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Originally Posted by vwnate1
I took the cover off inside the lower air filter canister and added a bead of RTV, re installed it and bent the four tabs so it was held tightly in place and discovered far less oil ist inside the dry & clean part of my stock air cleaner assembly .
I don't generally believe I can re engineer things better than someone who does it for a living but this simple thing did help as the dry paper elements no longer get wetted with oil mist .
Washable air cleaners don't filter out the finer wear particles and always cause shorter engine life .
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Sealing the separator is in one of the old threads.
Please substantiate your claim on this concerning
all washable air filters. The one I have is made By Fram and is not a foam or oil impregnated filter like the K&N. Amsoil also made a filter similar to the Farm Washable one.
It is common to wash the Air Filters on big rigs and other types of engine powered equipment. They actually sell special washers and even dryers for that. Of course they target businesses that own fleets.