K&N pissing all over bike and pissing me off
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K&N pissing all over bike and pissing me off
So I just cleaned and oiled my K&N round filter. I have an RSD intake and you can see the filter. For the past month it's been pissing excess oil down the side of my bike. Did I just oil it too much? Any advice? Seems to have gotten worse after I washed my bike (I put a bag on the filter when I did it)
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Yep, you've over oiled it, I've ruined a few pairs of jeans with that filter oil One thing I started doing several years ago was having a spare K&N filter for every bike, I'd always have one clean and oiled waiting to be installed, in that way the filter would have plenty of time to drain off whatever excess I'd sprayed on. I keep them on a wire rack and the excess drips off on to paper towels, by the time they're put on the bike there's no excess oil to make a mess...
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Then it sounds like you may have over oiled it either a lot or I'm thinking its also a combination of a little bit too much filter oil and the crank breathers pissing just a tiny bit. even when filled mid way up the dip stick my external crank breathers have a very light mist when I run it hard.
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I had the same problem, and posted questions to this forum. What I was told was as follows:
- clean it good & let it air dry in a dry locTion for 24 hours. Ifvitbis wet when you oil it, that can causes the oil to not soak in.
- use the oil in the spray can, and do a light coating on the external surface only.
I just did mine, but don't have the results yet.
- clean it good & let it air dry in a dry locTion for 24 hours. Ifvitbis wet when you oil it, that can causes the oil to not soak in.
- use the oil in the spray can, and do a light coating on the external surface only.
I just did mine, but don't have the results yet.
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You have to let the oil soak into the filter for a while before you do your riding, and yes, do not over oil it. A conservative misting, just enough to show red is sufficient. On another note, did anyone know that the red oil you put on your filter is marvel mystery oil? If you over oil the filter it will find its own equilibrium....on your bike and your leg
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K&N pissing all over bike and pissing me off
Yep I got aerosol oil. I let mine dry in front of dehumidifier overnight. I've had many K&N filters through the years but always in housings not external lol.
I'll probably just order a 2nd filter and go that route. This one has 12k on it. I know they brag how long they last and how often you should clean it but I feel more comfortable cleaning/changing it more soon.
I'll probably just order a 2nd filter and go that route. This one has 12k on it. I know they brag how long they last and how often you should clean it but I feel more comfortable cleaning/changing it more soon.
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