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Nice and well-presented DIY there Rahul.
Couple of procedural details that need rectification though.
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Thanks for the kind words & rectification.
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1. No need for both Kerosene AND Diesel. Kerosene in fact is preferable as it is a better solvent of deposited waxes and other heavier residues.
WD-40 can damage the foam structure as you've mentioned in the 'precautions' but petrol is not a problem with foams. It is the volatility of petrol which makes it a major fire hazard that its use for such purpose is discouraged.
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I was advised by the service engineer here not to use petrol. Itseems the foam used in P200 & P220's is a lightweight higher quality one.
Hence not advised to use petrol as it would break it down soon. However i have myself used petrol many times & i havent found any difference in the total life of the filter.
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2. Avoid SPRAYING petrol at all costs. Spraying is about atomizing petrol and such fine droplets are some 10 times more flammable than liquid petrol. Even a mobile phone ringing and attended to in this finely dispersed cloud of petrol vapor will ignite it and the consequences can be disastrous. The filter-retaining wire mesh can also be cleaned with kerosene and the excess dabbed away with a couple of absorbent face tissues.
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Thanks for the critical correction Sir.
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3. 90 weight oil is NOT the right choice for coating the filter. The oil here needs to be just viscous enough for it to spread well and evenly to the inner-most cells of the foam. 90 grade oil is too viscous for this and no amount of spirited squeezing will make it spread evenly till the core of the foam. And you cannot visually ascertain whether the oil is spread evenly till the inside. The ideal choice would be 2T oil but 20W40 would also suffice. 2T oil is light enough to spread easily and uniformly and 'oily' enough to make dust particles adhere to it.
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The reason for me to shift to 90 weight oil was that when i used 2T oil i never found the air filter dirty even after 2000 kms. But when i tried 90 weight oil the air filter needed frequent cleaning & was comparatively much more dirty. But still the correction taken positively.
[QUOTE=indian07_blood;379603]Nice Rahul...Thanks For sharing the piece with guys like me who likes DIY a lot and hates a mechanic touching and twisting things on my machine
..lol..Thanks again
You are welcome.
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1. Kerosene alone is used in PBK svc, Is it good enough to clean it?
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Yes it is. Just make sure they clean it properly until u dont find anymore dirt on it.
3. Can we just use sae90 and spread it uniformly on the surface of the filter?
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OF Sir has suggested not to use sae90 as it is heavier & wouldnt spread evenly.
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How often should we clean it or change it to a new one?....
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It should be cleaned every 1500-2000 kms in normal conditions & much more frequently in dusty riding conditions or whenever the air filter icon starts flashing.