cleaning air filters

[DougStar]

who among us reuses/cleans their sponge filters?

 

[Losi125]

I clean and reuse 7 months on the same filter I clean as often as 3 to 5 runs on stock losi five filter with outerwear and no toil cleaner and oil

 

[DougStar]

what you using to clean?

I clean and reuse 7 months on the same filter I clean as often as 3 to 5 runs on stock losi five filter with outerwear and no toil cleaner and oil

 

[Scruffy]

Dish soap works just fine for me

 

[evssv]

Hot water and washing up liquid here ....then leave to dry and reoil....tbh i need todo my 5ive's filter...

 

[Seandonato73]

I have the k&n losi dbxl. I just get the recharge pack for their big filters. It last several cleanings. I too have the outterwears pre filter on my dbxl. Cleaning it depends on how dirty it gets. It does rent to catch a lot if crud from hanging out the side of the body. If I run really hard in a lot of muddy crap it clogs up fast. I've had the dbxl for a few years now and have only replaced the filter twice. But I keep a spare on hand, when the filter media starts looking suspect I just chuck it. Not worth blowing an engine over a $10 filter.

 

[Losi125]

what you using to clean?

I'm using the no toil cleaner looks like tide I use maybe 2 teaspoons in hot water then I let it soak for about 3 minutes I squeeze it many times and I squeeze it with fresh water a few more time I let it dry overnight but I read somewhere that it splits the dt 1 filter it removes the glue in between so not good for those type of filters but I could be wrong
I anticipate that the no toil cleaner and oil will last me a long time and it keeps the carb really clean

 

[Bajaripper912]

Hot water and dawn soap works lovely for me. Every 3 to 5 runs also depending on were im driving and conditions. Becomes a pain sometimes but at least i no theres no dirt going into motor. Diffantly a piece of mind

 

[Z.hb71]

Hot water and dawn soap works lovely for me. Every 3 to 5 runs also depending on were im driving and conditions. Becomes a pain sometimes but at least i no theres no dirt going into motor. Diffantly a piece of mind

same here

 

[Seandonato73]

Slightly off topic...and not hijack this thread, but are most of you guys running a foam based filter or a k&n type like I have? Main reason I ask is you clean them differently and it may be helpful to know

 

[Z.hb71]

Slightly off topic...and not hijack this thread, but are most of you guys running a foam based filter or a k&n type like I have? Main reason I ask is you clean them differently and it may be helpful to know

Foam fir me!

 

[Bajaripper912]

Yea they are diffantly cleaned differently foam with dawn and sqeeze and k&n style you should use spray for cleaner to clean properly

 

[Scruffy]

I run a TGN foam filter with a Redneck outer filter covered with outerwear

 

[Losi125]

Foam

 

[evssv]

I've always read/been told them kn style filrers r crap on a off road rc......better off with a decent foam one

 

[DougStar]

+1 go foam coz the kn filters let too much in

 

[Z.hb71]

+1 go foam coz the kn filters let too much in

yeah i agree, i always cringe when i see people running those filters off road

 

[Seandonato73]

Its what came with my DBXL. I'm not crazy about it. But with the filter hanging out the side and the outterwears over it I figured it would work. Unfortunately I don't know of any decent filter options that bring it inside the body without restricting flow or protruding farther outside of the body

 

[Z.hb71]

Its what came with my DBXL. I'm not crazy about it. But with the filter hanging out the side and the outterwears over it I figured it would work. Unfortunately I don't know of any decent filter options that bring it inside the body without restricting flow or protruding farther outside of the body

turtle racing, nuff said

 

[Seandonato73]

They don't make one for the DBXL.