings


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 19-09-2013

(19-09-2013, 10:11 AM)cully Wrote:
(19-09-2013, 09:56 AM)devils_fuel Wrote: So actual oil then, just thin viscosity?

yes but it has got to stay wet and not dry out
as the idea is to catch the particles by sticking to the oil

oh and hdis dont like oil in there MAF sensor as it coats the sensor giving false/slow reacting readings

Good job I have a crappy DT lol

Anyone recommend me a good filter recharge kit?


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - adamm306 - 19-09-2013

ive always used 2 stroke only as ive had some laying around from my bike days


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Tom - 19-09-2013

Am i the only one reading this thinking ffs if its small enough to get through your filter the xud really isnt going to mind?


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 19-09-2013

(19-09-2013, 10:55 AM)Tom Wrote: Am i the only one reading this thinking ffs if its small enough to get through your filter the xud really isnt going to mind?

But the oil stops it getting through as it sticks to it...I can't be bothered really but I best do it, with my luck it would kill my car without it lol


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Tom - 19-09-2013

Well thats fair enough lol


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 19-09-2013

(19-09-2013, 10:54 AM)adamm306 Wrote: ive always used 2 stroke only as ive had some laying around from my bike days

I'm a noob at servicing cone filters, so do you paint the oil on or..?


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Jimbo - 19-09-2013

Defiltered FTW!


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - daddyfixit - 22-09-2013

foam air filters used to be soaked in ordinary engine oil before fitting....................................??

when was completing my apprenticeship (moons ago), in the early 80's original vw beetles still coming into dealership for servicing used oil bath type air filters........


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - WiNgNuTz - 29-09-2013

Gonna revive this thread rather than starting a new one. The cone filter i have is filthy, but i don't have any dishwasher tablets to dissolve in a bucket of water, so does anyone have any better suggestions?


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Mattcheese31 - 29-09-2013

buy a recharge kit . . /thread . .Smile


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - WiNgNuTz - 29-09-2013

Yeah, good call.....except i'm skint and tight. Pretty much looking for some kind of free solution to this. Tongue


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - Mattcheese31 - 29-09-2013

cheep enough . . . .last for ages . .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K-N-Filter-99-5003EU-Service-Kit-Recharger-/121183799357?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c371e083d


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - devils_fuel - 29-09-2013

Fella, I cleaned my filter in a bowl with a. Dishwasher tab in and then rinsed 4 times

Then I painted engine oil on to the filter with a paintbrush and all is well

Cost me £2 in total and the filter is like new Smile


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - WiNgNuTz - 29-09-2013

How long did you soak the filter in the bowl with the tablet? Managed to find one, and the filter is now in the bowl.


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - adamm306 - 29-09-2013

(19-09-2013, 08:57 PM)Jimbo Wrote: Defiltered FTW!
(18-09-2013, 09:25 PM)4WayDiablo Wrote: Xud? Defilter it...
/end of thread

defilter it they said it would be fun they said hole blown in the turbo they never said Sad Tongue


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - WiNgNuTz - 29-09-2013

Defiltered is FTW tbh, but i will be reinstating the original pipework again over the winter months, same as i did last year. Hence im now cleaning the cone filter. Tongue

If you kill the turbo because its defiltered, it just makes for a good excuse to put a bigger turbo on! lol


RE: Recharging a cone air filter - adamm306 - 29-09-2013

it was FTW till it sucked something in and killed my turbo lol