Cleaning Screaming Eagle Air Filter?
So now I'm more confused. I remove the filter from the carb and it looks like it has oil in it. Inside the filter and on the rubber seal I see and feel oil.
And the filter element is not white. Sort of looks like it is dark orange inside or a dull pink? Very dull not a bright pink sort of dull reddish?
So do I really have a K&N filter already as I thought? The element is not white and it is not dry and I see no markings in it.
I suspect it is NOT the SE paper dry filter... Guess I should get the K&N cleaning filter kit and some reoil stuff.
???
And the filter element is not white. Sort of looks like it is dark orange inside or a dull pink? Very dull not a bright pink sort of dull reddish?
So do I really have a K&N filter already as I thought? The element is not white and it is not dry and I see no markings in it.
I suspect it is NOT the SE paper dry filter... Guess I should get the K&N cleaning filter kit and some reoil stuff.
???
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2006
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I had the stage 1 kit installed on my `02 RK the year I bought it. Dealer never said any thing about the filter/cleaning. Guess who used the K+N cleaning kit with oiling it since then. Never a problem, runs like a top. Should I go with a new filter due to age of filter/my dumbass cleaning with it?
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,476
Likes: 193
From: Las Vegas, NV
So now I'm more confused. I remove the filter from the carb and it looks like it has oil in it. Inside the filter and on the rubber seal I see and feel oil.
And the filter element is not white. Sort of looks like it is dark orange inside or a dull pink? Very dull not a bright pink sort of dull reddish?
So do I really have a K&N filter already as I thought? The element is not white and it is not dry and I see no markings in it.
I suspect it is NOT the SE paper dry filter... Guess I should get the K&N cleaning filter kit and some reoil stuff.
???
And the filter element is not white. Sort of looks like it is dark orange inside or a dull pink? Very dull not a bright pink sort of dull reddish?
So do I really have a K&N filter already as I thought? The element is not white and it is not dry and I see no markings in it.
I suspect it is NOT the SE paper dry filter... Guess I should get the K&N cleaning filter kit and some reoil stuff.
???
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 276
Likes: 3
From: Canton, MI.
To dry the filter...
I use a bolt through the hole in the filter and snug it tight w/a nut...slip the threaded bolt in my drill and tighten the chuck...put the filter attached to the drill in an empty bucket...turn it on and let the centrifugal force (spinning motion) displace the water.
quick and easy.
smat
I use a bolt through the hole in the filter and snug it tight w/a nut...slip the threaded bolt in my drill and tighten the chuck...put the filter attached to the drill in an empty bucket...turn it on and let the centrifugal force (spinning motion) displace the water.
quick and easy.
smat
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 963
Likes: 1
From: Bellefonte PA
If the filter is a K&N, there SHOULD be a little metal strip on the edge of one of the pleats. Don't remember if its on the inside or outside. On that little metal strip, there is a K&N logo stamped into the metal. Kinda hard to see, but it's there. As said before, K&N oil; Harley no oil.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 10,675
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From: Billings,Mt.
The K&N will have wire mesh holding the element together.
To dry I let it sit outside in the sun.
To dry I let it sit outside in the sun.
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Ok, double checked...I have the K&N!
Saw the tiny tag inside the filter that is stamped.
So I can soak in warm water, submerged, with Dawn dish soap, for maybe 15 mins. Then allow to dry.
And get me some K&N oil to retreat the filter. Use sparingly...to not over oil it.
Right???
Every 5K miles?
Thanks road brothers!
Saw the tiny tag inside the filter that is stamped.
So I can soak in warm water, submerged, with Dawn dish soap, for maybe 15 mins. Then allow to dry.
And get me some K&N oil to retreat the filter. Use sparingly...to not over oil it.
Right???
Every 5K miles?
Thanks road brothers!
