K&N cleaning on the cheap

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS
    #1
    Got a K&N filter which is due a clean fairly soon. I've bought the official cleaning kits in the past, so have enough spray oil left over to re-oil the filter.

    Does anyone know what the 'cleaning fluid' actually is? Would something like paraffin do a similar job?

    Cheers
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #2
    a rep from k&n told me once that the best way to clean them is to put them in the dish washer as it gets rid of all the shite from the fiter and gives you a good clean surface to apply the filter oil to always worked fine for me and looks like a brand new filter every time i do it. dosnt take long to dry eitha.
  3. Established Member Joined: May 2007 Near Inverurie (kind of...) Posts: 2303 Twingo Silverstone
    #3
    Just soak it in petrol, only time I've cleaned a filter I soaked in petrol for a wee bit.
  4. Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Pontefract Posts: 2177
    #4
    I've used petrol then applied some 2 stroke oil to the outside before
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Bridgend Posts: 231 VTS 2002 - well the Mrs does
    #5
    Paraffin, gunk, jizer....any degreaser should do. Petrol works but not the safest thing to be messing with. I find Jizer is the best as it is water based and doesn't stink plus breaks down the old filter oil easily. Wash the filter finally with lots of clean water and allow it to dry then re-oil.

    A tip...use a bio-degradable off-road motorbike filter oil. No-Toil is very good and the filters are so much easier to clean.
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Huddersfield Posts: 393 Zx volcane td Peugeot 205 1600 auto
    #6
    i boiled mine in a saucepan, did the trick, and didnt remove too much of the oil, just make sure its 100% dry before refitting
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #7
    The most important task is to re-oil with a proper filter oil as otherwise you have no protection against dirt. The cotton filter is only a medium to hold the oil in the airflow, and does not catch dirt on its own.

    Kev
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Bridgend Posts: 231 VTS 2002 - well the Mrs does
    #8
    Have just seen the oil I described on the KamRacing site....the price is good to!