DjDaoust
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Assuming that I should soak them in something? What? What about drying them?
Cleaning my Cat 3126 air filters. Best way?
- Thread starter DjDaoust
- Start date
- Oct 6, 2006
- 12,155
- Boat Info
- 1996 450DA
- Engines
- 3116 Caterpillars
Do you have Walker Air Seps or the Cat OEM foam filters?
Probably Air-Seps because Sea Ray installed them on all Cat engines after about 1/97. If so, the filters are made by K&N. You can go to an auto parts store and buy the K&N filter cleaning kit then just follow the instructions on the box. Generally you must wash the filter with the detergent in the box, rinse, then let them air dry....overnight or 24 hours is adequate, then re-oil the element with the oil in the kit.
Probably Air-Seps because Sea Ray installed them on all Cat engines after about 1/97. If so, the filters are made by K&N. You can go to an auto parts store and buy the K&N filter cleaning kit then just follow the instructions on the box. Generally you must wash the filter with the detergent in the box, rinse, then let them air dry....overnight or 24 hours is adequate, then re-oil the element with the oil in the kit.
Last edited:
- Jun 2, 2008
- 5,024
- Boat Info
- 1998 450 Sundancer, Achilles dinghy w/15hp
- Engines
- 3126 Cat's
