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

[Donald Mallinson]

Bill,

I had a K&N cone filter with a hole in it like that some 
time ago.  For a couple of years, I fixed it with a glob of 
good old gasket sealer.

How do I know I fixed it?

Because I found the hole when I noticed the silicone content 
  in my oil analysis was going up and staying up, and when I 
fixed the hole, it went right back down.

Don Mallinson

Bill Murray wrote:

> 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.