• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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New rider, which air filter oil and how to.

dliegmann

dliegmann

Husqvarna
Im a new rider and just purchased a new te511. Riding makes me smile more than I have in a long time. I have 244 miles on bike now and am wanting to maintain my bike by cleaning and oiling my air filter. Was wondering which filter oil is preferred and a how to on cleaning and re-oiling filter.
 
street2dirt said:
Another No-Toil cleaner user here, as far as filters, hard to beat the OEM TwinAirs
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I have used no-toil with twin air for a year or so but, my filters was coming apart. Talked to twin air and they said that there cleaner had something in it that ate the glue and they were checking in to it. They may have it fixed now but i would check first. Twin air made it right.
 
I'm really thinking about ordering the spray on oil from No-Toil...sick of filling up the freezer bag...thinking the spray may be easier...does the spray work good?
 
Also been using No Toil for about five years. Great product! You will really appreciate it when its 10 degrees out and your washing your filters in the kitchen sink. i havnt ever used the spray but wouldnt mind trying it. I usually buy a couple of the bottles and dump them in a small tub with a lid. Saturate the filter, squeeze out the excess, and let the alcohol evaporate. Voila!
 
I've started using Maxima FFT. I used to use the spray stuff, but never felt like it was really penetrating. Now I use the Maxima and put the filter in a large zip lok bag, add some oil and smoosh it around until its a nice even shade of blue. I'm still perfecting the process, but I've gotten to where I start with a small amount and keep adding until the filter looks good to avoid waste. My new cleaner is mineral oil and wish somebody had told me about it a log time ago. I used to just clean with soap and water and the filter never looked clean (and obviously wasn't after I got the mineral oil and went at it).
 
I bought no toil after years of using the Maxima spray. I can tell you that the no toil cleaner is no match for the stock green oil. It took about an hour and a combination of dish washing detergent and laundry detergent with hot water to soak it out. Still there is some residue of the green stuff in seams and corners.
 
air filter service! it's called "doin' the nasty" in the dirt bike world! :p

dont hate me boys (too late i know) but....twin-air fan here!
clean up: swab out the air box and chassis rails first, then, i clean in gas, water, soap-n-water, done.
oiling: i have a lil tupperwear bowl with my air filter goodies in it. put about two inches of oil in the bowl, dunk-n-roll, GENTLY pursuade the oil all round over a small funnel letting the excess drain back in the can. set the filter aside, let the carrier evaporate a couple hours while i do other stuff then gently pat with a towel inside and out to get off excess if any. grease the rim in the air box a smidge then install.

regardless of what you use- be gentle.

leaning an air filter can/will degrade it. twisting and wringing it will kill it NOW. gently fold or knead the filter to get the oil to and fro. same with cleaning, be gentle and support it if its water-logged, dont whip it by the rim to get water off. watch it with extreme water temps hi or low as itll kill the glue. before oiling after cleaning inspect the glued seams for splits. esp a factor for 4-strokes. they need pure clean air to live. i dont recomend washing them in a machine for obvious reasons. treat them like a very fine garment, do it by hand. i replace mine after 5-6 cleanings at the very most. if i go dune hopping in poof-sand i toss it when i get home. cheap insurance. check your filter frame for flashing and burrs and round off as required.

look in the boot for debris. some stuff falls in when you yank the filter. check the box to boot seals too!

on a 4-stroke ALWAYS use a flame arrestor! dont try and convice me otherwise!

never plug the drain hole in your air box to keep spooge from dripping out. let it drip, if it pools it's a fire hazard.
 
dliegmann said:
Im a new rider and just purchased a new te511. Riding makes me smile more than I have in a long time. I have 244 miles on bike now and am wanting to maintain my bike by cleaning and oiling my air filter. Was wondering which filter oil is preferred and a how to on cleaning and re-oiling filter.
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The other good news is that the 511 airbox design is miraculous at keeping the filter clean. You will find yourself riding 3-4 times as long as you expected between cleanings.
 
motocrossmr said:
Also been using No Toil for about five years. Great product! You will really appreciate it when its 10 degrees out and your washing your filters in the kitchen sink. i havnt ever used the spray but wouldnt mind trying it. I usually buy a couple of the bottles and dump them in a small tub with a lid. Saturate the filter, squeeze out the excess, and let the alcohol evaporate. Voila!
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This is exactly what i do. To wash the filter, don't waste your money on no toil cleaner if you decide to go that way, Any decent washing powder will clean the filter.
 
I found the 511 no-toil filter to be far better than the stock one quality wise. I like the spray on no-toil oil too.
 
Tinken said:
Who sells the no-toil filter?
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dealers, motorcycle superstore. Never had a problem finding it. Parts UL, TR, WPS. eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/No-Toil-Foa...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a23ac3b4a&vxp=mtr

picture is wrong but they do have them as I have two.

I was skeptical about No Toil for a long time, switched over about a year ago and wish I had done it a long time ago as it is so EZ and nice. Love washing the filters in a warm bucket of water, works great, smells nice and then just toss it into the lawn.
 
I guess I am the odd man out on this one. I have some K&N cleaner and oil spray that I have yet to run out of so I have not purchased in a while.
 
You're not the odd man here. I put my air filters in dry. They are self oiled from crank case oil spray. (kidding)
 
I've got the Uni Two Stage filter suggested by someone on this site (don't remember who) but it's better than OEM by far. When it comes to cleaning I
just put it in sink with hot water and whatever cleaner, I've used K&N, Simple Green, plain dish soap, BUTOXYLETHERMETHLBUTYL~XYXY WHATEVER....
Just get the dirt and oil out, air dry, re-oil (I use K&N Spray-on) Done.....
 
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