Check the Motorcycle shops in your area and see what they recommend. The
local Harley shop here sells some stuff by I think Bel-ray. It's
cheaper than the K&N stuff. I personally use the K&N kit.
FWIW
Peter S.
>Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:13:38 -0500
>From: Dave_Vrba@mail.sel.sony.com (Dave Vrba)
>Subject: K & N filter cleaning and re-oiling
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net, healeys@autox.team.net
>Reply-To: Dave_Vrba@mail.sel.sony.com (Dave Vrba)
>
> Hello listers,
>
> I want to clean and re-oil my K & N air filter (weber down draft
> installed on my 1275) but don't have easy access in acquiring and
> really don't want to use the "K&N cleaning solution or the K&N
filter
> oil"
>
> Their web page WWW.knfilter.com clearly states not to use gas,
> solvents or the like to clean and I quote on the re-oiling:
>
> "Do not use automatic transmission fluid, any kind of motor oil or
> diesel fuel to oil a K&N Filter. Do not use "WD-40", "LPS" or any
> other type of light-weight spray lubricants to oil a K&N Filter.
Any
> of those products will damage the filter or degrade its filtering
> ability."
>
> Sounds like a manufactures ploy to sell their own product to me.
I'm
> a realist. What do you listers use (those of you who have K&N
filters
> that is) to CLEAN and then re-oil your filters? Are we all doomed
to
> buy the K&N cleaning solution and filteroil to keep our filters
> functioning properly?
>
> Looking forward to your responses. TIA.
>
> Dave
> '62 MKII Sprite
> HAN6L14083
> Dublin, CA
>
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