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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 20:52 - 29 Jan 2010    Post subject: Air filter oil. K&N stuff only or use something else? Reply with quote

I've got the filter out because I had to fix a sticky choke. Makes sense to give it a clean but I don't have any of the "official" air filter oil.

From reading the safety data sheet, the "proper" stuff seems to be a mix of thiners, hydraulic oil and refined animal fat.

I've got a lot of other oily stuff here. I was thinking 3-in-1 oil or ATF.

Suggestions?
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PostPosted: 00:05 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

With the old foam filters on old bikes I wash them in petrol then oil them with two-stroke. Catches the dirt, and if you over oil it then your exhaust smells nice.

Proper K&N oil feels like a thinner version of ATF, and it's red.
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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice
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PostPosted: 00:14 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use any brand mineral oil. No probs for 5yrs.

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PostPosted: 00:30 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used to use various random oils (atf etc), however the air filter oil for the KTM I've been quite impressed by, so will be sticking to that for them at least - it was really annoyingly gloopy and kept sticking my gloves together and anything that got put down on a pool of it on the bench.
Definitely a lot 'stickier' than standard oils, which can't be a bad thing in such cases Smile.
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PostPosted: 00:47 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use some intestinal lubricant stinkwheel. Its a nice light oil and has good dust catching properties.
Unlike robbys 2stroke it won't smell as good or Gs KTM oil ?s

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PostPosted: 01:10 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm with Robby and oiled mine with some 2 stroke oil.

My bike doesn't smell any nicer though if any gets burnt up in the engine because it always smells superb Wink
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PostPosted: 17:31 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

paraffin would do it i imagine.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 18:11 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I opted for ATF in the end.

Seems to be working ok so far.
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PostPosted: 23:00 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just make sure its extremely thin... Or it will choke a bike. Embarassed
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PostPosted: 23:23 - 30 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

XlonewolfX wrote:
Just make sure its extremely thin... Or it will choke a bike. Embarassed


I know about doing that. Poured loads of oil onto my temporary filter on my TZR and all the oil fell through into the bottom of the airbox. Started it up and the left carb sucked it all in, it was great Laughing
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PostPosted: 17:33 - 31 Jan 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

MMO is just about the best stuff for it Smile
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