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Guys,

 

Im about to replace my JWT Filter element with a clean, new fresh one, how much oil is needed to coat it, and do you need to put oil through the front hole along the pleats?

 

Cheers

Jerry :)

Posted
Guys,

 

Im about to replace my JWT Filter element with a clean, new fresh one, how much oil is needed to coat it, and do you need to put oil through the front hole along the pleats?

 

Cheers

Jerry :)

 

Not much or you will mess up the MAF sensor :)

Posted

Put oil along all pleats, including those at the front/top. Depending on what oil kit you have, if its the same as the K&N, just spray down the pleats, making sure each one gets some oil. Do not go around and around, only make one pass. Remember that one spray will do multiple pleats. I suggest you do a test spray onto some paper so that you know how wide the spray pattern is :thumbs:

 

If you think you have over oiled it, wash it off and start again. Recharge kit is cheap, MAFs are not ;)

Posted

Cheers!!

 

I have the K&N kit!

 

at the front of the JWT there is a wide opening going into the filter, with other filters it is closed, not open, I take it you dont have to spray into the inner pleats?

Posted
Yes you have to do those pleats too Jerry, they are still part of the cotton filter as well :thumbs:

 

Actually it makes sense to do them as the hole is facing the intake pipe, so naturally air would get in more so from there ;)

:scare: But if the air goes straight in surely, it doesnt get filtered? :surrender:

Posted

But the air has to go through the cotton gause, which will have filter oil on it which will trap the dust/dirt ;)

 

Dont worry Jerry, JWT know what they are doing :lol:

Posted

:lol: Yeah..I suppose they do know what they`re doing!! Havent really got up close and personal with the Filter yet, but in light of the above I`ll get the filter out and look inside!!

Cheers Chris.

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I have always found a quick sweeping spray is fine and then on flat one it can be massaged in.If you put to much on then leave it on some newspaper to suck up the excess.

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