Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Twin-Air maintenance kit

Twin-Air sponsored the TPR project YFZ450R with their Pro Flow filter mount kit and one of their dual-stage foam filters. It's always a good idea to have a back-up filter, so we bought a second filter from Twin-Air along with their filter maintenance kit.




Twin-Air's filter maintenance kit includes contact cleaner and dirt remover along with their filter treatment. They even throw in gloves and two tubs to stay clean while getting the job done!


Air filter maintenance can be a messy pain in the butt, yet keeping a clean air filter is one of the most important elements of riding when it comes to performance and engine longevity. Twin-Air understands both of these facts well, and their filter maintenance kit achieves both.


The kit includes contact cleaner and granular dirt remover. The kit comes with disposable plastic gloves to keep your hands clear of the corrosive elements in the cleaners and the super sticky filter oil. Plus the kit comes with two tubs; a "dirt remover" tub for cleaning dirty filters and an "oiling" tub for applying oil to a clean filter.


We haven't ridden the quad yet, so we haven't gotten the chance to get our filters dirty. But we'll run down the oiling process real quick.


Step one: Fill the oiling tub with Twin-Air's filter oil.




Steps two and three: Remove your new/clean filter from its storage bag and set it in the oiling tub.








Step four: Immerse the filter completely into the filter oil.






Step five: Make sure the filter has an even coating of filter oil. You may have to rotate the filter in the oil or turn it upside down.





After squeezing, not wringing, the excess oil out of the filter, cover the filter and let it dry for about two hours. Then you're ready to install and ride!





Repeat setps one through five for your spare filter. Squeeze the excess oil out and put the spare filter back into the storage bag it shipped in and keep it in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Now you'll have a spare filter you can throw on after a moto or a particularly muddy or dusty day of riding.

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