[Shotimes] 80mm MAF failure, CLEANING procedure and Materials?

[Carl Prochilo]

Mike,  The 77mm MAF came with a cone filter.  Is that what you have?  The
cleaning procedure is to use a spray on cleaner and then flush with water.
 This removes the oil from the gauze material inside the screen mesh. 
This turns the filter from red to white/gray.  After the gause has dried,
you have to oil it with the K&N spray that come in the kit which makes the
filter red again.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Michael said:
>  I suppose I can only speak for my own ProFlow 77mm MAF, which only needs
> to be washed in soap water, according to the instructions from Best
> Products that came with the meter.94MTX,green,BOS+--- On Thu 01/08, Carl
> Prochilo < gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org > wrote:
> From: Carl Prochilo [mailto: gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org]To:
> molsen@excite.comCc: shotimes@autox.team.netDate: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 15:36:24
> -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 80mm MAF failure,
> CLEANING procedure and Materials?Says who? The cone filter on my Pro-M 77
> definitely has to get oiled towork properly.BTW, your e-mails are coming
> across butchered.-- Cheers,Carl Prochilo1992 Ultra Red CrimsonMichael
> said:> So here's is yet another advantage of the ProFlow MAFs. Their
> cone> filters are not oil based, and you should never have to worry
> about your> MAF element get dirty.94MTX,green,BOS+--- On Thu 01/08,
> Donald Mallinson> < dmall@mwonline.net > wrote:> From: Donald
> Mallinson [mailto: dmall@mwonline.net]To:> shotimes@autox.team.netDate:
> Thu, 08 Jan 2004 13:52:53 -0600Subject: Re:> [Shotimes] 80mm MAF
> failure, CLEANING procedure and Materials?Having sold> and used a few
> of the Amsoil oiled foam air filters, I know that they come&!
> gt; from the factory over oiled and will contaminate a MAF pretty
> quick.You> MUST take lots of paper towels or rags and squeeze the heck
> out of the> filter after oiling, or before installation and get out as
> much of the oil> as possible.NOTE: this applies ONLY to the Amsoil or
> any other Oiled FOAM> air filter. oiled gauze filters CAN be overoiled,
> but their oil is much> less likely to contaminate than the oiled foam
> filters. And of course you> do NOT squeeze the oiled qauze filters. you
> can take a cloth or paper> towel and pat the surface of the filter
> gently to get excess drops off,> but the best thing is to just oil the
> gauze filters till they turn pink,> and DO NOT oil any more!Don
> MallinsonEither type of filter !> done properly should NEVER
> contaminate a MAF sensor.Carl Prochilo> wrote:> Never had that
> situation happen to me. The instructions on the> K&N are> quite
> specific about not over oiling the filter, so I try> to co!
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