There is only one brand of air filter IMHO


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And what is your honest opinion??

 

Twin Air. Just because that’s what the bike came with and the dealer sells.

Putoline Action fluid. Dunk in and wring out oil.

Never spray on. Never bio. Both might work for very light use but in my experience they are no way near as good as the old fashioned nasty sticky stuff.

 

Twin Air. Just because that’s what the bike came with and the dealer sells.

Putoline Action fluid. Dunk in and wring out oil.

Never spray on. Never bio. Both might work for very light use but in my experience they are no way near as good as the old fashioned nasty sticky stuff.

Anything biodegradable isn't usually as good as the real thing. However, twin air claim that their biodegradable is their best oil

 

Twin air or Motrex air filters, putoline action fluid and spray grease (any sort) on the filter rim.

Intriqued about those auzzie spikey air filters (sorry, forget the name)

The spray filter oil does not allow enough soaking imo.

The eco water based stuff isnt anywhere near as effective ime.

I use stale petrol to clean - never had a filter break up. Petrol, then wash up liquid final clean then a big rinse with water.

Cleaned after every ride - always easier to have a fresh filter in a biscuit tin ready for use.

Oil filters on bangers - oem every time.

Banger oil every 15hrs, 2t oil every 15hrs (the split system in the 530 gets fresh engine side oil every 7.5 or thereabouts)

Everything else (aside from the obvious) gets a covering in GT85 after every wash - no rusty fixings.

 

The cheapest filters I can find, turps, then a dunking in cheap red filter oil from the local discount car parts store (Biltema), then leave a bunch hanging up in two plastic bags each. One holds the soaked filter and has a hole ripped in the bottom for the oil to drain through. A second bag over the top to catch the drained oil. Thus, I always have a bunch of perfectly oiled filters hanging around. When I'm down to 2 hanging/drained filers, I have a cleaning/re-dunking/hanging session.

Grease the edge of the filters with any old grease hanging around. Usually some outboard motor prop shaft or wheel bearing grease.

 

Any thoughts on Hiflofiltro oil filters? Hell of a lot cheaper than OEM KTM.

 

No don’t use them, I look after about 5 KTM’s 2T and 4T, two lads use Hiflo as they are cheap from their local supplier, I throw them away almost every service, they seem to rot and tear after a very short life span, I can’t remember a TwinAir rotting, I have seen them torn but generally they will last years (not that I advocate using them that long).

Oil, Puoline, cleaner, I use the washable stuff as I can’t use petrol in my garage.


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I use them. They work as far as I can see. Cheaper means more regular changes. At least for a tight arse like me.

 

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Looks like you're talking about air filters. What about oil filters?

 

The oil filters work fine. They don't exactly get a hard life given the frequency of oil changes.

 

I use the no toil biodegradable oil and cleaner and it's been spot on.

I do buy it in bulk and fill a sealable bucket with it, so each filter can be fully dunked. I don't buy into this aerosol or pouring oil onto the filter and massaging malarky

 

i've used 24 MX own brand air filters and they're fine, as are Apico own brand. Oil filters i've used HiFlo Filtro for years and they've done what they're supposed to. Bike oil, Motorex 10;60, filter oil Putoline

 

Can someone give me their opinion on this please......

https://www.24mx.co.uk/motocross-parts/engine-parts--filters_c335/air-filters_c341/twin-air-powerflow-kit_pid-PM-2717235?v=71763

 

Whether or not it is flameproof as claimed (without the backfire screen) surely is down to what filter oil you use as well?

 

I got a filter cleaning / oiling kit from 24MX so use what came with that and have TwinAir filters.

I rotate 3 filters and clean / lube them in one go, do not change every time, went out for about 3 hours on a damp December day so filter looks really clean, out again tomorrow and may swap it out after that if it is a longer day or I see much dust.

But just 30 minutes on a dry practise track following (Being overtaken by) other bikes will have the filter looking filthy, or a days trail riding on a dry day with other bikes has a similar effect as you suck in all the dust thrown up.

 

Funnelweb filters and motorex bio.
Rhinogoo bio filtercleaner

 

Funnelweb filters and motorex bio.
Rhinogoo bio filtercleaner

That is a proper wrong un mix!

 

I've been using NoToil for about 10 years now. Never had any problems with it and it's piss easy to use and clean. The blue Putoline stuff takes the skin off my hands.

A tip for NoToil users. This stuff is chemically identical to the NoToil cleaner and is 80p a kilo at Sainsburys.

 

Really? Works fine. Sticky as , grabs the dirt. Nothing on inside and the cleaner gets them clean and doesn’t stink.

What’s the issue?

 

I don’t doubt it works, I fancy a funnel web filter myself. It was the volume of brand names/words compared to (in my head) just filter & oil.

 

Lol… well he asked 🤣
Filters are good. Grab em from DirtBikeSpec 👍🏼

 

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I wouldn’t use spary filter oil ever again. Had some years ago and was the apparent culprit for fouling plugs on my husky.

Didn’t find out until after one gave out on me halfway through the river on the sucker punch though.

 

I’d put money on water came the the filter due to spray on oil rather than it causing plug fouling. I tried the stupid stuff once. Same thing. Water through the filter and bike stopped. Dried everything out and got it going eventually. Never used spray on again and never will.

 

Hiflo oil fiter for engine if thats any help.

Twin air for air filter. I use Motorex air filter oil that comes in a kit. I completely immerse the filter then squeeze it out. All the oil on my hands I rub back in to the filter. You need to pour the oil back in to the can otherwise it will go all goopy over time. From experience, I try to have as much air filter oil on there as possible without chocking the engine. You will know when you have put too much on there, but the bike will still run.
I have a twin air raincoat filter on top of that which is dry with no oil with twin air dust cover over the top. I wash the dustcover in the same stuff I wash my gortex clothing in to reproof them. Its just another barrier to water ingress and helps stop water getting through the air filter. The raincoat filter dry is to stop the air filter oil from the main filter getting on to the dust cover. You can if you want to wash the rain coat filter with the same stuff to reproof gortex as well if you want. But I found the main barrier to water ingress was the dust cover and correctly oiled air filter. It also keeps your air box much cleaner and makes your air filter easier to clean.
Use the air filter rim grease as well. I put loads of the stuff on there. Hope that helps
You can get packs of twinair filters really cheap so when it comes round to cleaning just leave your old filter soaking for a week in the cleaning solution and re-oil the new one along with a new raincoat filter and dust filter and you are good to go again. I don't do air filter maintenance as often as what people say you should. But when I do do air filer maintenance I try to do the best job that I can. So at least I know it can't get any better. Other than changing it more regularly. I basically use the rain cover filter underneath as a guide to how much dust has gone through the filter as its white and you can see it. I change the filter more in summer than I do in winter as it seems to get more dusty more quickly.

 

A five minute wash through with the soda crystals brings my filter up like new. Occasionally, I chuck it in the washer with my riding gear. All pretty painless.