TaekOne

how do you guys change your aftermarket (cone) air filters? is there a particular solution or cleaning product that you use? and how often should you clean it? any help would be cool. thanks guys.

FA9S8U

K&N makes a cleaning soulution you can pick up at most parts stores, it comes with a cleaner and a spray thing of filter oil all for about ten bucks

accordsir86

yea there is a way to clean it. u can take a small pan, fill it up with about an inch or inch and a half of gasoline. the chemicals in gas make it thick enough to pull out dirt and debris but also good enough so it dries quickly, as long as ur filter isnt made of that cheap paper material and its a cloth material. then u take ur cone filter and dip it in the pool of gas. while u dip it, turn it, or rotate it so the other parts of the filter get dipped into the pool of gas. go through this process (rotating, dipping) for a few minutes so u get all the dirt. i know it sounds kind of crazy but it works. just put the filter out in the sun for 5 mins and itll be dry ready to use without any problems. u dont have to worry about a wet or damaged filter cus gas evaporates fast so it wont soak the filter for a long time. u can even tilt the pan or whatever u use to hold the gas and ull see the small particles of dirt from the filter all the way at the bottom of the pool of gasoline. i used a oild catch pan to hold the gas then i washed it, it works fine. just dont reuse the gas. its pretty cheap compared to a brand new filter, and it cleans pretty damn good.

FA9S8U

The only problem with that method is that it doesn't have any oil on it to help catch finer particles

TaekOne

yeah. thats true. plus i feel like it would smell pretty bad after the gasonline bath. i think i'll try to find the K&N stuff. oh and how frequently should i do this? i think ive put on about 10k miles on it, but the color of my filter went from blue to...dark grey/black, lol.

wedley2

i tihnk it is every 30k for the K&N...an apexi filter doesnt require any cleaning for a lifetime, but those cost 80 bucks, lol

01ACCORD

I use Simple Green, soak it for a while, then rinse from the inside out.

Let dry, then spray down with K&N filter oil.

Same method I use on my motorcycle K&N...which is where I get the spray oil.

TaekOne

simple green...that stuff is supposed to be able to cure cancer, haha. just kidding. but it might as well since it does pretty much everything else. but yeah, thanks for your help guys. really appreciate it~

01ACCORD

Yes, it can be used for everything. I clean my garage floor with it.

http://gwfweb.com/house/garage4.jpg

Other uses:

Use it as a hair restorer, contraceptive, femine hygene spray, and douche. Sometimes, just heat up a cup and sip it in front of the fireplace.

wedley2

ahhh...i love those cozy night with a glass full of simple green.