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Old 07-21-2023, 11:43 AM   #1
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OEM Air Filter

2014 1700 Nomad- Anyone ever tried washing air filter and putting it back on the engine?



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Old 07-21-2023, 07:44 PM   #2
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Will the filter stand washing it and not being damaged?
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Old 07-22-2023, 02:01 AM   #3
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I blew it out with air, sloshed it around in soapy (Dawn) water, let it soak for a while, rinsed it with low flow of water, then soaked it a few minutes in clean water and set aside to dry. Once dry I inspected it and saw no change in the material. I put it back on the engine and put on about a thousand miles. It runs fine. I removed it to inspect it at about 500 miles and it looked normal.
 
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Old 08-28-2023, 11:56 AM   #4
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Heh, just had a thought. "Dry" Cleaning an air filter kind of like dry cleaning clothes. Using a solvent (like Kerosene) to dislodge the dirt and blow it out with compressed air to clear the solvent from the filter element.

I just use a K&N filter element because it is washable with Dawn soapy water, then air dry and finally blow out with compressed air to clean it.
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