Cleaning a panel filter.

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Cleaning a panel filter.

Postby EJ25 » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:30 pm

for those of you who have a hks panel filter, how do you clean it?
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Postby Arith » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:57 pm

Don't you just chuck it out and get a new one?

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Postby EJ25 » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:50 pm

Arith wrote:Don't you just chuck it out and get a new one?

Lol, before you chuck yours out Jim give me a call..
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Postby blacknwhite » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:29 pm

wash it out in soapy water , rinse,shake as much water out and dry overnight
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Postby PHAT GT » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:18 am

blacknwhite wrote:wash it out in soapy water , rinse,shake as much water out and dry overnight



Yes this is how its done

OH and yes please try to remember to put the filter back in its case the same way it came out as there are three different layers of foam

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Postby EJ25 » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:27 am

blacknwhite wrote:wash it out in soapy water , rinse,shake as much water out and dry overnight

thanks..

bloody Jim just keeps telling people to buy new things.. :(
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Postby Arith » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:58 pm

Just helping to keep the economy running. :D

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Postby blacknwhite » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:29 pm

OH and yes please try to remember to put the filter back in its case the same way it came out as there are three different layers of foam

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Coarse sponge like material to the front of the car , right Phat, I dont know if I stuffed it up last time
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Postby chriskan » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:58 pm

Dumbass question time.. can anyone remember which end of the hks filter points towards the intake (ie. unfiltered air) is it the coarse, dense foam? or the more spongy foam?
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Postby PHAT GT » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:40 pm

chriskan wrote:Dumbass question time.. can anyone remember which end of the hks filter points towards the intake (ie. unfiltered air) is it the coarse, dense foam? or the more spongy foam?



the tighter grade foam towards the AFM and the corse foam towards the front of the car


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Postby chriskan » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:30 pm

Thanks Mick. :oops:
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