What kind of filter comes with the big sucker stage 1? I just got it and see that the replacements are 50 bucks...are they reusable? I also read that I have to OIL it??? WTF?

 

I installed mine last night. It appears to be a K&N filter although Arlen Ness is stamped on the front. Yes; you occasionally have to clean and oil them rather than replace with new.

 

How do you oil it? Mine looks like paper and it has all those ribs. Spray Oil???

 

ok...I am doing the RTFM thing....(reading the f$cking manual) and it has in there "Maintenence tip:.....clean and re-iol the air filter element...blah blah.... the question is what is the proper technique for cleaning and re-oiling? What kind of oil do i use ...

 

Good question, Mine will be going on here soon as well . Come all you exsperts out there fill us in???[&:]

 

No expert here but there is a K&N maintenance kit you can buy which would have everything you need. It should work.

 

Do you havea link for that somewhere?

 

4X4 shops should have the K&N Filter Recharge kits, basicly you take the filter off rinse it out from the inside out (this is so you arnt driving the dirt further into the filter) then spray the cleaner on it let it soak for a minute or two, then rinse it out again from the inside out, then let it dry. Then you re oil it using the spray oil, its red so you can see where you sprayed it, let it soak in of r awhile then wipe it off and put it back in. Clean and re oil every oil change or every other oil change. Or anytime the filter looks dirty. While your at that off road store go ahead and buy a K&N filter for your cage and save yourself some bucks and get a bit more power out of your car. A reuseable filter is good for LOTS and LOTS of miles. 50,000-100,000 milesdepending on your conditions.

 

you can get the K&N oil in a spray can from the HD dealer or any MC shop.
Basically, wash it, let it dry, spray the oil. The oli, conditions the element plus traps any very small dust particles. My lawnmower has the same type of AC filtration system...not a K&N but a filter that requires oiling.

 

you can get the re-charge at Autozone.... The filter is HD-0800 I just picked up a second one. That way when one is clean and drying I can put in the other and keep riding. As for cleaning they nailed it.... spray wash let air dry, spray oil.....