Air Filter Oil

Maintenance, Repair, Equipment & Tools
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Is it legal to use red K&N air filter oil on the LO206 air filter?

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They don’t specify any certain air filter oil.

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Thanks Matt! K&N red filter oil it is!
‘Learning the ropes’ here, and the one rule that stands out, “if it doesn’t say you can do it, then you can’t do it” is a catch-22.
Consider this closed, I’m moving on.

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When you’re done oiling, use compressed air and blow out the filter

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For clarity, put air nozzle inside the filter to blow excess oil out, or just blow across the external surface?
Thank you!

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Anytime I oil the filter, I put it in the inside and blow out to remove any excess. It’s not as important with karts as it is with cars but I still do it to prevent additional dirt.

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Just adding to this older thread.

The Green brand air filter pod supplied with LO206 is a paper filter with wire mesh covering the veins.

K&N air filter oil is for cloth air filters as far as I see stocked here downunder.

As a general question, what is the best way to clean a green briggs filter? Best doesn’t mean buying a green specific cleaning kit, just hardware or supermarket available products.

And as far as oiling the filter, Green does make an oil, but it’s about USD$40 down here which is extorsion.

May I ask what people use to oil their filters post washing? Every filter oil I can find is for either cloth or foam so your advice would be welcomed.

Thank you.

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I have been using the K&N kit on all our Briggs filter for over 5 years and never had a problem.
To be honest I have never heard of the paper vs cloth point. I assumed they are all a form of cloth. Doesn’t paper breakdown when wet?

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I use the K&N filter cleaner, and (red) oil kit, too. Seems to work great

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