Vararam Filter Cleaning
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They have a filter cleaning kit that comes with the cleaning solution and oil.
I knocked the dirt loose on the concrete. A ton came out! These filters work really good.
From there spray it with the cleaning solution, let it soak for 15 mins, and rinse off. Let it air dry and then apply the oil.
http://www.shop.jwmotoring.com/produ...&categoryId=27
I knocked the dirt loose on the concrete. A ton came out! These filters work really good.
From there spray it with the cleaning solution, let it soak for 15 mins, and rinse off. Let it air dry and then apply the oil.
http://www.shop.jwmotoring.com/produ...&categoryId=27
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
You clean it like any other oil/gauze filters except with a proprietary GREEN FILTERS cleaning kit...
http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm
http://www.sbfilters.com/Store/Filter-Maintenance
Be careful knocking the media on concrete. You can bend the thin wire mesh and/or bend the pleats, and damage the media.
http://www.knfilters.com/cleaning.htm
http://www.sbfilters.com/Store/Filter-Maintenance
Be careful knocking the media on concrete. You can bend the thin wire mesh and/or bend the pleats, and damage the media.
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From: Taylorsville North Carolina
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
You go ahead and use WD40 on your filter if you want. It's your car to do with as you please.
WD40 is not recommended by any of the oil/gauze filter manufacturers or any vendor who sells after market air intakes which use oil/gauze filters in their products.
The CALLAWAY "Honker" is recognized by most Corvette enthusiasts as an outstanding air intake system. CALLAWAY has been around for years building performance cars and products.
Scroll down to the bottom of this link to the installation instructions for the "Honker" (K&N filters currently used)...
http://www.callawaycars.com/componen...t-903-50-9850f
Use of WD40 and other none recommended home concoctions "can result in poor filtration" is the key phrase.
Read through the faq's section for K&N oil/gauze filters about using any other types of oil and the results...
http://www.knfilters.com/faq.htm
Contact GREEN FILTERS (or whoever makes your oil/gauze filters) and ask them if it's ok to use homemade concoctions on the filter media. Here's their cleaning/oiling instructions...
http://www.greenfilterusa.com/Inform...6/Default.aspx
Last edited by hotwheels57; Oct 10, 2011 at 12:30 PM. Reason: added green filters cleaning instructions
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Sorry hot wheels Ur wrong.... read vararams how to clean on the instructions... and I quote " re-oil with any aftermarket oil or we prefer wd40". Take it up with vararam, I just read the instructions...
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
For what it's worth, on 10/10/11 I sent a message to GREEN FILTERS, K&N FILTERS and S&B FILTERS. I wanted these three major manufacturers recommendations of what oil product is recommended on their filter media. They all manufacture filter media for after market air intake manufacturers.
I asked each if they recommended using WD40 or any other oil (or combination) to replenish their filter media.
Spin their replies in any direction you want.
From K&N FILTERS on 10/11/11:
Hello JW,
Thank you for contacting K&N and inquiring about our products. I would not recommend using anything but our oil. We have specially designed it for our filters to help filter the best it can. Please let me know if you have any other questions?
Thanks for writing,
Robert Knudsen
Product Specialist
K&N Engineering Inc.
www.knfilters.com
(800) 858-3333
From GREEN FILTERS on 10/11/11:
We recommend our specially formulated cleaner kit.
Vararam sells it or it is also available on our website.
We also have a promotional sale going on right now for the cleaner kit.
http://www.airfiltersonline.com/inde...rchstring=2000
Jason Early
Director of Sales
714 Braddock View Dr
Mt Braddock, PA 15465
724-430-2050 ext 213
Fax: 724-437-0705
Green Filter USA
High Performance Air Filter
jearly@greenfilterusa.com
www.greenfilterusa.com
From S&B FILTERS on 10/11/11:
Update for Case #1487 - "oiling agent"
Good Afternoon Sir,
Thank you for your email. We do recommend that only our cleaner and oil are sued on our filters as all testing is done using our products. Below I've added a link that will take you directly to our Cleaning and Re-oiling kit.
http://www.sbfilters.com/Store/Precision-Cleaning-Kit
Thank you again,
Kristen
I did not contact AIRAID or CALLAWAY (synthetic media "Blackwing"), but they market S&B recharging kits for their products.
I asked each if they recommended using WD40 or any other oil (or combination) to replenish their filter media.
Spin their replies in any direction you want.
From K&N FILTERS on 10/11/11:
Hello JW,
Thank you for contacting K&N and inquiring about our products. I would not recommend using anything but our oil. We have specially designed it for our filters to help filter the best it can. Please let me know if you have any other questions?
Thanks for writing,
Robert Knudsen
Product Specialist
K&N Engineering Inc.
www.knfilters.com
(800) 858-3333
From GREEN FILTERS on 10/11/11:
We recommend our specially formulated cleaner kit.
Vararam sells it or it is also available on our website.
We also have a promotional sale going on right now for the cleaner kit.
http://www.airfiltersonline.com/inde...rchstring=2000
Jason Early
Director of Sales
714 Braddock View Dr
Mt Braddock, PA 15465
724-430-2050 ext 213
Fax: 724-437-0705
Green Filter USA
High Performance Air Filter
jearly@greenfilterusa.com
www.greenfilterusa.com
From S&B FILTERS on 10/11/11:
Update for Case #1487 - "oiling agent"
Good Afternoon Sir,
Thank you for your email. We do recommend that only our cleaner and oil are sued on our filters as all testing is done using our products. Below I've added a link that will take you directly to our Cleaning and Re-oiling kit.
http://www.sbfilters.com/Store/Precision-Cleaning-Kit
Thank you again,
Kristen
I did not contact AIRAID or CALLAWAY (synthetic media "Blackwing"), but they market S&B recharging kits for their products.
Last edited by hotwheels57; Oct 11, 2011 at 06:52 PM. Reason: updated filter companies replies
