Did I just Destroy 3 Good Air Filters?

[jonnyriabov]

I have a small parts washer, that I use strickly for air filter cleaning, I normally just toss them all in at once and start washing one by one.....Well yesterday I went to wash three of them, and noticed little black specs in yellow foam, I continued cleaning, then I took them to the sink do do the soapy water wash, and those black spots were really bugging me, then I rinsed them out, and they were still there, then I put them infront of the fan to dry them out....and sure enough those specs were still there.......I grabbed some tweezers, and grabbed a black spot, and sure enough....METAL SHAVINGS.......GRRRRRRRR, Someone must have washed something in my washer, and I was dumb enough not to check......I have managed to clean all the black spots out, with a shop vac, tweezers, and a bit of time, but my question is.....?

Should I throw these filters out immediatly, and buy new ones? Is it possible that I managed to get all the metal shavings out of the finer inside foam? Would you personally use an airfilter that you know had metal shavings in it at one point in time?

STUPID HURTS

jonny

The reason im asking is these filters still have good life left in them......

 

[yzf125]

REPLACE THEM :yikes: Its cheaper to buy some filters than it is to gamble and use them ......

 

[YZ165]

ReadyFilters are $9.99, oiled and ready to go.......not worth the risk to me. YZ165

 

[mx547]

give to the guy that took you out in the first turn last month.

 

[jonnyriabov]

Thats pretty much what I figured.......Im sure it was an honest mistake.....Lots of guys use my stuff, and I dont have a label on it, I just keep a small peice of plywood on the lid as a table, in hopes that no one will open it.

Can those ready filters be reused a few times before they fall apart....or are they really one use wonders......

Ill most likely end up pickin up some yamaha filters, as I wash n reoil after every ride......

will a twin air last as long as a stock filter before the glue lets go?

thanx guys

 

[highflyernick]

If I'm not mistaken....the Twin Air filters are sewn? At least that's what mine looks like, I don't think there is glue.

 

[bikepilot]

I don't see how metal shavings are worse than bits of sand or dirt in the filter. If your happy with washing out the sand/dirt then why not wash out the metal? Even if a few were left, after you oil the filter they are not going anywhere.

just my 2c