pro guard 7 cleaning

[JTreas]

has anyone that has a pro guard 7 filter for the stage 2 kit found a better way to clean the filter? i started to pump/spray the cleaner on the filter but the size of the filter makes it a pain in the *****. i ended up with a casarol dish and just dumped the 2 bottles of cleaning fluid over the top and let it sit for awhile, turning so often. has anyone found a better/easier way to apply the cleaner and dry the filter?

 

[wolfman00hd]

Not I and I feel your pain. My biggest pain was in the FINGER after squirting the cleaner on for the eight hundredth squirt! I just installed AFE's new Pro Dry S replacement for my old AFE squirt and oil this weekend and am going to be checking on it once a week or so to see how good a "dry" filter actually does. So far, my EGT's have stayed the same, I'm not pulling the filter minder down as far and I can hear the turbo whistle noticably more. More to come once I get some more miles on it.



Wolfman

 

[gsbrockman]

I purchased a 2nd Pro*Guard 7 filter and swap'em out when it needs cleaning. That way, I'm not in a time crunch to clean, dry, and re-oil properly. I'd imagine you could swap out with a BHAF for the interim as well.



Greg

 

[JVolpe]

I have a second filter also, to keep a clean one on the shelf. I take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it with enough to cover the filter with Simple Green and water, about 3 to 1 water to simple green. I just lightly brush the filter off with soft brush, then soak in the bucket for 5 minutes or so. Use the soft brush to scrub the outside a little. Soak a few more minutes and the rinse with water hose from the inside. Let it dry for a few days and then oil lightly. Check in a day or so to see if need any more oil. Then wrap it up and put it on the shelf for the next cleaning cycle.

 

[JVantreese]

I found the kitchen sink is a good place to clean my filter. First make sure that you wife is out of the house for at least two hours. Spray your filter down with cleaner until it is pretty well saturated. Use your sink spray hose to rinse the filter from the inside out. Repeat until your happy with how the filter looks. Remove your filter from the sink the set aside to air dry. I find that it is helpful to flip the filter over after a couple of hours to release any water trapped in the rigid top or bottom of the filter. I like to let the filter sit for a day or two to make sure that it is really dry and then re-oil it. The dryer the day the shorter the time. I leave it up to you to figure out a story to explain the somewhat oily smear in the sink. It helps if you have kids to blame it on.

 

[fmj]

I do basically the same thing as JVolpe. Spray the filter with Simple Green before washing. I never use a brush, always been worried about poking a hole in elements, although I'm probably being anal with that. Then put enough HOT water and cup of Simple Green in five gallon bucket, placing the filter with the inlet hole facing up where there is just enough water that covers outside without overflowing into the inside of filter. I try to keep any sand and dirt from getting inside as much as possible. I even use a paper work towel and cover end holding it in place with the clamp. Leave it set for about 5 min and rotate it a few times, lift up and down to remove any loose dirt. I hose off the filter from the inside out not using a lot of water pressure, but enough to remove cleaner and dirt. I repeat this process a few times, as each time you will see the water come cleaner, until I don't see dirt/sand in bottom of bucket. Let dry once its clean. I do have two filters and a clean one is ready to go, that way I can let the washed one dry good. I also like the drip on oil bottle better than the spray, thats personal opinion though.

 

[JTreas]

thanks guys, nice to know i can use simple green, and i understand why the second filter now, when i got the system i figured i wouldn't need another, but thanks to you guys, i now have my head pulled out.

 

[JWilkinson]

Just use about 2 tablespoons of trisodium phosphate in about 1/2 gal of warm water. This is phosphate detergent found at most hardware, Lowes etc. in the paint section.