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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 22:15:58 GMT
Hello All ;D I have a wot i beleive to be a K&N round/pancake air filter, now can i clean this up or can i get a replacement bit? any ideas  daz |
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Post by Stephen on Jun 14, 2006 22:38:30 GMT
get a cleaning kit from halfords to clean and re oil it. or pop it round to mine one time and borrow the kit ive got
Stephen
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 22:45:30 GMT
wots in the cleaning kit then?
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Jun 15, 2006 7:28:46 GMT
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Post by Stephen on Jun 15, 2006 8:02:06 GMT
its a cleaning fluid and a special oil but u cant use anythung else apparently
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jun 15, 2006 19:57:30 GMT
I do mine every now and again on a mini they get sooted up well quick cos there on the same side as the exhaust manifold. All I use is some warm soapy water (i.e. fairy cos it cuts through the dirt & grease) in a bucket with an old toothbrush to clean it then I re oil it with WD40
Much cheeper than a K&N cleaning kit but basically does the same thing.
N :-)
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Post by monkeyjim on Jun 15, 2006 21:10:20 GMT
just so you know its not a KN type (gearlevers Si  ) rgenuine ones have KN stamped on the metal top cap. |
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Post by Stephen on Jun 17, 2006 17:24:03 GMT
if u use wd 40 it could damage the element and it will not be oiled up properly, maybe thts why urs gets dirty so quick neil.
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Post by k1 on Jun 17, 2006 22:08:33 GMT
I agree with gt5 use soapy hot water the hotter the better,blow it out with an air line we use auto transmittion fluid on the race cars or if money is no object the stuff the moto-cross boys use on there motorbikes is as good as it gets.If auto fluid stops it on our racers it will be more thyen ok on the road
cheers k1
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jun 18, 2006 18:21:26 GMT
Mine used to get dirty cos the exhaust manifolds were allways comming lose or braking
Have probably done 50K+ using my method no probs whatsoever
N :-)
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Post by Stephen on Jun 18, 2006 22:42:13 GMT
the k&n oil could well be auto fluid, its red and looks similar
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) rgenuine ones have KN stamped on the metal top cap.