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

[Bill Murray]

The only reason I had to replace mine was because a hole had be worn
though on the filter from it rubbing against the inner fender at the tip
of the filter where the gauze meets the rubber end.  The bracket that
Pro-M supplies must not have been bent correctly, I bought mine used
though.

Bill Murray

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Prochilo [mailto:gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org] 
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:04 PM
To: Bill Murray
Cc: 'Donald Mallinson'; SHOTimes
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] 80mm MAF failure, CLEANING procedure and
Materials?

K&N filters have become more commonplace these days.  If you have an
Autozone nearby, you'll see what I mean.  I could probably buy a
replacement
cone filter from them if I needed it, but realistically if I do the
maintenance as needed, it should last for the life of the car.  My guess
is
in line with Ron's in that Pro-M is probably getting a better cost from
their current supplier than they were from K&N which directly translates
to
profit for them.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Bill Murray said:
> I bought a replacement filter for my Pro-M 77 about a year ago.  It is
a
> white colored filter, and like the Pro-M site says, I have not oiled
> mine.  I would have preferred a genuine K&N replacement, but this is
> supposedly a custom made size for Pro-M, the number listed on the
> original K&N did not appear in their recent catalog.  I've wondered
> about oiling it, but I've been knocking out the big stuff when I
change
> the oil, and I've put it in the dishwasher once or twice to clean it
> better.  FWIW...
>
> Bill Murray
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 6:28 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 80mm MAF failure, CLEANING procedure and
> Materials?
>
> That looks like they are just using a K&N style filter and
> NOT oiling it!  This is NOT a good way to filter air.  The
> oil does NOT coat the MAF element unless you get stupid with
> oiling it, and the oil is essential in getting the fine
> particles of dirt that can wear out a motor.
>
> Anyone actually bought one of these to see what the filter
> media is?  If just Gauze, then I would use the K&N filter
> oil anyway.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Ron Porter wrote:
>
>> Don,
>>
>> Pro-M is using this oil-less filter:
>>
>> http://pro-flow.com/Product%20pages/filter%204in.htm
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