I recently took off my air filters and they were filthy. Replacement air filters are also a bit pricey. I am going to walk you through some very easy steps here that will allow you to keep your air filters clean and also save yourself some money. I have done this "fix" twice now and have had some very good results. I have not had to buy new filters and have not had to replace with foam either. So here goes: needs........
1. an old 11"x14" baking pan (or use one of the wifes if you can get away with it. I couldn't and didn't.)
2. 1 gallon oderless mineral spirits
3. 1 gallon laquer thinner
4. 1 quart of Foam Filter Oil. I used Bel Rey.
5. A couple of the cheap 1 and a half inch china bristle brush's.
Remove your filters. Place 1 filter in the pan with the metal side facing you and pour the mineral spirits over the metal grating. The pan will be about one quarter full of the mineral spirits, and let soak for a few minutes. Remove filter and take the brush and brush the element side to remove loose and embedded debris. Set filter down flat and let the excess mineral spirits dribble out. If you have an air compressor blow out the excess from the metal grate side. Repeat with the other filter.
Pour out the spirits in an old gallon milk jug and cap off. The debris will settle on the bottom and you can re-use the spirits on top one more time. It takes about a quarter of a gallon of spirits and Laquer thinner to do this each time. Dispose of these materials properly.
Repeat the above with the filters but now use the Laquer thinner. This gets out all the oil based junk in the filter. Put the excess Laquer thinner in a different jug. Dispose of this properly. You do not want to re-use the Laquer thinner.
Blow out the filters from the metal side with an air compressor and let them dry. Drying is pretty quick after you have done the Laquer thinner rinse.
Pour a small amount of the Foam Filter oil into a platic container and lightly coat the element side of the filter with the other china bristle brush.
Install the filters.
You can clean your filters at least 4 times with the above mentioned materials. The Foam oil will probably last the life of the scooter.
If you have any questions regarding this I will be more than happy to answer them. I can keep my filters clean now and I am not afraid of the cost of a new filter. If you look at these filters you will notice how well they are manufatured. Very durable. And these filters seem to get dirty very quickly,
I hope this helps.
Be safe,
Rufus :wink:
1. an old 11"x14" baking pan (or use one of the wifes if you can get away with it. I couldn't and didn't.)
2. 1 gallon oderless mineral spirits
3. 1 gallon laquer thinner
4. 1 quart of Foam Filter Oil. I used Bel Rey.
5. A couple of the cheap 1 and a half inch china bristle brush's.
Remove your filters. Place 1 filter in the pan with the metal side facing you and pour the mineral spirits over the metal grating. The pan will be about one quarter full of the mineral spirits, and let soak for a few minutes. Remove filter and take the brush and brush the element side to remove loose and embedded debris. Set filter down flat and let the excess mineral spirits dribble out. If you have an air compressor blow out the excess from the metal grate side. Repeat with the other filter.
Pour out the spirits in an old gallon milk jug and cap off. The debris will settle on the bottom and you can re-use the spirits on top one more time. It takes about a quarter of a gallon of spirits and Laquer thinner to do this each time. Dispose of these materials properly.
Repeat the above with the filters but now use the Laquer thinner. This gets out all the oil based junk in the filter. Put the excess Laquer thinner in a different jug. Dispose of this properly. You do not want to re-use the Laquer thinner.
Blow out the filters from the metal side with an air compressor and let them dry. Drying is pretty quick after you have done the Laquer thinner rinse.
Pour a small amount of the Foam Filter oil into a platic container and lightly coat the element side of the filter with the other china bristle brush.
Install the filters.
You can clean your filters at least 4 times with the above mentioned materials. The Foam oil will probably last the life of the scooter.
If you have any questions regarding this I will be more than happy to answer them. I can keep my filters clean now and I am not afraid of the cost of a new filter. If you look at these filters you will notice how well they are manufatured. Very durable. And these filters seem to get dirty very quickly,
I hope this helps.
Be safe,
Rufus :wink: