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

[Carl Prochilo]

Interesting, maybe there are different design versions.  Mine looks like
the one that's third down in the web page.  I got mine about 5 years ago.

http://www.pro-flow.com/Pro-M%20meter_Gallery.htm
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Michael said:
>  My ProFlow77 came with a gray cone filter. At the narrow end of the
> filter there is a 1 inch wide round polished stainless stell "ring". Very
> nice finish. Otherwise it looks just like the K&N cone
> filter.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 16:08:19
> -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 80mm MAF failure,
> CLEANING procedure and Materials?Mike, The 77mm MAF came with a cone
> filter. Is that what you have? Thecleaning 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 thefilter red again.-- Cheers,Carl
> Prochilo1992 Ultra Red CrimsonMichael 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 t!
> he> K&N are> quite> specific about not over oiling the
> filter, so I try> to co!> mply. :
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