Screaming Eagle Ventilator?
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Wrong...that's the way it used to be, but now they both need oil. It's the exact same filter, made by K & N.
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Road Warrior
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From: Mesquite Tx
Here are the directions that came with the Ventilator i just bought yesterday:
- Blue to the air cleaner cover screw (A).
You will note it says this is a DRY filter so I'm not oiling this one. Maybe the K&N replacement.
Air Cleaner Element and Cover Installation
NOTES
This is a dry air filter. Do not apply oil to the filter element.
Whenever the air cleaner cover is installed, apply Loctite 243
NOTES
This is a dry air filter. Do not apply oil to the filter element.
Whenever the air cleaner cover is installed, apply Loctite 243
- Blue to the air cleaner cover screw (A).
You will note it says this is a DRY filter so I'm not oiling this one. Maybe the K&N replacement.
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From: Northern Illinois
Here are the directions that came with the Ventilator i just bought yesterday:
You will note it says this is a DRY filter so I'm not oiling this one. Maybe the K&N replacement.
Air Cleaner Element and Cover Installation
NOTES
NOTES
This is a dry air filter. Do not apply oil to the filter element.
Whenever the air cleaner cover is installed, apply Loctite 243
- Blue to the air cleaner cover screw (A).Whenever the air cleaner cover is installed, apply Loctite 243
You will note it says this is a DRY filter so I'm not oiling this one. Maybe the K&N replacement.
I agree this is very confusing.
A couple months ago, I went to replace the filter in my Ventilator. I noticed that Amazon had the exact same filter, but it had K&N's part # on it (HD-0910). I also noticed that this was a filter that required oil.
I pulled out the instruction sheet for my 1.5 year old Ventilator and it said "do not oil".
I called K & N to ask them about it, and they said originally, Harley didn't want anyone to oil them because they were afraid people would "over oil" and cause problems. Personally, I think it was because Harley wanted you to buy a new filter from them.
They come oiled when you buy the Ventilator kit (that's the Pink color).
If you look in the new 2014 P & A book, the part # for the filter from Harley is 29400022A. All the SE Air Filter elements are made by K & N. At the top of the page (437) it states that the filters are "washable and rechargeable" and you are to use K & N's Air Filter Care Products to clean and return the filter to it's Red color when it turns Grey.
It's the oil that filters the dirt.
Road Captain
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From: Abbottstown, PA
The filter that came with my Ventilator did NOT get oiled. I bought a K+N from HD and the pleats buckled. I bought another, they still buckled but not as much. I contacted K+N(through HD Forums) only to find out that the HD version of the K+N is not warrantied for life. I got a true K+N filter from K+N and did not have any buckling issues.
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Road Warrior
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From: Mesquite Tx
Ok I see what you are saying, the part number for the filter in the directions that come with the Ventilator is 29670-09. Then if you look at the K&N replacement on HD website the part number is 29400022A. But if you go directly to K&N to get the filter for the Ventilator it's part number 29670-09, the same as the part number in the directions that come with the original product. So confusing...lol
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From: Upper Midwest
I have a Ventilator on my 2013 Limited. Ventilator was installed and Stage 1'd at the dealer before I picked it up. The filter in mine is gray. Wasn't pink at any point. I'm assuming mine is a dry one. I'll put a K&N in there at some point.
