[BattleCat=Kodiak]

Guys, Just coming up on my first air filter cleaning on my Kodiak. The service department said just to use Dawn soap would be fine. 1)How do you guys clean the filter 2)What do you use?

Right now I just soaked it overnight with soap and water after wiping off excess Blue Oil that leaked out in the air filter box. Thanks For your help!

 

[JimP]

For the stock filter Dawn dish soap is great. The main thing is not to twist the foam filter, this is what causes rips and tears in it. Just squeeze it to get the water out and then sit it out to dry completely before re-oiling it and putting it back in.

 

[BattleCat=Kodiak]

For the stock filter Dawn dish soap is great. The main thing is not to twist the foam filter, this is what causes rips and tears in it. Just squeeze it to get the water out and then sit it out to dry completely before re-oiling it and putting it back in.

Thanks Jim, what do you use to re-oil it?

 

[JimP]

I actually just use the same motor oil that I put into the crankcase.

There are specialty oils out there just for air filters but I have never had any problems using the motor oil

 

[Vincent]

Best to use proper filter oils. Bel Ray is one of the tops

 

[Rob-c]

I second using air filter oil, it’s very tacky. Myself I use the PJ1 spray , and I have 4 atvs so I bought a 6 pack of the PJ1 and bel ray had their cleaner in a 6 pack for a good deal on amazon so I bought that. The bel ray cleaner worked extremely well in cleaning my filters. As Jim said no twisting the filter but you can sandwich them in a rag and push down to get your cleaner out. I also will hit the filter with a blow gun with about 1/4 pressure to blow them dry . Amazon has Filter cleaner / oil combos.

 

[KodiakAfishyo]

PJ1 and UNI filter cleaners and filter oil are also good products. Stick with the foam filter oil when at all possible like mentioned above because it is tacky and helps trap the dirt and dust.

 

[fossil]

I generally use chainsaw bar and chain oil. Plenty of tackifiers in that. No issues.