Storing oiled air filters

[sperera]

Has anyone noticed if they store a oiled air filter, say in a sandwich bag for example, they dry out and discolour after a week?

Im using castrol spray air filter oil and my air filters are discolouring and drying out slightly after about a week?

I like to be organised so always have 2-3 clean oiled air filters ready for a days bashing but when I go to use them they are dry and have gone a slightly brown colour, i end up oiling them again to be on the safe side, which defeats the purpose of storing them oiled.

 

[voo2doo]

I normally store mine dry and use PJ1 at the bash/track site.
J

 

[pablo]

i wash mine out with soapy water dry them then oil them and put them in a sealed bag.

 

[WoodiE]

I wash mine with dish washing soap, rinse completely and let air dry then store in a zip lock bag until needed again.

 

[BrawnFG]

I wash in fairy liquid, rinse with clean water, air dry, then oil with putoline Action Fluid and put it in a zippy. Stores for up to 2 months and comes out sticky still

 

[pipeous]

same, same, same.... but hpi filter oil. that goo stays forever. I pre oil all my spares too as I run hpi baja air filters on much everything and have lots of spare elements

 

[voo2doo]

Or a quick fix if your at the track and don't have any oil. I used to do this with the nitro's,wash your filters in the nitro fuel,it oils them as well!
J

 

[sperera]

i think what happens is the oil settles on the bottom of the filter and leaves the top dry. decided not to store them oiled anymore, just oil at track as I need to.

i store them in a sealed sandwich bag (plastic)

 

[pipeous]

nitro fuel deteriorates the foam, turns it into a fine powder. I used to do the same thing until someone showed me what it does to the foam close up.

 

[sperera]

i used to clean in nitro fuel until I discovered kerosene, cheaper and works just as well. not sure if kero deteriorates the foam though ?

 

[one2boost]

I took one of the wife's tupperware containers with lid. I store my 2 extra sets of air filters all oiled up. Some oil residue collected on the bottom of the container. I usually try to soak up some and squeeze the excess out again before taking a filter out of this container.

 

[BrawnFG]

I took one of the wife's tupperware containers with lid.QUOTE]

more than my life's worth to do that.......

 

[voo2doo]

nitro fuel deteriorates the foam, turns it into a fine powder. I used to do the same thing until someone showed me what it does to the foam close up.

Thanks for the heads up Barry.
J

 

[sperera]

LOL i take the wifes containers all the time. I even work on the coffee table when its too cold to work in the garage, other than the odd complaint of petrol smell in the house the wife doesn't complain