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Air filter oil

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Just wondering what type of oil you guys use on your air filter ?. I have been trying a product called FUCHS & as far as I:m concerned they have spelled it wrong,lol .The bike would run rich enough to fowl all the plugs & fuel econemy went out the window, in less than 100 klms. I have since thrown the product away. I have washed out the filter 3 times & it still has enough oil in to do the job :shock: . Even when I first used this stuff I only put a very small amount on , about 1/10 of the recomended dose. Anyway I:m all ears . Roy
 
I use the same Castrol GTX 20W-50 that I put into my crankcase. Works fine for me.
 
Thanx for the reply fellas , I:ll try the engine oil I:m running penrite hpr 30 at the moment. Love your GS 1000 Sharpy, makes me wish I still had mine . I parted with her in 1986. Thanx again. :-D
 
Roy said:
Thanx for the reply fellas , I:ll try the engine oil I:m running penrite hpr 30 at the moment. Love your GS 1000 Sharpy, makes me wish I still had mine . I parted with her in 1986. Thanx again. :-D
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I went to the dealer and got Bel-ray foam air filter oil and it made a big difference in my bikes performance.I was uaing 10w40 but it would just sit at the bottom of the filter and make a mess in the airbox.I am very happy I switched to the foam air filter oil. 1 quart is about $3.50 and will last a long time.
 
I pour some two stoke mix, 25-1 from my mower into a squeeze bottle and spray the filter until it is damp. I leave it for the petrol to evaporate and then respray it a second time and fit it back into the airbox. This leaves a very thin oil coating on the foam, ideal for catching dust particles. I clean my filter every 3 months. I have never had problems with over oiling with this method.
 
Roy said:
Just wondering what type of oil you guys use on your air filter ?. I have been trying a product called FUCHS & as far as I:m concerned they have spelled it wrong,lol .The bike would run rich enough to fowl all the plugs & fuel econemy went out the window, in less than 100 klms. I have since thrown the product away. I have washed out the filter 3 times & it still has enough oil in to do the job :shock: . Even when I first used this stuff I only put a very small amount on , about 1/10 of the recomended dose. Anyway I:m all ears . Roy
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It sounds like the stuff you used FUCHS up the air filter. :lol:
 
Roy said:
Just wondering what type of oil you guys use on your air filter ?. I have been trying a product called FUCHS & as far as I:m concerned they have spelled it wrong,lol .The bike would run rich enough to fowl all the plugs & fuel econemy went out the window, in less than 100 klms. I have since thrown the product away. I have washed out the filter 3 times & it still has enough oil in to do the job :shock: . Even when I first used this stuff I only put a very small amount on , about 1/10 of the recomended dose. Anyway I:m all ears . Roy
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K&N Filter Oil for me...I've got plenty on hand, why not?
 
Thanx heaps guys, i just had my bike serviced as i:m off to an to an interstate job for 6mths .Tried out a new mechanic , he seems to be interrested in older bikes like ours & blokes like that are hard to find out here. Anyway he uses belray air filter oil aswell. Thanx again ..Roy :-D
 
eh? you put oil in the air filter foam? really? may be that's why it alwa..Ah hell. add that to the TO DO list.
 
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