I have the normal dual oval air filters that pretty much everyone has with Webers, and I know that they can be cleaned periodically, rather than just replaced. Anybody know how to do that properly?
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I have the normal dual oval air filters that pretty much everyone has with Webers, and I know that they can be cleaned periodically, rather than just replaced. Anybody know how to do that properly?
LANE
I WAS LOOKING AT MINE THIS WEEKEND AND WAS WONDERING THE SAME
I WAS LOOKING AT MINE THIS WEEKEND AND WAS WONDERING THE SAME
paper filters or oil/cloth type?
K&N's or something else?
If they're K&N's, then you buy a recharge kit and follow the directions.
I clean and recharge mine no more than once a year, and often let them go for 2-3 years between clean/recharge. No, I'm not lazy (well....maybe a little) - that's the normal interval.
gn
If they're K&N's, then you buy a recharge kit and follow the directions.
I clean and recharge mine no more than once a year, and often let them go for 2-3 years between clean/recharge. No, I'm not lazy (well....maybe a little) - that's the normal interval.
gn
If they're fabric K&N or CB Performance type just hop on up to your FLAPS and get the K&N cleaner and K&N oil and that should do it. The cleaner is made so that you spray the outer part and rinse with water and let dry. Then you "recharge" your filter elements with new oil.
I've been using K&N filters for 35 years. I met the family, they gave me a filter for my dirt bike and I tried it. Been using them since that time.
Although the K & N cleaner is nice, it's also expensive so, I found out about 25 years ago that you can use a 50/50 mix of Formula 409 and it actually works better than their product.
squirt on the 409, use an old tooth brush and brush up and down on the pleats. Rinse from the inside of the filter to the outside, never from the outside to the inside.
I usually play windmill with my arms to cause the excess water to be flung off the filters. Once they are throroughly dry, either use the squirt bottle of their oil or their spray oil and """LIGHTLY"" coat each pleat. Don't over soak the material as the oil will "wick" throughout the filter. Once the oil has settled, wipe off any residue and re-install.
Although the K & N cleaner is nice, it's also expensive so, I found out about 25 years ago that you can use a 50/50 mix of Formula 409 and it actually works better than their product.
squirt on the 409, use an old tooth brush and brush up and down on the pleats. Rinse from the inside of the filter to the outside, never from the outside to the inside.
I usually play windmill with my arms to cause the excess water to be flung off the filters. Once they are throroughly dry, either use the squirt bottle of their oil or their spray oil and """LIGHTLY"" coat each pleat. Don't over soak the material as the oil will "wick" throughout the filter. Once the oil has settled, wipe off any residue and re-install.
Larry,
When you say 50/50 mix of 409 what is the other 50%?
When you say 50/50 mix of 409 what is the other 50%?
My guess would be H2O.
I have K&N filters and they clean up great.
BUT...unless you have a spare pair of filters, you have to plan to clean them when you don't want to use your car. They take a LONG time to completely dry. I let mine sit in the sun over a day to dry, just to be sure.
~WB
I have K&N filters and they clean up great.
BUT...unless you have a spare pair of filters, you have to plan to clean them when you don't want to use your car. They take a LONG time to completely dry. I let mine sit in the sun over a day to dry, just to be sure.
~WB
Thanks guys. I have a spare set and will try Larry's magic 409 cleaning method.
Gordon,
ONCE A YEAR ???? Man, you should never move to the West. Out here if there isn't dirt or sand in the air we think someone just removed the oxygen from the planet. Our problem comes from the wind. Colorado has NO WIND ... Wyoming blows and New Mexico sucks! We are stuck in the middle.
'nuff said.
Happy filter cleaning,
Dusty
ONCE A YEAR ???? Man, you should never move to the West. Out here if there isn't dirt or sand in the air we think someone just removed the oxygen from the planet. Our problem comes from the wind. Colorado has NO WIND ... Wyoming blows and New Mexico sucks! We are stuck in the middle.
'nuff said.
Happy filter cleaning,
Dusty
Michael,
50% formula 409 and 50% sulfuric acid ........not
I use just plain old tap water and 409 and it work great
50% formula 409 and 50% sulfuric acid ........not
I use just plain old tap water and 409 and it work great
dish liquid work great too, iput the filter in a freezer bag, seal it and shake the snot out it several times, rinse well and air dry.
As Larry said (and the K&N instructions too) rinse from the inside out.
I clean mine every spring, just once a year like Gordon. Didn't I read that they actually filter better when they're a little blackened, not freshly oiled (and red)? I let them dry for a few hours in the sun, and oil them the next day and reinstall.
They were not K&N but some Chinese knockoffs......actually said made in Brazil on them. I bought the K& N recharge kit and the guy at Kragen said, spray them with the cleaner then run "hot" water inside out. Spray again until the water coming out is clean. Dry in the sun for a couple hours and then take the recharge "oil" in the kit (kit is $14.00) and spray till they have a red tint of the oil. Supposedly charges the filter element to pick up dust. Seems to work fine.