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Posted by on August 1, 2007, 9:20 pm
>> Pete wrote:
>>>What exactly is Yamaha referring to when they say to use solvent
>>>to clean a foam air filter?
>>>What type of oil can be used to relube the filter?
>> I have used gasoline to clean foam filters..
>> Stoddard Solvent is available in North America. It seems be a proprietary
>> mixture of naphtha, benzene, etc.
>> I use kerosene on K&N filters which are made of wire mesh and cloth.
>> Kerosene would work fine on a foam filter and you could use less oil.
>> Light weight motor oil works OK.
>> Foam filters eventually rot and fall apart.
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>> Message posted via MotorcycleKB.com
>> http://www.motorcyclekb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/yamaha/200707/1
>Gasoline or Kerosene will work to clean your foam filter. Just don't leave
>the filter soaking for an extended period (read days or weeks).
>Gasoline and Kerosene will both dissolve a foam filter if given enough time
>to work on them (this is one of the reasons that foam filters eventually
>fall apart and crumble).
>But, if you just soak your filter for a few minutes and then press all of
>the solvent out (don't twist your filter), and let it dry, you should be
>fine.
>As for oil, you can use any light-weight machine oil. Just make sure that
>all excess oil is removed before reinstalling your filter. Otherwise, you
>will have a gunky mess in your airbox and reduced airflow through the
>filter.
kerosene is much safer...but stupidly, it's harder to find and you have to
sign for it now!
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>to clean a foam air filter?
>What type of oil can be used to relube the filter?