Air filter cleaner

[keeptwostrokesalive]

I previously used gas to clean my no toil air filter, now all of a sudden its tearing up my filter.  What can i use to clean my air filter with out tearing it up, and i dont want to order the no toil cleaner or anything like that.  I need something that i can use now so i can go riding this weekend.  Please let me know what you guys use

[Hondacrrider]

I unfortunately am having the same problem, so bad in fact that my filter separated. The two parts of the filter(the red and the cream colour) must have lost their glue. So, as a quick fix, I stuck it back together with grease. As for what you could use to prevent this again, my can of No toil oil says that you must use their cleaner, but I say forget that. What I have been finding to work is if you quickly dip your filter in varsol or gas just simply to get rid of the oil(not clean it completely), and then soak it in hot soapy water. This does not eat up your filter as much, and your filter comes out really clean. But from personal experience, don't clean the filter in your Mom's sink...

[Super Trucker]

Never use gas to clean your filter,gas eats filters. The cheapest cleaner is kerosine,it doesn,t eat filters,you still use soapy water after to clean.

[JohnN]

I had a problem with No Toil cleaner as well. There formula works great as long as you use their filters. If you use any other brand filter it will affect the glue used to hold the filter together. Rendering your filter DOA.

When you use gasoline it's a pain to get rid of the dirty gas, unless you dump it in your yard or put it into a container to recycle at the parts store along with your used oil.

I have found a product from England that does great job using a water based cleaner.

One of the reasons I have been noticeably absent from the forum is because I am the new distributor of Pro Clean products for the US and Canada. There is so much that must get done very quickly, including building the web site, which is not yet complete.

I have the products in stock and ready to ship. Since I have not completed the shopping cart yet, if anyone from this forum orders these products in the continental USA I will ship your order FREE!

We tested the Filter Cleaner and it works really well.. is safe for filters and is easy to dispose of.

Feel free to poke around the site. http://www.proclean-racingusa.com

I'd love to hear your feedback and constructive criticism.

[keeptwostrokesalive]

Thanks for your inputs guys.  I took the filter over to a friends house today and used kerosine on the filter.  It worked pretty good and so far it hasnt fallen apart.  

[ford832]

Way back when I bought Twin Air filter cleaner and paid mucho dinero for it.When I used it,it smelled like kerosene,felt like kerosene-and was kerosene-only with blue dye.When I mentioned it to the guy I bought it from he said-yeah,but it's a pretty blue isn't it Never use gas-as stated it eats the glue.After the Kerosene treatment,wash and rinse with soapy water and let dry.Bio stuff like Johns sounds ideal though.

[RideRedMx2]

I use Maxima filter cleaner in a spray can,just spray it on and hose it off,then i clean the filter in Dawn dishwasing soap throughly,let it dry then i use Maxima spray on filter oil to finish it off......easiest way i've found and it works really well for me.......  Oh and all NoToil stuff sucks,i've always run Twin Air Filters on all my bikes with 0 problems ever

[TMKIWI]

  Oh and all NoToil stuff sucks,i've always run Twin Air Filters on all my bikes with 0 problems ever [/b][/i][/font][/color]

I agree 

[ford832]

Spray on oil is ok if you're in a real hurry but the bottled stuff is better for consistent coverage.

[ACMX]

Well I'm really good with the spray and I don't have a very big work area. I use twinair filters clean it with

Then rinse with warm water
After it dries, (or using an already dried filter)
I treat it with

[evo550]

Yep, I use the spray on oil and cleaner.
Best option avaliable.

[ford832]

Easiest option,not the best.

[evo550]

Easiest option,not the best.

Oh Ford,
A simple mantra of mine.
Easiest, so therefore, by default the Best
I own a two stroke, so by nature I'm lazy.

[Coop]

I fill a bucket with HOT water and dish soap. Then I spray the filter generously with Simple Green, work it into the filter, and then it soak 10-15 minutes. Then I put it in the bucket and clean it well. Works for me and it's cheap.

[ford832]

Easiest option,not the best.

Oh Ford,
A simple mantra of mine.
Easiest, so therefore, by default the Best
I own a two stroke, so by nature I'm lazy.

Lol