what do i clean air filter with?

[madmel]

Hi,
I am new to bikes and the mechanics of them but I am learning the basics. I have just pulled the air filter out of my ninja and I have no idea what i should clean it with??

[Mr Bean]

Stock or aftermarket filter? You can't really clean most stock air filters and the only thing some guys will do is blow compressed air through them. Is it visibly dirty? If so, I would just replace it with a new one from your dealer.

[Phildo]

Dishwasher.

[madmel]

Cheers for the help Air filter is washed and drying now. Bike is due for a 6000km service next week so new filter can wait til then

[Para045]

Dishwasher.

Cheers for the help Air filter is washed and drying now. Bike is due for a 6000km service next week so new filter can wait til then

You didn't take the above "advice" did you

[TurboR1]

You didn't take the above "advice" did you

Thread of the century in 3 posts....

[Aufitt]

LOl psb keeps on giving.. the Ninja has a didposable paper element right?

[ninjaa]

Fucking lol
Least they're not expensive
Didn't it tear it apart?

[Mo-Fo]

lol fuck!

He was kidding dude

edit - hey maybe we've just accidently found a great new way to really clean a filter

[Goldmember]

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[Halo_2]

probably not a good idea to reuse air filter thats been through a dishwasher, i would go buy a K&N

[Deej]

Phildo I think u owe the guy a filter u nasty fucker.

[mekon]

Stock or aftermarket filter? You can't really clean most stock air filters and the only thing some guys will do is blow compressed air through them. Is it visibly dirty? If so, I would just replace it with a new one from your dealer.

I fucking hate the concept of blowing compressed air through a filter. Some douchebag at nissan did that with my standard throw away paper filter. He blew oil, dirt and shit through the filter allowing shit to get sucked into the intake and build around the throttle body, eventually causing a blockage. Fucking douchebag apprentice, saving nissan a couple of bucks. You could see the fucking lines made by the air nozzle pushing strips of muck through to the clean side of the filter.

If it's K and N style buy the cleaning kit, washing fluid, dry then oil it as it says to on the can. Throw away paper elements.
I doubt the OP was stupid enough to wash in dishwasher.

[Maxo]

Thread of the century in 3 posts....

Phildo is man of the match, again.

[Hornet]

pushing strips of muck through to the clean side of the filter.

If someone means to clean a filter by blowing compressed air through it, it should be done from the inside out, not outside in - like you said, that's just pushing shit into the filter.

[emrys74]

just buy a new one unless your driving in dust and dirt on your bike trying to clean a paper air filter is a pointles exersizeyour not going to make a noticeable diference.

[madmel]

I have limited mechanical knowledge not severe fkng retardation!! lol
I found a service manual online and i used a solvent (mineral turps) to clean it in, let it dry then applied filter oil to it, put waterproof grease around the seal and put it back on.

[emrys74]

I have limited mechanical knowledge not severe fkng retardation!! lol
I found a service manual online and i used a solvent (mineral turps) to clean it in, let it dry then applied filter oil to it, put waterproof grease around the seal and put it back on.

Nice for stating you had a foam or fabric filter. you may have gotten better or more relevent advice should you have said so.

mind if you have done that to a paper one it should be interesting

[mekon]

I assumed she wasn't a fucking idiot and meant she had a filter that could be reused and was asking best way of doing it. Makes sense.

[Wedge]

Phildo I think u owe the guy a filter u nasty fucker.

+1
Made me laugh though.