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18-09-2013, 08:12 PM
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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??
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id use wd40, or some other light spray oil, just gunna do the same thing
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as I told you devils....a spray grease of some sort.
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18-09-2013, 08:33 PM
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(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 
(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
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Id just plug it in overnight did you not get a charger with it? Can buy one with different voltages and ends from Argos
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(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
.....???
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this is what i used to use...run out now, as I got a can when i left me old garage. shame...cracking stuff.
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Xud? Defilter it...
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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
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(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?
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yeah I realised I bee saying GREASE all this time...my bad... 
I mean a spray oil of some sort!
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(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
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(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
Anyone recommend me a good filter recharge kit?
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ive always used 2 stroke only as ive had some laying around from my bike days
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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?
Doesnt even own a 306.
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(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
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Well thats fair enough lol
Doesnt even own a 306.
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(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..?
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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........
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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?
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buy a recharge kit . . /thread . . 
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Yeah, good call.....except i'm skint and tight. Pretty much looking for some kind of free solution to this. 
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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
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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.
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(19-09-2013, 08:57 PM)Jimbo Wrote: Defiltered FTW! (18-09-2013, 09:25 PM)4WayDiablo Wrote: Xud? Defilter it...
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defilter it they said it would be fun they said hole blown in the turbo they never said 
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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.
If you kill the turbo because its defiltered, it just makes for a good excuse to put a bigger turbo on!
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it was FTW till it sucked something in and killed my turbo lol
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