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I am a faithfull air filter lip seal greaser. Lately I have read in a few magazines that they don't do this anymore. I am not sure why. Friday I went on an epic ride and spent all day as the tailend in a line of 5 bikes, clouds of blinding silty dust (I was most experienced at dust riding so volunteered to be at the end). When I cleaned my filter that night it was of course completely poluted with caked dust but delightfully pristine inside. My question is, How many here grease their filter lip seals or am I old school. Curious Cam. ps I even grease the seal on my truck filter.  http://www.pcracingusa.com/proseal.php |
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2008, 01:24:54 PM » |
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i view the lip seal greasing as a sort of double protection. if you can protect your engine a little more by greasing the seal why not? i use a silicone o-ring & seal lube on mine that is super sticky too protect against sand intrusion. it doesn't wash off when you clean the filter so i don't worry about the silicone contaminating the filter. i also use pantyhose material over the airbox intake as a precaution. MADDOGGY
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2008, 01:25:44 PM » |
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I grease.
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2008, 01:33:12 PM » |
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I grease.
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2008, 09:51:55 PM » |
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I will always grease the filter lip. I guess I'm old school too.
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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2008, 12:44:25 AM » |
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I grease, considered one of the foam seals that stuck to the filter cage, but ditched the idea. It is especially important to prevent dirt intrusion on the new 4t's.
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« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2008, 01:56:39 AM » |
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I will always grease the filter lip. It only takes a minute, works perfect at keeping all grit out. Why screw around with a perfected process and take a chance at destroying the nikasyl ? John
PS guess I am "old skool " too.
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2008, 12:09:16 AM » |
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Cheap protection-I grease.
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2008, 02:44:30 AM » |
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No grease, never had problems. Even in deep dusty sand.
Use Twin-Air oil or Putoline if its availeble in US. Its the same.
There is nothing better.
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« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2008, 02:50:25 AM » |
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Always greased here. Never trouble, extra protection, I am also old school I guess.
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« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2008, 05:29:23 AM » |
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« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2008, 12:51:30 PM » |
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"Pro-seal." You don't have to grease anymore. Excellent seal to seal. Less mess. Easier cleanup. Used to grease before I spent the $15. http://www.pcracingusa.com/proseal.php |
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« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2008, 02:42:33 AM » |
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Grease... a tub seems to last forever and i'm so cheap, I have trouble spending bucks for something that i don't really need... like quick touch fork tube air vent buttons ment to replace your flat head screwdriver.  on another note, has anyone used 2-stroke oil to coat there filters( on 2 smokers of course) |
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« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2008, 09:29:46 AM » |
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on another note, has anyone used 2-stroke oil to coat there filters( on 2 smokers of course)
I'm not thinking I would use 2t oil for my filter, filter oil has a solvent in the bottle that evarporates and what's left is usually quite sticky. I would think you would pull the 2 t oil through the filter into the motor, but hey, I've been wrong before so lets hear what others have to say. Oh and I use belray filter oil but have been contemplating going to the no toil just for ease of clean up. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2008, 10:06:35 AM » |
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I would agree with you don... air filter oil is very tacky where as 2t oil is very slippery. If I had an emergency filter problem and had no filter oil but did have 2t I would use that instead of running a dry filter but deffinitely not as a substitute for filter oil.
P.S. I use grease on the lip as well
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