Oil in airbox, Possible new solution?

[maxhdrm2]

After 1500 miles my '09 RS developed the usual messy airbox. I will try to link my pictures. Its simple, 1/2" barbs male and female with stainless airater screens pressed into the joint. I used 2 screens but maybe more would be better. So far its working very well! I hope my links work. Any and all comments welcome. Max.

https://picasaweb.google.com/wmsachs/20110618#

 

[coz]

oil

so your cool little device keeps the oil from blowing up the hose into the airbox? your design is very clever, nice work:clap:

 

[AMTJIM]

This is a problem discovered along with leaky stock air filters and a good idea to take care of. You have oil collecting in the airbox and debris sneaking past the stock filter, not a good combo and eventually messy.
Several peeps have been installing pnuematic air/water separators or something as simple as as some extra line, a "T" fitting and catch bottle and the Evoluzione or Green perfomance air filter at the very least.

 

[Neez]

Looks promising. Let us know how it works after some more mileage. I've been using a 1/2 inch cube of air filter foam material stuffed into the hose for quite a while now. Works well and have experienced no problems.

 

[boborgera]

Looks promising. Let us know how it works after some more mileage. I've been using a 1/2 inch cube of air filter foam material stuffed into the hose for quite a while now. Works well and have experienced no problems.

:agree:3 Years now with the foam and not a drop of oil in the air box.:thumbup:

 

[maxhdrm2]

:agree:3 Years now with the foam and not a drop of oil in the air box.:thumbup:

Yes I saw your post in a previous thread and I wanted to use your idea but I couldn't find any foam locally. The spyder was apart and the weather was good so I thought if I tried my idea I would have a great excuse for a long (long) test ride. Your success with the foam was at least part of my idea to use a layered screen. Anyway I will post if I have any long term success or failure. I'm always a fan of K.I.S.S. (keep it simple and stupid). What ever it takes to keep the oil in the engine and not dripping on a hot exhaust manifold.:thumbup:

 

[boborgera]

Yes I saw your post in a previous thread and I wanted to use your idea but I couldn't find any foam locally. The spyder was apart and the weather was good so I thought if I tried my idea I would have a great excuse for a long (long) test ride. Your success with the foam was at least part of my idea to use a layered screen. Anyway I will post if I have any long term success or failure. I'm always a fan of K.I.S.S. (keep it simple and stupid). What ever it takes to keep the oil in the engine and not dripping on a hot exhaust manifold.:thumbup:

:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[wyliec]

After 1500 miles my '09 RS developed the usual messy airbox. I will try to link my pictures. Its simple, 1/2" barbs male and female with stainless airater screens pressed into the joint. I used 2 screens but maybe more would be better. So far its working very well! I hope my links work. Any and all comments welcome. Max.

https://picasaweb.google.com/wmsachs/20110618#

I won't go into detail here; but, if you are in a cold climate, you may want to be careful with a fine mesh screen. Boborgera's suggestion of the filter would probably be fine.

I actually contacted 6 people by pm with my theory about the fine mesh screen in the vent to the airbox, in March 2011 after developing a problem. I'll say one person flat out told me no; everybody is entitled to their opinion. I'm sticking to mine.

maxhdrm2,

If you are interested, pm me. I think I still have my theory in my pm's.