OEM Air Filter

Tortuga · 07-21-2023, 12:43 PM

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

**JD Hog** · 07-21-2023, 08:44 PM

Will the filter stand washing it and not being damaged?

Tortuga · 07-22-2023, 03:01 AM

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.

andyvh1959 · 08-28-2023, 12:56 PM

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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JD Hog Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 2,960	Will the filter stand washing it and not being damaged? __________________ Jim Diebolt 2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS The Black Kaw 2005 Vulcan Nomad Sold 2006 Honda 1800 VTX (Freebie) Sold 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Sold 2001 Harley Ultra Classic Sold Hangtown, Kalifornia VBA #2625
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08-28-2023, 12:56 PM	#4
andyvh1959 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Green Bay WI Posts: 768	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. __________________ My $1200 Vulcan, to start from.
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07-22-2023, 03:01 AM	#3
Tortuga Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Posts: 562	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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