Hi I have a aem short ram intake with the dry flow filter what can I use to clean it ? do I have to buy that aem stuff ? maybe use water and let it dry ??

 

you dont want to use water by itself because it will rinse all the oil off the filter. Get a recharge kit for it....like a K&N kit. Or just go get a K&N filter

 

the purpose of the dry flow filter is so you dont have to re-oil it everytime you clean it.

 

How many miles on it? Theyre supposed to last for a while. Bump because I want to know the answer also.

 

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Its only like 2months old but I am just curious.

 

I would buy the AEM cleaner just to make sure it was done right.

 

I would look at the instructions and if you dont have it anymore, you could always contact aem

 

Call me crazy but to be honest, I use the K&N filter kit. I have a K&N in my Si and an AEM in my Integra and I just use the k&n filter lube kit and it works wonders. Leaves a great oil smell behind too if you like that smell . Anyways, that's my $.02

 

nah your not crazy, I use the k&n charger kit too, but the op has the dry flow filter meaning that it doesn't need to be oiled up I'm sure you could just use the soapy part of the kit and give me the oil.

 

FAQ's on the dryflow filter:
http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?CategoryID=102

someone should buy a bottle of the cleaning solution and list the ingredients

 

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http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?CategoryID=102

someone should buy a bottle of the cleaning solution and list the ingredients </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Don't worry about oiling it

 

Dont worry, got you covered, just ordered a kit today and should be receiving it on wednesday or thursday.

 

The dry-flow filters are great; I just rinse mine from the inside-out and call it a day. Of course I let it dry. Dry-flow is much easier than having to rinse, dry, and re-oil like you would have to do on their older filters.

I'm sure the aem dry-flow cleaning solution contains a mild soap (I'm guessing nothing more than a simple glycerin solution) to help lift and suspend away some of the dirt, but that dry-flow material is pretty durable compared to the standard cotton gauze one that requires oiling.

 

AEM is smart, they don't list the ingredient in their aem filter cleaner. However, it smell and looks like a mild degreaser like orange blast.

 

hmm, i could swear that they would have to list some type of ingredients on there.

maybe call them up saying that your little brother drank a bottle of it and you need to tell the poison control center what was in it.

 

yeah, sounds like a plan

 

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maybe call them up saying that your little brother drank a bottle of it and you need to tell the poison control center what was in it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

They don't necessarily have to list propietary chemicals on the bottle (especially if its a trade secret), and not even on the MSDS. With that being said, AEM is supposed to have an MSDS availible for the dry-flow cleaner, I think its required by osha or something, in the evnt of what you describe actually happening.

I'll shoot them a fax for the MSDS on the AEM Filter Cleaning Solution and see what they say.

 

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haha yep...the dry flow is a new technology...all you should need to do is rinse the filter with water and you'll be good.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DelSolDon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">FAQ's on the dryflow filter:
http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?CategoryID=102

someone should buy a bottle of the cleaning solution and list the ingredients </TD></TR></TABLE>

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