special tool rack for your klr

[steventbarnett]

After putting in the K&N, I'm returning to the stock sponge air filter. The manuals call for a special air filter oil that's compatible with foam rubber. Unfortunately, I live in Panama and there is currently no air filter oil available. I also have no K&N spray oil left. What's the best way to clean and oil the foam air filter?

[Jeff Saline]

On Tue, 22 May 2007 15:49:41 -0000 "steventbarnett" writes:

> After putting in the K&N, I'm returning to the stock sponge air > filter. The manuals call for a special air filter oil that's > compatible with foam rubber. Unfortunately, I live in Panama and > there is currently no air filter oil available. I also have no K&N > spray oil left. What's the best way to clean and oil the foam air > filter?

<><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><> Steven, If I was in your situation I think I'd clean the foam filter and then use a small amount of 30w motor oil. It'll probably only take a couple of tablespoons to saturate the entire filter. I'd be squeezing out the excess after I was sure the entire filter was coated. Make sure you check the filter seams after you clean the filter and before you oil it. My stock filter seams split at the second cleaning. I'd also reduce the air filter cleaning interval based on the conditions. And further I'd probably wipe the inside of the air box with an oily rag to help clean it of existing dust and dirt and to also help capture new dust and dirt and hopefully extend the filter change interval. Wiping the "clean" side of the airbox will allow you to see if the filter is doing it's job. If the rag comes out clean it's working. If there is dirt or dust on the clean side the filter isn't doing it's job. I think using the stock foam filter with 30w motor oil will give you better filtering than a K&N filter can provide on it's best day. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Jim]

Some will be taken aback, but I use a small amount of solvent to clean the foam (diesel, kerosene, or gasoline, allow to dry fully then place the clean foam in a plastic bag and pour in about an ounce or two of clean motor oil and manipulate the foam to distribute the oil. I then squeeze out as much oil as possible in the bag then remove the foam into a handfull of paper towels and squeeze out more oil leaving the foam well coated but able to breath. Wipe out airbox, grease the leading edge of the foam that seals against the plastic air box, tighten down the screws and go. Be safe with solvents, a word to the wise is sufficient. --Jim

> > After putting in the K&N, I'm returning to the stock sponge air > filter. The manuals call for a special air filter oil that's > compatible with foam rubber. Unfortunately, I live in Panama and > there is currently no air filter oil available. I also have no K&N > spray oil left. What's the best way to clean and oil the foam air

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[Kerry Stottlemyer]

Totaly agree but I use a thicker grade of oil. Bar and chain lube for chain saws to be exact. Because as close as I can tell Uni filter oil is the same stuff. Just as thick, sticky and smells exactly the same. I know that is no way to know for sure but it worked for me. It is only air filter oil and I don't care about it lubrication properties. Kerry

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" wrote: > > Some will be taken aback, but I use a small amount of solvent to clean > the foam (diesel, kerosene, or gasoline, allow to dry fully then place > the clean foam in a plastic bag and pour in about an ounce or two of > clean motor oil and manipulate the foam to distribute the oil. I then > squeeze out as much oil as possible in the bag then remove the foam > into a handfull of paper towels and squeeze out more oil leaving the > foam well coated but able to breath. Wipe out airbox, grease the > leading edge of the foam that seals against the plastic air box, > tighten down the screws and go. > Be safe with solvents, a word to the wise is sufficient. > > --Jim > > > > > After putting in the K&N, I'm returning to the stock sponge air > > filter. The manuals call for a special air filter oil that's > > compatible with foam rubber. Unfortunately, I live in Panama and > > there is currently no air filter oil available. I also have no K&N > > spray oil left. What's the best way to clean and oil the foam air > filter? > > >

[blocloc]

I'v used bar oil for a chainsaw and it worked quite well!!

----- Original Message ----- From: "steventbarnett" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What type of oil for air filter > After putting in the K&N, I'm returning to the stock sponge air > filter. The manuals call for a special air filter oil that's > compatible with foam rubber. Unfortunately, I live in Panama and > there is currently no air filter oil available. I also have no K&N > spray oil left. What's the best way to clean and oil the foam air filter? > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >

[Hedrek]

I just cleaned and oiled my filter. Wash in kerosene, oil thinly with motor oil (whatever I could fine - Rotella 30 wt.). I then went up into the Sandia Mountains bordering Albuquerque and had a weird deal. After a a few miles she died (maybe 8,000 feet). Felt like fuel starvation. I stopped, looked around, no obvious problems. Enjoyed the turkey that ran across the road. Then she started up fine after about 10 minutes. Happened a few times on the way up. I think it was a kinked tank vent, but for a while I thought I had over oiled my airfilter. Decided it wasn't that since I blew out to Placitas at 80mph for about 20 minutes without any gasping. Is there normally a vent tube from the tank out to atmosphere? I had put one on and stuck in down into the fram, but wasn't sure there was one there before. I love my KLR. On the way down there were two guys in the paved twisties going nuts (great twisties going down the other side of the mountain). I thought I was doing OK until I heard a loud bike, saw 'em in my mirror, pulled over and was passed by a guy on a Honda dirt bike leading a Hyabusa! They killed me in the turns. Robert Hedrick Albuquerque, NM ____________________________________________________________________________________Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow

[David Giuliani]

I've been using a K&N kit on my stock foam filter. The kit includes a cleaner, used to saturate then dry out the foam, followed by a red, spray on oil coating. Will this stuff ruin the foam filter??? Dave

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "blocloc" wrote: > > I'v used bar oil for a chainsaw and it worked quite well!! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "steventbarnett" > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:49 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What type of oil for air filter > > > > After putting in the K&N, I'm returning to the stock sponge air > > filter. The manuals call for a special air filter oil that's > > compatible with foam rubber. Unfortunately, I live in Panama and > > there is currently no air filter oil available. I also have no K&N > > spray oil left. What's the best way to clean and oil the foam air filter? > > > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >

[stevedyer@cox.net]

For such an efficiency-minded group, you guys sure are going about it the hard, expensive way with the exotic air filter oiling. A 5-ounce can of Pam spray-on cooking oil is the best thing I've found. Cheap, goes on quick, and cleanup is a snap, especially because I use the butter flavor and just llick my fingers clean once the foam is squeezed: http://www.amazon.com/Pam-Butter-Flavor-Cooking-Spray/dp/B0005Z8H46 For the more health-conscious KLR riders out there, Pam has a fat-free olive-oil variety that won't offend your delicate sensibilities: http://www.amazon.com/Pam-Free-Olive-Cooking-Spray/dp/B0005Z899Y Steve Keepin' it simple in Norman, OK. ---- David Giuliani wrote: I've been using a K&N kit on my stock foam filter. The kit includes a cleaner, used to saturate then dry out the foam, followed by a red, spray on oil coating. Will this stuff ruin the foam filter??? Dave

[Blake Sobiloff]

On May 23, 2007, at 8:08 AM, David Giuliani wrote:

> I've been using a K&N kit on my stock foam filter. The kit includes > a cleaner, used to saturate then dry out the foam, followed by a red, > spray on oil coating. Will this stuff ruin the foam filter???

I don't know if it'll ruin it, but it certainly isn't meant for use with foam. Frankly, I'd probably use motor oil before I'd use K&N's spray stuff if I was in a pinch. Once out of a pinch I'd go for the No Toil products. But then, I'm a little paranoid about poor air filtration. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/> http://sobiloff.typepad.com/klr_adventure/> San Jose, CA (USA) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Kerry Stottlemyer]

If I use the fat free stuff will the bike with proper exercise loose weight...... :p :p Being that I think that would be the only good use for spray cooking oil I might try it lord knows the stuff is terible for cooking.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > > For such an efficiency-minded group, you guys sure are going about it the hard, expensive way with the exotic air filter oiling. A 5- ounce can of Pam spray-on cooking oil is the best thing I've found. Cheap, goes on quick, and cleanup is a snap, especially because I use the butter flavor and just llick my fingers clean once the foam is squeezed: > > http://www.amazon.com/Pam-Butter-Flavor-Cooking-Spray/dp/B0005Z8H46 > > For the more health-conscious KLR riders out there, Pam has a fat- free olive-oil variety that won't offend your delicate sensibilities: > > http://www.amazon.com/Pam-Free-Olive-Cooking-Spray/dp/B0005Z899Y > > Steve > Keepin' it simple in Norman, OK. > > > ---- David Giuliani wrote: > I've been using a K&N kit on my stock foam filter. The kit includes > a cleaner, used to saturate then dry out the foam, followed by a red, > spray on oil coating. Will this stuff ruin the foam filter??? > > Dave >