How To Clean An Air Filter
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- Simple video on how to clean an air filter on a lawnmower, chainsaw, pressure washer, blower, weedeater, trimmer, or Honda general purpose engines. For your lawn and garden, outdoor power equipment.
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@Peter Frencken Good question.
It makes dirt stick to it on contact.
There is a specially formulated oil under the "Honda" brand name that is way better that regular motor oil. It has the same consistency as snot. It looks like it too.
It is WAY STICKIER than regular motor oil.
Soak ones like that in mineral spirits for a short time.
Try mineral spirits.
I'll bet THAT guy changes the oil in his air filter every 100,000 miles weather it needs it or not.
Mr Steve how can you tell if your 2cycle gas has water in it when it have rained
i love my Magic Sink! Asked my wife where she got it. She says it comes from the same place the magic laundry basket comes from.
LMAO, too funny...
service my fishing reels on the magic kitchen table. It stopped working and went to warranty repairs 2 years ago and hasn't been exactly the same since.
+1
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon If you don't possess a magic sink a bucket of warm soapy water preferably taken outside into the yard or into your workshop is a good substitute 😉
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Hey it’s really appreciated that you mentioned guys & GIRLS. I fumble around doing my own repairs a lot.
Right on
I cleaned my Honda four stroke lawn mower filter in warm soapy water, dried it in the sun worked great.
The wife walked in on me using her sink.....I tried telling her Steve said it would be okay.....I slept on the couch that night.
LOL, Right on...
Yeah if I were to clean my filters in the kitchen sink my wife would of been pretty mad. Don't do that. Wash it outside with a water hose.
Hahaha. Your wife knows what a mess it gets.
So you don't have a magic sink.
Steve sleeps on the couch too, after he cleans the sink.
I'm not married and guess what? My sink is not magic. Where do you get those magic sinks? Oh wait I found out they are very expensive. Never mind.
Yeh these magic sinks are mostly not worth it.
@@ivaerak -The over all cost is worse with time.Once they reach the 40 plus club,they lose even more value .Better to not even go down that road at all.🤮
But very worth it when YOU get old !
Hahahaha yeah for sure she’s not doing those chores for nothing when u have wife like that your wallet more than likely is wide open for them
Steve is the GOD FATHER of small engine repair. Thumbs up.
Thank You...
You had me and my lad in stitches, you kept such a straight face when talking about the kitchen sink,
I stripped down most of a car engine in my kitchen layd it all out on the floor and as I was rebuilding the pistons and cleaning the head and doing the valves 'they would be placed on my old oak table, when I finished I never had no magic floor table never a magic sink,
But something magical happened that morning `some one left me all the magic cleaning stuff I needed to clean the whole kitchen with a magical written note,
Get it done by the time I get back
LOL! Right on Buddy....
weed on head? crazy people eveery where...
Ahh...love the Fosters oil can!!! Those magical sinks require a LOT of maintenance!! Thanks Steve!!! Great tutorial
Any time!
My husband is operating the magic sink as we speak! He's like a wizard!
LOL Pam! Right on ...
For 90% of my small engine air filters, I use an ultrasonic cleaner. Paper and flocked filters don't clean in the ultrasonic. At medium temp, for 30 minutes, they will be like new. I also clean carbs, small parts.. hell, even jewellery and my eye glasses. About $100 on Amazon, for a good one. It's a must for any small engine shop.
I think my magic sink is possessed by a demon or something, I left it all dirty and the next morning when I woke up I was all black and blue and had a big lump on my head.
LMFAO.....
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thats abuse. call the cops. we would be in jail.
The Stihl 026 chainsaw air filters can be taken apart for better cleaning. The case halves snap together and I always find some dirt inside them. Soak them in warm dish soap water in a discarded plastic sandwich clamshell container or cookie tub, etc. and use a soft bristle toothbrush to remove the dirt from the filter flocking and the case halves nooks and crannies. Since the OEM air filter cost about $20 it's well worth the time to clean one.
I'm a carpenter and small motors guy and your videos are well detailed and well laid out. I appreciate your time and effort put into the videos and sharing your knowledge with everyone. Thank you very much Steve, and I like the varied hydration libation option customized to each job! :)
Thank you very much!
Simple Green and water works for me better then soap..Cheers
"don't worry, she's not gonna mind...."
😂
Works perfect for me thank you guys
I have one of those magic sinks but there’s a hidden wire that connects directly to my wife’s nagging switch. When I locate that wire, I plan on cutting it or at least bypassing it.
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Please, dear God, post the instructions!!!! 🙏
Don't bother. Nothing will cut that wire. Four foot long bolt cutters won't do it. Neither will an acetylene torch. Maybe a phaser blast from Enterprise. Even then it is doubtful.
You can cut it... but then neither will work.
Hey guys, give us a break, you aren’t without flaws either. 😘
BCtruck, my wife uses her" magic sink" to clean her medical cannabis bongs. The damn thing looks like something somebody shot at and missed and shit on and hit. Man, I don't leave my empty beer bottles all over the house -- what's wrong with this picture......??
Excellent info - but a couple of additions. When blowing out paper filters, ALWAYS blow them out backwards FIRST. ie from the carby side, not the open air side. If you blow it from the open air side, you blow all the crap hard into the filter material blocking it completely. Always blow this side after the carbie side. Also - with the foam pre filters like on the GX Honda/ Chonda motors, I have always washed them in non ethanol petrol/ gasoline and then carefully blow them out. Never a problem. You can wash them over and over. After reinstalling onto the main paper filter housing, I ALWAYS spray the pre filter with K&N air filter oil. (NEVER the paper) This stuff is magic for trapping fine dust that will pass straight through the paper filter and destroy your bores and rings. Been there, done that and trashed a brand new engine in a dusty workplace when I stupidly believed that "air filter spray was complete BS." On the new new replacement Chonda, I got over 300hrs before any signs of wear. I religiously washed the prefilter every 5hrs and changed the engine oil every 15. New oil is cheap - engines are not.
Amazing, because of my dad (he passed away 9 years ago) I learned from him how to do many things, one was how to clean filters of lawnmowers... the pleated filters. We have followed your tactics and have been successful and save a lot of money over the years, and yes the mowers always worked - once the filters got on the shabby side we would purchase another one. Also, just an “FYI” on shop vacs, if I have done some dirty, filthy, dusty cleanups, I start out by taking the round pleated filter out go to the center of my yard, toss it up in the air and let it fall on the grass, I do this multiple times, till the dust is mostly gone. Next, I get my air compressor out and shoot air from the inside of the circle to the outside, once the dust quits coming out, I am happy enough to reinstall it. 🙂🙂🙂 Steve, you are an awesome person, wish my Dad could have seen your web site, he would have enjoyed it.
Thank You...
campmein , good tip, and if I may share one of my tips,/past mistakes- shop vacs will clean up water, gravel and other wet non flammable material but when you use the Vac for water or wet jobs don't forget to oull the filter when done, rinse and clean it and leave it somewhere to dry out. I have had them rust out AND turn into a putrid "science project". lol
Great stuff, I picked up a free mower from my neighbor who just had in in storage. Its a Toro 6.75 with Kholer motor.
He warned me wont start needs major help to get it running .I am Kinda handy and can figure things out. Took it completely apart, the carb was all blocked off with dirty old fuel , took it apart, cleaned it , including the jets and passages.
replace the fuel hose that was so bad it felt like peanut butter when I tried to clear it. Had the wrong air filter a foam one that was degraded to almost dust. cleaned the plug and checked for spark. . Installed a fuel valve to allow me to turn the fuel off.
Got it running. after a while of testing it started to sputter and eventually shut down. took apart the Carb again and cleaned more and more stuff came out, including the idle needle I think its called. tested again ran longer so started cutting grass.
its a self propelled one. after a while when I pressed the self propelled lever, it would want to bog down once in while.
I installed a universal fuel hose a tad bigger diameter, and as I recall when I took the OE hose off the tank there was a small plastic pieceabout 3 inches long with a small cap almost to reduce fuel flow inside the hose. what can that be?
On the air box the smaller hose that goes connected to the air box had a broken nipple , I found the tiny spot where it broke off from the air box, I don't know if that plays a role any idea. At this point looks like its running fine. I think the RPM is a bit high.
I did order a new carb and air box with gaskets and new plug. I wonder since I did not have actual gaskets, this may be an issue. I use gasket maker until my order comes in. I had fun figuring this out.
I also have a magic kitchen sink ..I also found 3 dents in my skull (Rolling pin radius) soon after testing it.
I do enjoy your videos. I enjoy learning anything I can.
I appreciate that
Blue oil can! That's my beer! I got to find me one of those magic sinks so my wife quits yelling at me. Also FYI they tend to get pissed off when you use their butter knives for adjusting the gap on spark plugs
I will remember that, Thank You...
Great tips on cleaning air filters
I watched this in the living room and my girlfriend said "we do not have a magic sink". So I guess I'm out of luck
I have a magic fridge. My buddy comes over with can beer and pulls out my bottle beer to drink 🤔
Try putting that oily soaked filter in the "magic sink" and come back 24hrs later to see if it's clean or not?
Good to see you drinking a Good Aussie Beer😊✔️✔️. Great video ✔️ MATEY most informative.
Good to know. Although, I’m banned from using the kitchen sink. She makes me take a bucket of hot water outside. Oh, almost forgot, stay awesome.
Right on Doug...
This video definitely needs a disclaimer... I help my aunt a lot but I have a similar 'magic cleaner' approach that she takes issue with (routinely before her kids and grandkids) to make an example of me.
I know that this is something I learnt from my elders and I can'y help but follow their tradition. Kinda makes me wonder whether she actually smdoes appreciate anything that gets fixed though, lol
Thanks Steve. Ignore the ignorant comments about Fosters And VB, the only Australian beer is XXXX (Fourex) brewed in Brisbane, Queensland.
Right on Ken..
Howdy Steve, I was hoping you would explain the result of running equipment with a choked airfilter.
Some folks think that a dirty airfilter is actually a good thing as it lets through less dirt.
We see lots of premature wear due to choked engines washing the bore.
Great video as always.
Thanks from Australia.
PS Gazz is right about Fosters and VB.
The result is you won’t get enough air to your engine for a clean fuel burn. Result is thick black smoke out your exhaust
You have cleared up a ton of questions I had on this. Thanks for taking the time to do this video !!!
You're Welcome...
Steve, for sure you’re to young to remember the older automotive oil bath air cleaners. Even the what I would call previous Brigs with foam air filters, would recommend applying oil to foam, then squeeze out. Great dust adherence.
I was amazed he did not mention oiling a foam filter. Makes you question the credibility.
I use simple green on foam filters and pre filters.
We too have the magic sink. I also have a magic underwear drawer. It's amazing, before it is ever empty, it fills itself overnight!
L O L !!!
Fosters lager; no Australians drink it anymore!!!! Cheers from sunny Australia.
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I have used a shop vac to clean pleated filters and that works pretty good.
Thanks Steve
I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas
Lol magic sink... Good one
Two big thumbs up for the 'magic sink inc'. The lucky folks that have one, know they are irreplaceable. Thanks for the info. This is more gold Steve!
Thank You...
Compressed air can blow a hole through the paper filters if the air pressure is too high , easier to just replace to protect the engine .
I can remember being a kid back in the 70s watching these older guys take their foam filters clean them with gasoline and then dump a little bit of clean oil on them squeeze them to work the oil through the filter and get the excess oil out and then put it back on their lawn mower
@Barry Bardo I do the same thing
Still how is done as far as i Kno
I have one of those two they work really freaking great
After seeing this video my lawn mower breathed a sigh of relief.
😊
Steve just got a curiosity and you're the professional I'm just an excavator operator but we were always told never to use an air compressor on a air filter because you end up perforating micro holes and actually making the filter unfunctionable afterwards. t Thoughts?
When you blow a paper filter with compressed air shouldn't you only blow it in the opposite direction (like back flushing) the air flows while in operation?
Correct, from the carb side of the filter back out.
No! You should never blow on a paper filter no matter which direction you are blowing.
@@engineclinic you can do it with low pressure. You need to use discretion. But not everyone has that so I can understand why you and others will say that.
@@nbpt1000 I say it because of an in depth study that Quaker state did on air filters. I was involved in the business at the time and had no reason to dispute the data.
@@engineclinic OK....it would be interesting to know the details of that study.
I clean first with carb cleaner (The Items I Can Clean) then I've built a stainless steel rack with 1/2 inch square holes in it that fit's into the top rack of my dishwasher with a top, and I put my filter's in their, now the flexable type lawn mower filter's I have a holder that Holds them round along with other holder's for different type and shape and size of filters and I wash with dishwasher soap only on pots and pans scrub setting and the hot water boost on and add a little extra soap at that time and I turn the heat dry function off when cycle is complete I take the whole thing out as is and let air dry.
Hey maestro stevie😍...i love your saloon videos! They have become the maintenance source that have been saving me time, money, and massive frustration. I have improved my yard maintenance time factor by more than 40%! Incredible! I have recommended to all my clients and associates.
Great to hear!
Nother good one, Sir.
Thank you kindly
You know, I have never seen a Foster's in my life. I'm a 35 year old Australian
you mean it's NOT Australian for beer? The ads were lies?
Yeah I kinda figured as much. I've heard Aussies hate Fosters
I lost all respect for him as soon as I saw what he was drinking! lol
Same James.
Fosters was heavily marketed in the UK and Ireland back in the early 90's, only ever drank it twice, absolute piss, never got more than halfway through a can before throwing it away...
Good video .
Thanks!
Steve: Guess what we're talking about today?
Me: Beer!?
Hi Steve, thanks for sharing all your experience with saws and such. For some reason I keep expecting you to talk about hockey. Keep your head up in the neutral zone eh?
LOL! Right on buddy..
Hand on heart, even Aussies don't drink Fosters! It's nice to see you all drinking one of our beers though.
What beer Aussies generally drink?
Joe Atwork depends where you are in Australia each state is different, in Victoria we drink Carlton Draught, Victoria Bitter (VB), Carlton Dry, Melbourne Bitter, Great Northern plus many more, i have never ever seen anyone in Australia drink Fosters
@@nutbag4230 lol!
Fosters has been nicknamed cat's piss 🐈🐱 here in victoria au lmao!!!
I once joked with a mate saying u could use 2 cans of fosters to backflush a clogged car radiator bcos its soooo bad, pmsl!!,i dont recomend u try it though lol
Learning a lot from your videos. Thanks from a new sub scribber.
You're Welcome...
Steve, great video as usual, thanks! I wish you would have talked about the foam filters, after you clean them you have to oil them. My Dad used 30 weight engine oil, I actually bought some "Foam Filter Oil spray" in a can. Cool stuff, but would have liked to seen your take on how much oil to leave in it, tips and tricks, etc.
I've been told you only oil them if your filter is cloth or covered in wire mesh. If paper, then you don't oil the foam pre-filter.
I just looked up the owners manual for my Shindy EB910RT blower and it clearly states NOT to oil the foam prefilter.
Hi Steve it's Steve from Pittsburgh PA, like the show helps out a lot, when you're in a hurry.
Cool, thanks!
I know this is really old video, but i clean my filters in my ultrasonic cleaner with titan green cleaner
Steve, another good video. Some really good tips! Thanks.
You're Welcome...
A generous coating of Vaseline around the rubber seal on Honda Harmony mower filters catches a lot of dirt trying to migrate in around the filter's sealing edges-
Steve should’ve you recoiled the Briggs foam filter?
Like everyone else, I cracked up on the Magic Sink. In the back of my mind I could hear my son ask, "You know when you say you're happy you're not married anymore?"
Gotta love it; great information with a happy heart.
Thank you, Steve!
Right on Bill...
Question . . . How do clean out the oil that has entered into the cylinder. I clean the spark plug, it runs for about 3 seconds and then spark plug is coated with oil therefore no spark no running engine?
Soap and water and then Dry and reoiling is best.
Magic sink!!!!
Conclusion: Buy a new one.
Steve try Natty Daddy 8.5 acohol by volume very good. Taste good and has a nice kick.
by volume
When I get a plugged up Flock filter, I toss it and say Flock It!!!
100 Percent Petroleum Mineral Spirts or Kerosene is good for the foam and other delicate stuff that will melt from carb cleaner that is Acetone or Toluene based type of strong solvents
could you use K&N air filter cleaner that's used for car air filters and then light oil.
Man, I don’t have one of those. I did when I was married though. Not sure what the connection is though.
It's a great joke, and funny, but I have always cleaned up my own messes, dishes, etc. My choice. PS I do ALL the laundry in our house. Call it what you want; I call it fair distribution of responsibility.
I suggest that, if your air filter contains plastic, you use CRC Mass Airflow Sensor Cleaner. It is designed not to harm plastics. Brake Clean can damage plastic. Carb Cleaner I am unsure about. For the record, CRC MAF Sensor Cleaner is excellent at cleaning chrome and removing road tar.
As always, you never disappoint.
Thank you again.
Best videos on the tube!
Wow, thank you!
you can wash the paper ones with water if you dry them fast ( :
Gasoline is great and inexpensive solution that does not dissolve the glue
i did a lot of lawn mower work as a kid in the 80s (to make money) and had 2 containers of gas, I'd repeatedly squeeze the foam filters in the dirtiest gas, followed by the cleaner gas, then added a few drops of oil and squeezed the filter into a little ball to lightly oil the foam filter. if you think about it... most filters should have resistance to gasoline due to proximity
Hey Steve, nice Echo hat! Where could I get one?
The “magic sink” is called a wife steve lol
Spoiler..
hi steve love your channel,
where do i buy a air gun like the one you always use on your videos
thanks,
Jose
Thank you so much for your videos Steve! You know?, I'm not sure about the other viewers, but outside the topic material which helps so many folks wanting to take care of their equipment, just hearing your slight northern accent and sense of humor, brings me back to where I grew up in Trout River, NY. I know that you are Canadian, but one of my best friends is Canadian and was just north of the border. The farm I grew up on was about 800 meters from the US/Canada border and we could freely cross and play in the US or Canada without any hold up, and we often did. This was in the 1980's... Both Custom's and Immigration on both sides would just smile at us and wave us along (small time country privilege as they knew us well). I just want to say that the video that you and Buckin Billy Ray put together was a real specialty! It was so cool to know that you guys are so geographically close, and that your sense of humors were perfect together! I now live in New Mexico, but miss the north country like you wouldn't believe. I'm lucky that I have a cabin near Cloudcroft with is up in the mountains covered with tall pines.. I still cut firewood but not to the degree we did in northern NY... Outside of specific topic matter, you and Buckin mixed so well to your describers from both sided in my opinion! It was awesome, because we become you fans, and love you guys both!!! Thanks again and I love your humor mixed in with your very helpful and knowledgeable videos!!
What a nice comment! Thank You...
Hello from Ireland Just like to say thank you for these video they have been helpful and funny great work i have a question if you have the time i have a foam filter and was going to clean this but i have been told this need to be oiled? any advice would be much appreciated
Briggs used to recommend that 30 years ago, but its pointless in my opinion...
@@StevesSmallEngineSaloon
Thank you for getting back to me
I had heard that using compressed air on a paper filter close up could tear the tiny holes allowing larger particles through the filter.
People have said this to me also. Supposedly micro tears that you cannot see. I blow out paper air filters that still look good all the time. I blow it out on both sides also, another “no-no.” Works for me.
Yeah! Fosters!
Chonda never heard that before that’s a good one!!
Chinese Honda knockoff engines. Like those MTD powermore engines, predator, and other Chinese clones
Made from 100% Chinesium.
Hi Steve,
I am a subscriber to your channel and enjoy all your videos. Keep up the good work.
I want you to know how I clean (cloth) mower grass bags.
I get laundry detergent mix it in hot water and place it in a spray bottle.
I then spray the grass bag liberally and let is stand for an hour - then hose it down.
If it is really dirty, I will repeat this process. Then, I hang it to dry - usually only takes an hour.
If the bag has holes in it; I remove it from the frame and using a needle and thread; I patch up the hole. First class results with "Like New" result. Maybe you could make a video of it.
Magic Sink? That's hilarious!
Unfortunately mine doesn't work anymore, since around the same time my wife watched the video!!!!
Hi Steve what are your thoughts on bar oil vs used 30 weight motor oil or transmission oil|? do you have a video on this topic?
Thanks Steve. My lawnmower filter is like the one you showed in the baggie. I had no idea it was because I was tipping my mower the wrong way. I was hoping to clean it because it’s never in stock at the hardware store. I guess I’ll order it online. Good video!
You're Welcome...and Thank You...
You actually can clean those, it just takes a bit of time, and it's usually time better spent getting a new one, but if getting a new one isn't an option at the moment and you just wanna keep going, go ahead and clean it.
We have a product in New Zealand called Sard which is a laundry product for soaking dirty clothes. I use it to soak air filters overnight then rinse and dry them, works brilliantly. I haven't bought a new air filter for years and my lawn mowers are going fine.
Steve, I've looked at many other different channels that offer self-help/instructional videos for small engines/tools etc. on TH-cam before finally discovering your saloon. You make it far more comprehensive, thorough, as well as simplfied , practical & interesting than other channels. Not to mention the fact that a refreshing, cold, adult beverage is always a part of the fix-it strategy!
Thanks for all the pointers & for sharing your knowledge & expertise! :-) You helped me get my lawnmower engine spinning like a top again in another vid you put out!
Quick question on the air filter cleaning... I don't have a compressor so, after carb cleaner spraying, I have a wet/dry shop-vac used as a blower with a cone point hose end attatchment. it's not nearly as powerful as a compresser. Would it still be sufficient for drying the air filter that fits in front of the plastic carburetor models?
What about oiling the foam filters (not the prefilter type). Type of oil, amount of oil and does it even make a difference.
HD-30 soak with oil and squeeze out excess.
Love the magical sink!
Q) How do you convert a dishwasher into a snowblower?
A) Buy her a shovel.
Thanks man, helped a lot!
I am so happy to hear that...
I clean all my air filters with soap and water including so called pleated filters but are more like cloth then paper without any problems. They look perfect when I'm done. I've heard of others who do the same thing. I've rarely but will replace it if it looks bad or in doubt. I have 15 and 10 year old cars from new with original engine and cabin filters. I do question myself but unless proven otherwise I will continue>
Finally! Someone else besides my dad that cleans filters with gasoline!
When using your air compressor, always blow to clean in the reverse direction of air flow while in service.
I thought about this as well. It makes sense to do it that way so you don't force the particles through the filter potentially damaging it.
Gday Steve..Its Gazza from Downunder..Just use some of your Fosters Beer..that will clean ALL of your filters..No Probs...lol..
What's yer favorite beer? Mines a open one!
Free or cold....
For paper filters especially, I just use the shop vac on the dirty side. I suppose you can blow through the clean side or oblique to the dirty side witj the compressor but then you're just blowing dirt everywhere.
'everywhere' is outside
I bought 5 Honda mower filters from Amazon for $6.99 in 2021 (currently $9.39) - still have one left. Saving $1.40 is not worth the time to wash a dirty filter, at least to me.