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Old 29-02-2020, 04:22 PM   #1
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Which air filter oil?

Anyone used or is using this filter oil? I'm trying to decide if it will be ok for foam cell filter like Pipercross and cotton gauze like K&N type?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303081772382

It's way cheaper than either product from either of the aforementioned companies (£7 for 75ml Pipercross! K&N ever dearer) so was curious if it would be ok for both?

In my mind they both do the same job e.g sticky to trap air particulates.
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They're similar but not quite the same, both sticky oils. The K&N type is usually in an aerosol, foam filter oil comes in a container.
K&N sprays on the surface of the thin cotton (or whatever it is) filter material, foam oil you squeeze into the material.
Either would work with both filters, its just going to be the application of it.
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The foam filters are going to be (a bit obviously) open cell foam, just a surface layer of oil won't catch much of the finer dust particles.
IF you are using the filter for short sharp bursts (MX, Enduro, Trials) with a service between uses then you can use a spray application on foam BUT it really isn't good for the more long term use on road bikes.
With multi layer foam filters I always used Putoline Action oil and cleaner, never saw excessive wear in the bore on my comp 2T's despite a lot of use in sandy conditions. The disc pads might just last for one damp day and wheel bearings were junk in a few events but the piston rings were good for half a season and the 'nikaseal' bores just had normal thrust wear... So the filters were working well.
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Thanks for the heads up Nick. They're only thin panel filters so im guessing i should be able to get the required coverage right through?

These ones.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133245939741
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A spray should work fine on those.
I'd get some cleaner that's designed for foam filters though just to be on the safe side, tends to clean it out a bit easier than general solvents.
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