aftermarket air filter cleaning question

[tegninefour]

can you soak your air filter in some soapy water to clean it or is that not good

 

[g3teg97]

I would say no to the OEM ones because the material is weak. Some of the aftermarket ones such as K&N and Comptech have filter cleaners.

 

[tegninefour]

It's an AEM cone filter.

 

[Ominous G2]

You could use the K&N kit.

 

[TegSox]

Soaking a K&N in soap and water isn't the best way to clean it. It won't damage the filter doing that, but there's a better way to clean it. Pick up a K&N filter cleaning kit, and it'll tell you that you want to run water through the filter from the inside to the outside so the dirt that's in the filter gets forced back out by the flowing water, rather that driving it further into the filter by running water over the outside. So by that explanation of how to get it clean, you can see why dropping the filter in a sink of soap and water isn't the best way to do it, it would get some dirt out, but also push some dirt further into the filter.

 

[Street Anthem]

how about Weapon R filters? mainly Secret Weapon?

 

[g3teg97]

If anything, get K&N.