Twin cone filter - cleaning/servicing method?

[Danith]

bought this air filter off this guy a week or so ago and it's one of these universal twin cone jobbies, but it's a bit rusty.
I'm going to use it tomorrow as part of the relocated IK setup in front of the battery but it's a bit rusty in places.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...gine-Cover-amp-Xenon-HID-kit&highlight=azrael

Can I just soak it overnight in white vinegar to clean it up?

And do I need to re oil it before I put it in? I have a K&N recharging kit from ages ago with the oils but this filter doesn't seem to use cotton/paper?

Probably will end up replacing it with a decent cotton cone but for now can anyone advise?

Thanks.

 

[Danith]

Cleaned it up and sprayed it with pipercross spray stuff. will this be ok? These filters just use mesh so don't know what use the spray will have been.

 

[laberridge]

you can use something like petrol or turps. should clean it up well, and leave it to dry over nite. Re oil a filter?

 

[Danith]

Soaked it in a load of vinegar I got from spar! Sorted!

Yeah you're sposed to re oil aftermarket filters aren't you? Altho think it might only be for foam/cotton ones, this one looks like just mesh which is a bit gash.

 

[laberridge]

Soaked it in a load of vinegar I got from spar! Sorted!

Yeah you're sposed to re oil aftermarket filters aren't you? Altho think it might only be for foam/cotton ones, this one looks like just mesh which is a bit gash.

cant say ive ever heard of oiling a filter, why would you want oil going through your air intake? :S

 

[Danith]

Really? I've always used an oil type stuff to service K&N's after cleaning.

This stuff is what I used this time after cleaning:

http://www.pipercross.net/fastroad/products_accessories.asp

 

[laberridge]

Oh you mean dirt retention oil. "retention" meaning to stop oil getting into the filter lol.

 

[Danith]

Indeed. Could smell it a bit for first few miles but give now. Only sprayed a light mist over the mesh outside.

Think the sound is a bit ott tho, would a different type of filter make it a bit quieter or no difference unless the setup is more enclosed?

 

[laberridge]

most open cone filters will sound the same. If your looking for something quieter try going to a piperX enclosed filter or a BMC/CDA and using a cold air feed pipe. Performance differnce you wont notice unless your car is mapped.

 

[Danith]

Yeah I'm not arsed about performance diff from an air filter. Just like the look of it in the engine bay. I have an ra tuner 'map'. Not so keen on the enclosed filters cos they just look like halfords 'super race sport' standard air boxes. I think the sound if the standard airbox with disconnected caf pipes sounds better. Ah well will see how long I can cope with it. Is fudging loud tho@!!!! Good on motorway but you look a right bellend round town with it

 

[laberridge]

the BMC ones look quite tidy imo. why not just get a cheap single cone filter in the mean time, there only about a tenner for a universal one, wont be much differnce between that and a K+N cone filter.

 

[Danith]

That's what I'm using. Came with the silicone bend but needed cleaning up. Prefer those ramair foam jobbies, got a pipercross one but the neck is too small for the elbow pipe