Cleaning Vortex - Any tips?
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (Y2K+1 Vette)
I don't know of any tricks, for mine I end up having to remove the entire airbox and the bridge up to the intake manifold. Kind of a pain but I've done it a few times now so it's not that big a deal anymore.
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (Tormania)
I don't know of any tricks, for mine I end up having to remove the entire airbox and the bridge up to the intake manifold. Kind of a pain but I've done it a few times now so it's not that big a deal anymore.
Be sure to use the K&N recharge kit(cleaner and oil). Spray the cleaner on the outside of the filter, let it sit for about 10 minutes then wash with a hose from the inside......this pushes the dirt back out of the filter opposed to pushing it deeper in. Let it air dry, then re-oil and re-install.
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (rschiltz)
I didn't have to take the whole airbox off. All I needed to do was loosen the clamp at the top of the airbox, reach under the car up to the filter and pull it down and out......Seems a lot easier than taking the box off. :cool:
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (AlphaKnight34)
I didn't have to take the whole airbox off. All I needed to do was loosen the clamp at the top of the airbox, reach under the car up to the filter and pull it down and out......Seems a lot easier than taking the box off. :cool:
rschiltz - I clean my filter once a year or every 4K miles.....which ever comes first (mine's not a daily driver). ;)
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (AlphaKnight34)
I agree with AlphaKnight34. It is not necessary to remove the whole thing...just unscrew the clamp and reach underneath to pull it out. :yesnod:
I usually clean mine about every 15-20k...this is the recommended from BPP. :flag
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I usually clean mine about every 15-20k...this is the recommended from BPP. :flag
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (Y2K+1 Vette)
97C5ENVY - sorry, but I'm missing the point, what do you mean with "Yeah but is your car slammed" ?
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (Y2K+1 Vette)
97C5ENVY - sorry, but I'm missing the point, what do you mean with "Yeah but is your car slammed" ?
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (97C5ENVY)
Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (Y2K+1 Vette) (97C5ENVY)
quote from 97C5ENVY:
"Since my car is slammed (and alot of others are lowered) it makes it REALLY difficult to get up under the front bumper. To give you a better idea, my front scrape guard (the black thingy that hangs down from the front bumper) is only 2.25" off the ground."
ok, gotcha. It's not a problem for me, I have the benefit of being able to use a lift to get under the car. it sounds like I won't have to take the box off, which is what I was hoping for. Thanks for the info.
:chevy
quote from 97C5ENVY:
"Since my car is slammed (and alot of others are lowered) it makes it REALLY difficult to get up under the front bumper. To give you a better idea, my front scrape guard (the black thingy that hangs down from the front bumper) is only 2.25" off the ground."
ok, gotcha. It's not a problem for me, I have the benefit of being able to use a lift to get under the car. it sounds like I won't have to take the box off, which is what I was hoping for. Thanks for the info.
:chevy
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (MySea5)
Just don't over oil the filter after cleaning!
What he said ^ Don't over oil the filter :cheers:
What he said ^ Don't over oil the filter :cheers:
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Re: Cleaning Vortex - Any tips? (jschindler)
Just don't over oil the filter after cleaning!
What he said ^ Don't over oil the filter :cheers:
Sounds like good advice, but hard to quantify. Does K & N still make the oil in the aerosol can? (I still have one about 20 years old - doubt if it still works).
What he said ^ Don't over oil the filter :cheers:
Sounds like good advice, but hard to quantify. Does K & N still make the oil in the aerosol can? (I still have one about 20 years old - doubt if it still works).
I have used the squeeze bottle also. Same procedure but it seems to wick in a bit slower. Idea is to get a thin even coat of oil on the filter. The red dye helps a great deal.
In past years, prior to MAF's, I did not worry as much about too much oil. I don't think those little bastich wires in our C5 MAF's like to be coated with oil and bet the DIC will tell us so. :cheers:
