Cleaning airfilter (Help)

[Phills450r]

What is the best way to clean the OEM airfilter for the 450r.. My friend used gas on mine and it seemed to work REALLY good but will it eat anything up? What is the BEST way to get the dirt out. thanks

[Scro]

It's best to use foam filter cleaner, but I have heard of people using gas no problems. With gas prices as high as they are, it's probably wiser to go buy the cleaner:ermm:

[tfuchs]

I have a new product that will be available in about 2 weeks called Quad Wash that does an excellent jub of cleaning your air filter and your whole quad. It will be available for $6.99 for a 32oz spray bottle. Just ask Colby from C&D Racing.

Tim

[firefighterjosh]

DON't USE GAS!!!!! It will eat the foam. You might not be able to tell but it will.

Use warm water and dish soap with degreaser.

Don't forget to re-grease it ether. I like Klotz foam filter lube.

[321racer]

get te twin air filter cleaner kit..
it come with a tub to clean th filter in and the cleaner..
you can reuse it too so it never runs out
just our it outta the tub back into th containerand leave all the dirt at the bottomof th tub an just wash it out later

[Phills450r]

thanks for the tips.. i will defantly be looking into the quad wash

[400eXr1d3rZ]

Hehehe does it look like this?

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4645/p1010110lm3.jpg

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by 400eXr1d3rZ
Hehehe does it look like this?

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4645/p1010110lm3.jpg

omg:eek2:

[-copyguy-]

yeah, I've heard not to use gas, too...but kerosene is supposed to be ok.

[Phills450r]

yes thats what mine looked like :(

[EXevan91]

i used gas the clean foam filter for years with no problems... but u are correct about gas prices but i think the gas is still cheaper

[firefighterjosh]

Originally posted by EXevan91
i used gas the clean foam filter for years with no problems... but u are correct about gas prices but i think the gas is still cheaper
How often do you rebuild your quad? lol

[tfuchs]

Quad Wash Should be available in about 3 weeks

And for those of you that use the Simple Green this works as well or better in all tests that I have done.

http://upload4.postimage.org/662398/QuadWashsmaller.jpg (http://upload4.postimage.org/662398/photo_hosting.html)

[tfuchs]

I will post some before and after pics this weekend.

[400exrider707]

Gas eats the glue that holds the filter together.

[dg26]

use uni filter cleaner, it comes in a handy spray can and works wonders

[4fizzy]

No way, I was at a dealer the other day and was looking for the spray cleaner and was suprised at the fact, they didn't have any.
The saleman came over and I asked why they only had the spray on oils and no cleaner. He told me that he never used the cleaner, and told me to use dawn dish soap, put it on the filter and work it in and then rinse it. I couldn't believe how great it worked, the only thing is it takes more effort, but dawn is alot cheaper.

[400eXr1d3rZ]

OF COARSE! I just thought of this, Dawn (or any dish soap) is MENT to cut threw grease and dirt!


hhahaha I win.

[tfuchs]

Originally posted by 400eXr1d3rZ
OF COARSE! I just thought of this, Dawn (or any dish soap) is MENT to cut threw grease and dirt!


hhahaha I win.
Not to be off the subject but you dont happen to be a fan of Dane Cook do you?

[exrider008]

Originally posted by tfuchs
Not to be off the subject but you dont happen to be a fan of Dane Cook do you?

dane cook is the ***in chit!!

post up the "befor and after pics of the quad wash im going to try it out when it comes out.

[tfuchs]

Let me go and clean my air filter from the last race...I'll have it done in a bit...Thanks

[tfuchs]

Here are some pictures

[tfuchs]

Before 2

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Before 3

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After

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After 2

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After 3

[tfuchs]

Video should be up tonite...Thanks for looking.