Would this be unwise?

[scott02464]

I'm wanting to give my K&N filter a clean out and just wondered if using Carb cleaner would damage it?

Obviously would oil it back up after....

[Wicky]

All you need is a suitable solvent to remove old gunky oil, wash - dry thoroughly and then use recommended aftermarket filter oil.

Not K&N but same principles

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[scott02464]

Nice1 Wicky cheers ;-)

Ps. But would carb cleaner be too harsh?

[Wicky]

I use a pipercross spray cleaning & spray oil kit, more easily available than K&N equivalent, on my K&N.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalo ... ps-sellers

As an alternative to the proprietary spray cleaner I'd go for gunk type degreaser, with a warm soapy wash, rinse and dry in the sun before re-oiling.

[scott02464]

Cheers mate, I'm wanting to give it a bit of a clean before going on the dyno ;-)

[Wicky]

K&N Air Filter Cleaning Instructions

http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm

http://www.google.co.uk/#q=air+filter+o ... 0&bih=1031

[scott02464]

Wow, it says should be cleaned every 50k miles! In that case it'll prob never need doing!

My bikes got 37k on it in 13 years! Lol

[Wicky]

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 63#p216963

K&N Filter Care Service Kit

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-1588-filter ... aning.aspx

Though there is an error on their website when clicking on the KIt

[VTRDark]

Does you K&N look like a bloody carburettor.



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[lloydie]

I cleaned my k&n with the stuff from k&n
It cost £9 from eBay .
You get the cleaner and oil .
You'd be surprised just how much dirt comes out the filter Even after 2000 miles of use .
And if you over oil the filter the bike will run like crap .

[lloydie]

http://bit.ly/Mt8P22
K&n service kit

[VTRDark]

And if you over oil the filter the bike will run like crap .

Yes indeed. I guess it would cough and splutter and bunny hop down the road. And it would slow down the popping fish sound.

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