Cleaning foam remote filters

[rossclark]

What are folks doing to clean remote filters, either breathsweet or marchald?

What is the recommended interval for cleaning?

[Fast n Furious]

I wash mine out using a hot washing up liquid solution and dry it with compressed air. Works a treat.
As for how often it needs doing will vary from bike to bike. Just use best judgement.

[Watfordwhite]

Are these not supposed to have an oil coating to collect and trap crap?
Mine need to be done, so been looking at the cleaning kits.

[Fast n Furious]

The wire mesh type filters use oil as a crap catcher but foam types should be dry, even though they end up oily due to spit back.

[bookertmgs1]

Rinse mine in petrol - only way I’ve managed to get it clean

[Mel K]

Bookert has it right .

[rossclark]

Thanks for the feedback.

Google / YouTube suggests a special detergent solution and then a coating with filter oil but that's mainly MTX type filters - I wondered what people's real world experience was on road scooters. I did wonder about petrol and any adverse effects it might have on the glue used etc.

[Toddy]

Rinse mine in petrol - only way I’ve managed to get it clean

+1 same on mine

[Tractorman]

Not a good idea to use brake cleaner, at least not on Casa ones because it dissolves the glue and they fall apart.

[Rich Oswald]

Washing up liquid and hairdryer for me.

Rich'

[Toddy]

Washing up liquid and hairdryer for me.

Rich'

What about the filter

[Rich Oswald]

Washing up liquid and hairdryer for me.

Rich'

What about the filter

At least you can take yours off to wash!

[foremanbob]

Ross i wash them in petrol, and then reapply a filter oil...