The manufacturer (Montesa) recommends using motor oil for the air filter. Does anyone use air filter oil products like No Toil or Motorex? Is this a good/ bad idea?

Thanks.

Hi.I use,I think,Pro Filter,which is and stays extremely thick and sticky,most unlike engine oil.Also it stays in the sponge and doesn,t sink to the lowest point of the filter.Ideally I would not use engine oil as it does not have these characteristics.Montesa obviously have their reasons for using engine oil,maybe they are changing it every hour.I imagine most filter gloop is similarly thick and sticky.I think they are a good idea.Its the oil in the sponge that is the filter,not the sponge-thats only a vehicle for the sticky 'oil',so,I reckon,why use engine oil in an air filter. All the best

Edited August 24, 200917 yr by anyoldiron

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I just order some no-toil off fleabay after a few people recommended it. hav'nt used it yet but you can wash the filter in a sink or anywhere so why use an engine oil????