Yeah you should use liquid detergent not tablets or powder.
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
The few times I've oiled a filter, I used extra virgin coconut oil and blew it through with a air line.
19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
310.2bhp / 333ft/lb
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Too be honest, It's not necessary to oil a cotton filter. I know the manufacturers say you should, but the way I see it is this....
A cotton filter, when clean, filters down to approx 0.05 microns. That's a hell of a lot more than an OE paper filter yet no where near as much as stainless steel race filter.
To put that into perspective....0.05 microns is 0.00005 mm!!! That's so small you can't see it with the naked eye. A particle of dirt that small is not going to damage an engine.
I do not see any need to then spray a load of filter oil all over the filter. All it does is attract dirt that cannot pass through the filter anyway and long term, will knacker your MAF! as well as clog up the filter and ruin it.
I leave mine totally dry and wash it in warm soapy water once a year, rinse then air dry for 24hrs.
Last edited by LeeT5; Wednesday 4th June 2014 at 02:06.
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
stribo (Wednesday 4th June 2014)
The exact reason I don't oil filters any more.
19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
310.2bhp / 333ft/lb
2016 Swedish Day UK "Best Modified Swede"
SOLD
Got an old discovery now.
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