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just got a uni but i am a bit confused when it comes to oiling it. Am i supposed to oil the red, removable sleeve? Isnt that just a pre filter for big crap like grass.
or do i oil the gray foam attached to the rubber fitting?
Or do i oil both individually.
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2005 TALON GX150 IIR
*Bike speedometer
*9g rollers
*1500 main clutch spring
*1500 clutch springs
*Yamaha blaster shocks in rear
*stock talon REAR shocks in front
* UNI filter
*120 main jet
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Both....... See question #2 in the link.
http://www.unifilter.com/faq.html
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Tomberlin Crossfire 150R
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Here's the FAQ's for easier reading...
I typically do oil both the inner (black or grey) and outer (red) filters. However, if I'm going to be riding in a VERY dusty area such as the coal tailing areas of Pennsylvania or the Dry Dusty Areas of the south, I prefer to only oil the inner filter. I find that even if I lightly oil the outer filter it will cake up very quickly and then the engine is starved for air.
I may be wrong, but it seems to work a lot better for me that way.
When oiling the filter it is NOT better to drench the filter material in oil. It just needs to be oiled, not bathed in it.
Oh, one last thing... Filter Cleaner and Filter Oil are worth the expense. Some guys I know go the cheap route (using old motor oil as filter oil). I don't see the sense in that.
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Chris Dierkens
'04 Yerf-Dog 3206 10g Rollers, 1500# Spring, Reverse, SuperTrapp, Uni
'04 KPX Xterro: pumper carb, oil cooling, 10g rollers, Junkies pipe, Uni
'05 Blade 150 DX: 4 Valve head, 10g rollers, East Side pipe, Uni
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| TeamHog wrote: |
| Oh, one last thing... Filter Cleaner and Filter Oil are worth the expense. |
I agree.
I plan on using PJ1 since we already use it on our dirt bike filters. IMO, I wouldn't invest in UNI oil unless the cost is the same or less than other filter oils.
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| TeamHog wrote: |
Oh, one last thing... Filter Cleaner and Filter Oil are worth the expense. Some guys I know go the cheap route (using old motor oil as filter oil). I don't see the sense in that. |
motor oils will Not cling to the filter fibers. they get sucked into the motor. The oils specifically designed for filters are a must. An aerosol type of filter oil such as PJ1 is good. lightly "paint" all the exterior surfaces of the filter and work it into the fibers with your hands. the oil is color dyed to help see when there is total coverage.the filter should feel ever so slightly damp. keep the oil off and out of the rubber outlet. It should stay clean and dry so it will seal and hold better. We do cheap out on the filter cleaner, first blow them from them from the inside out with the air nozzel to knock off the heavy stuff, then a submerged wash in gas to clean all the dirt and old oil out, and another inside out with the air to blow dry. I rotate them, keeping several cleaned and oiled, stored in zip lock bags ready to clamp on when one starts to show build up.
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3206 yerf. too many mods to list. easier to list what has not been modified- seats and steering wheel. plus one set of kidinme's hand made special collectors edition fuzzy dice. We support pole dancing.
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I agree with Teamhog and ckau air filter oil is tacky not motor oil.I use no-toil oil it doesn't last long but you can clean it with soap and water.I change my very often and always have a spare so it doesn't matter.
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