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December 19th 04, 03:39 PM
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cleaning a viscous type air filter
can you clean this type of air filter?
http://www.greatautoparts.com/images...ilter2-120.jpg it is sort of cottony but i cant see or feel any oil in it. why is it called viscous? thx 
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December 19th 04, 05:11 PM
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, beerismygas wrote:
> can you clean this type of air filter? > http://www.greatautoparts.com/images...ilter2-120.jpg > it is sort of cottony but i cant see or feel any oil in it. No. > why is it called viscous? Because the marketeers needed something nifty-sounding to make you buy it.
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December 19th 04, 07:37 PM
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This is your typical paper type air filter. It cannot be cleaned and
reused to extend at which a cotton type (K&N) can be cleaned with a special solution. It can certainly be blown with an air gun to dislodge any loose debries or just rap it on the ground once or twice. Dirt and grease caught inside the filtration paper itself is there to stay and this surface cleaning will not restore it to its original performance.
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