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

[Ron Porter]

Don,

Pro-M is using this oil-less filter:

http://pro-flow.com/Product%20pages/filter%204in.htm

Personally, I don't view this as a "good" thing. IMHO, to not use oil, the
filter element has to be thicker/denser to filter the same amount, which
obviously drops power. And if it flows the same as a K&N but doesn't use
oil, it will let in more dirt.

FWIW, I have been using K&N filters for the last 30 years when I started
using them on my motorcycles, then used them on my cars, also. I have the
"knack" for applying the right amount of oil (which is no big deal, really,
just RTFM), and have never had an issue with over-oiling.

Ron Porter

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Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:41 PM
To: molsen@excite.com
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 80mm MAF failure, CLEANING procedure and Materials?


They must have changed supplier then, mine came with a K&N. 
   (that was WAY back about 1992?) Any Gauze type filter 
will have an oil treatment, and like I said, unless you 
abuse it greatly with K&N style filters, they won't ever be 
a problem.

If not K&N style gauze, then what is ProFlow using now?

Don Mallinson

Michael wrote:

>  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
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 filte
r !
> 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
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