Air Filter Maintenance

The condition of your air filter directly affects the performance of your ATV. The dirtier the filter, the more it robs horsepower from your motor. Running a dirty filter also greatly increases the risk of sucking dirt and debris into your motor's internals which can cause a number of problems in your fuel-delivery system and greatly increase the wear and tear on your piston rings, cylinder and valves. Once again, this eats away at even more horsepower in the long run. The best practice is to clean your filter often and well. How often? We suggest cleaning your filter after every weekend of riding, and even swapping out a clean filter for every day of riding if the conditions are extremely dusty. If you wait for your filter to look like a dirt clod, it'll be too late. So how do you clean it well? Follow these steps and we'll get your air cleaner well, cleaner.

Skill Level
Beginner [1/5]

Tools Required
Tools to remove filter (depends on ATV), clean shop rags, spray-on degreaser (Maxima or 409), bucket (1-5 gal.), laundry detergent or dish soap, air filter oil, waterproof grease (press-on filters only), Ziploc bags (gallon size)

Time
Less than 30 minutes, allow 24 hours for drying

Summary
Cleaning the air filter is the most important maintenance job you can perform on your ATV, with a few steps, we'll try to make it the easiest job, too.