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06-03-2013, 08:33am
guys one thing about doing this.....it is just a temporary bandaid fix that has potential to lead to other problems later.
Can't vouch for Gen1 but you will never effectively clean out the filter on the GenII - it's simply not possible.
Inside the sealed canister is a heavy duty V-folded filter element about 3/4" thick....designed to trap particles and be thrown away when clogged!
A quick experiment of a similar process would be to take a filter element, pour used sump oil through it for 1 week..... then try to reverse flush it clean.
Yes you will be able to flush the bulk away but once the particles trap in the element....it's garbage....you will never clean it!
Doing the reverse flush process using chemicals will break down some of the sediment in the filter and if that starts to pass back through
the filter when running again..... that's headed straight to your injectors. Also you still have a constant increased load on your pump which does wear the internals
faster leading to other problems later from the metal particles reacting with the fuel - lab test results have proven that already.
You need the fuel to detonate and burn as clean as possible for best performance, and by choice ya'll are starting by running it through dirty old filters!
IMO this isn't a process to save money, as it has direct potential to cause problems later on in the engines life which would outweigh the savings of the temp fix.
Your bikes, your choice.... but please have a think about the pro's and cons of doing this.
Can't vouch for Gen1 but you will never effectively clean out the filter on the GenII - it's simply not possible.
Inside the sealed canister is a heavy duty V-folded filter element about 3/4" thick....designed to trap particles and be thrown away when clogged!
A quick experiment of a similar process would be to take a filter element, pour used sump oil through it for 1 week..... then try to reverse flush it clean.
Yes you will be able to flush the bulk away but once the particles trap in the element....it's garbage....you will never clean it!
Doing the reverse flush process using chemicals will break down some of the sediment in the filter and if that starts to pass back through
the filter when running again..... that's headed straight to your injectors. Also you still have a constant increased load on your pump which does wear the internals
faster leading to other problems later from the metal particles reacting with the fuel - lab test results have proven that already.
You need the fuel to detonate and burn as clean as possible for best performance, and by choice ya'll are starting by running it through dirty old filters!
IMO this isn't a process to save money, as it has direct potential to cause problems later on in the engines life which would outweigh the savings of the temp fix.
Your bikes, your choice.... but please have a think about the pro's and cons of doing this.