Cleaning a panel filter

[Rogue]

Obviously you can get a kit, but any reason why you can't clean with water and say use wd40 to spray on after as the oil?

 

[Foxspeed]

the filter oil isnt usually water solvent so it wont wash out

as wd40 as a retension oil - it may not be compatable with say k&n cotton filters and also it will not hold as much "muck" as the thicker genuine filter oil - it will also run and drip off the filter and not stay in position either

 

[ken182]

always cleaned my bike filters with a little petrol and then washing up liquid and oil it with green oil or air tool oil

i got a pipercross kit with my filter so just use that while ive got it

 

[Rogue]

I'll just get a kit. Just thought it might be a bit of a gimmick if you could use a silicone spray or something similar!

 

[Ollie RS]

Use an air compressor, works great on my ITG

 

[catwalrus]

Having come from motocross background I am a freak for cleaning air filters. on the bikes its like a mythical procedure. Lads take pride in getting the tackiness just right without using too much. I was going to swop my itg over to use notoil that i but bought the itg kit and was impressed also the aerosol oil is great even used it on the bike a few times.
Point being clean until your bored sideways then get a good cover but don't over oil as it bogs the bikes down noticeably.

 

[GrumpyTwig]

Never oiled mine, it still feels oily to the touch and just brush any crap out with a small hand brush. Didn't think the ITG needed oiling?

 

[Foxspeed]

Never oiled mine, it still feels oily to the touch and just brush any crap out with a small hand brush. Didn't think the ITG needed oiling?

needs cleaning and re-oiling - done mine last year

 

[GrumpyTwig]

needs cleaning and re-oiling - done mine last year

Oh dear have you got the stuff to do it?

 

[Foxspeed]

Oh dear have you got the stuff to do it?

need to look not sure if its all been used

the filter does hold a lot of "dust" which you cannot readily see - when i did mine it was like fine grit/dust that washed out of it - it had been in for like 4yrs

 

[MikeH]

Use an air compressor, works great on my ITG

Always makes me wince when I hear of someone doing such an act.....