spadam 7 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 silly question but do you have to oil these fillters. just got mine off ebay £71 and wanted to give it a quick clean did read on here somewhere that you can just clean it in warm water and let dry naturally no need to oil it. is this true would help with maf problems i guess. Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 anyone no the answer wana get this on 2moz sometime so i can finally hear the engine lol Link to post Share on other sites
ez_101 1 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 iv never oiled mine matey.... iv cleaned it with APC and hoovered out any dust.dirt from it.i think only panel filter need oil?! maybe wrong though Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 good enough for me think it just traps more dirt etc. someone said something about a very light spray of wd40 not to sure about this tho. Link to post Share on other sites
ez_101 1 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Honestly mate, iv never sprayed mine with anything and not had any issues what so ever! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 are you on about a BMC CDA? I just washed mine in warm soapy water after giving the filter a good bang againt my hand, no need to oil it. Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Erm, the BMC does need oiling as do all cotton guaze filters (except the nasty green things).The filter should be removed from it's carbon casing and cleaned in the normal manner, the reoiled.I recommend K&N spray oil to get a more even coating. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I see lol - Never oiled mine in 5 years of having my last one, as it never came with any oil - one would assume it doesnt need oiling, generally K&N's etc do come with some oil spray.Pete Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I've yet to see any filter come with a reoiling kit! For K&Ns you need the "Recharge kit" which is a can of oil and a bottle of cleaner (soap basically!) but it's not included with a filter. I'd use the same kit with BMCs.Filters come "ready oiled" though and I would have thought the BMC's red cotton colour would kind of hint at it being oiled :-)These kind of filters don't work if not oiled. They let too much fine grit into the engine. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 odd, as i I had a good feel of BMC CDA and it seems dry to the touch? I'll have to dig out the oil spray for my BMC and see how it goes as the one I bought from ebay needs a quick clean up before I think about fitting it on the VR.Pete Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 They should never be completely dry. The filter element should be red but may not be wet enough to feel on your fingers. If the element looks black and dirty, it needs a clean.BMC recommend a clean or "recharge" as they call it every 15,000km. http://www.bmcairfilters.com/faq.asp#faq51Undo the screws at the inlet end and pop out the filter element. You'll soon notice it's just a K&N 57i wrapped around a red plastric funnel and you'll think, £200 for that??! LOL! :-)Seriously though, wash and oil it in the same way you would a normal K&N panel filter. Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 well ive taken it apart and washed it suppose im guna have to get myself some k&n oil for it then. Link to post Share on other sites
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