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Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:21 pm
by Radvis
What can oil on an air filter mean?

Re: Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:13 am
by alexperkins
It’s oil vapour from the crankcase breather. Nothing to worry about

Re: Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:19 pm
by Radvis
https://ibb.co/cNpzmn

I dont think that this is vapour, in some places its kinda still liquidyish

Re: Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:22 pm
by alexperkins
That air filter needs replacing. It looks filthy let alone the oil

Re: Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:46 pm
by Radvis
Okay, i can see you make a good point haha, il do that, and see if its gonna occur again.

Thank you mate

Re: Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:56 pm
by Radvis
So i changed it to new, and theres a little bit of oil in the air filter corner, its coming out from the breather hose

Re: Oil on Air Filter

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:05 pm
by alexperkins
Thats normal.

You may however need a new oil seperator as its should be splitting oil and vapour and only blowing oily air back up