cone filter oil

[kingkakyle]

i over oiled my injen cone filter and i dunno wat to do
i need to drive!! wat should i do?
i think most of the oil has bled out.....but still a little left
thanks for ur help

[Turbosolara]

use a cotton rag to absorb the excess oil

[ClassySolaraGuy]

^ You could do that or wash it.

[kingkakyle]

i just washed it.....so i was reoiling it
ive been using papertowels but a rag is probably a better idea
its still a bit over oiled....its a little dark in color
ive been trying to get the oil out since yesterday afternoon lol

[anttarz]

papertowels arent good cause they break up.

try blowing it with compressed air

[kingkakyle]

it said dont use compressed air cuz it might rip the filter gauze
how do i know if its dry enough?
cuz it pretty much stopped bleeding but it still looks dark

[Turbosolara]

it looks dark because it is wet, just use hair blower to blow it dry

[kingkakyle]

hhhmmmm.... ok when i touch it i dont get any residue on my hand
does it have 2 be completely dry to use without damage?

[PXLpainter]

Was it completely dry after washing it - BEFORE oiling it? Just a thought...

[kingkakyle]

yea it was completely dry
its basically too much oil....i know that for sure cuz i looked at the bottle when i finished and said aww #@^^*@#T#)%#!!!!!!!!!
lol
well i drove my mom's car for the day cuz the battery on my old car is dead

[crispone]

DON'T USE COMPRESSED AIR!

If you OVER-OILED it, (show a pic, I'll tell you...), then the BEST thing to do is to RE-WASH it with the proper degreaser... then let it dry thoroughly.

When you RE-OIL it:

- If you are using a SPRAY oil... then used SHORT, INTERMITTENT bursts of spray in LIGHT streaks LENGTHWISE up the ribs... JUST ENOUGH with each spray to GENTLY color the PEAKS or RIDGES of the filter element...

- If you are applying with the FLUID oil, then GENTLY squeeze a MODEST BEAD along the PEAKS/RIDGES of each rib in a "QUICK DRAG" along the length from end to end... (DO ONE RIDGE AT A TIME!!! TAKE YOUR TIME!!!)

IN EITHER CASE, ONLY APPLY ENOUGH TO CREATE COLOR DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE UN-OILED VALLEY of each rib, and the RIDGE, which should be MODESTLY OILED as first.

- LET THE OIL WICK INTO THE REST OF THE COTTON ELEMENT....

Once the color is EVEN, if it is PALE, or DOES NOT WICK to an EVEN distribution after about an hour... APPLY A LITTLE MORE AT A TIME in the SAME MANNER, and REPEAT until the filter is a nice HEALTHY MOIST, but NOT DRIPPING or DARKLY SATURATED.


Cotton Guaze Element filters SHOULD NOT be run while DRY... NOR should they be run TOO WET.


Good Luck!


NOTE: I don't recommend EXPEDITING the drying time... AIR DRYING is the best to maintain the proper physical properties of the cotton element...


-crisp

[onefiend]

papertowels arent good cause they break up.

try blowing it with compressed air

Big NO NO...use paper towels, fold them up and place them in each crease/gap of your cone filter, that's what I used to do when I over oiled it. Leave the paper towels there for a few hours and when you remove them every inch of the paper towel should be soaked up with the oil. This method worked for me, goodluck.

[kingkakyle]

^^^ yea i did that with paper towels and it worked
i think its pretty much fine now....the cotton rag helped alot actually (THANKS!!)
i did take a pic cuz i was gonna post it....but the lighting makes it look nothing like it really does....ill try again though
i raelly dont wanna rewash it cuz i need to drive my car tomorrow lol
thanks again everyone for all ur help

some pics

[crispone]

^^^ From what I can tell between the two photos... you can bolt it on and RUN IT!


(That doesn't look saturated enough to restrict your airflow too much. I STILL think it will flow better than stock paper element filters from the appearance, and the "moderate" appearing "over-oiling" is not going to cause an issue. It will begin to "pale-out" again with some miles...)


crisp says:

"LET 'ER ROLL!":D


-crisp

[ClassySolaraGuy]

It looks fine. Install it & forget about for another 20000 miles or more.