GkS
Junior Member
Hello everybody.
Seen that the first time was a bit hard finding information on how to clean my air filter (Pipercross gives only 4 lines of help), I've decided to share the whole process here with you in case someone is in need of it.
As seen on title, this topic is meant to be a guide for those of you, owners of a Pipercross filter, wishing to clean it, on a Yamaha Fazer S2 (FZ6) but it also applies to previous models, back till the year 2004.
The cleaning tecnique is almost the same for the air filters of this kind, many can be found even on Youtube, I’ve searched and didn’t find any for the FZ6, so if someone has a different bike, but still wishing to learn how to clean his Pipercross filter, can skip the part of removing it from the bike and go directly to the cleaning process.
Cleaners are not the usual we keep in our houses, they’re selled apart from the company and we must have ordered them in advance. Otherwise, the whole thing cannot be done.
So, here we go, the time is around 8pm and I’m just home from work.....I make myself some cofee, turn on some relaxing music and it starts!
TOOLS
The tools we’ll need for the job are:
1. A screwdriver
2. A “german” type wrench, no.10
3. Allens
4. 2 Tireups elastics, can also be done with just one depending on the tank’s weight
5. Spray cleaning additive (C9003 or C9000) (Pipercross)
6. Oily dirt retention additive (C9007 or C9001) (Pipercross)
7. A small brush, I’ve used a paintbrush, which is ideal for lining the oil on the filter, in case you don’t have or can’t find any, you may also use your finger for that.
8. Some cleaning paper
9. A small towel, or any other fabric may do, you’ll see later what for
REMOVING THE FILTER
The first step will be to place the bike in a way it will suit better for us to work on top of it. If you’re in a garage as I am, a small light on top should be a good idea.
*IMPORTANT* -- It is advisable to have the tank with no or just a little gas in it for this kind of work. In other case, it will be really heavy to lift and I assure you that it’s bottom side cuts the fingers like hell!
Next step, we make good use of the towel or fabric mentioned above, by lying it on the fuel tank, in a way it will protect the color from accidental scratches....believe me it’s worth it.
After that we remove the saddle using our key of course.
Using the allen key, we remove the two screws located high above the fuel tank....you may also turn left or right the steering in a way that makes that easier.
Having those two removed, we proceed with the one in the back, the big one, use the german type key to unscrew this one and take it off. The reason we have to remove this screw is because the fuel tank cannot be lifted otherwise, pivoting on the screw, cause of the front side fering that blocks it:
By unscrewing the last screw, we are given the chance to pull the tank a little backwards and then lift it up, in the balancing position shown on the second next picture:
continues....
Seen that the first time was a bit hard finding information on how to clean my air filter (Pipercross gives only 4 lines of help), I've decided to share the whole process here with you in case someone is in need of it.
As seen on title, this topic is meant to be a guide for those of you, owners of a Pipercross filter, wishing to clean it, on a Yamaha Fazer S2 (FZ6) but it also applies to previous models, back till the year 2004.
The cleaning tecnique is almost the same for the air filters of this kind, many can be found even on Youtube, I’ve searched and didn’t find any for the FZ6, so if someone has a different bike, but still wishing to learn how to clean his Pipercross filter, can skip the part of removing it from the bike and go directly to the cleaning process.
Cleaners are not the usual we keep in our houses, they’re selled apart from the company and we must have ordered them in advance. Otherwise, the whole thing cannot be done.
So, here we go, the time is around 8pm and I’m just home from work.....I make myself some cofee, turn on some relaxing music and it starts!
TOOLS
The tools we’ll need for the job are:
1. A screwdriver
2. A “german” type wrench, no.10
3. Allens
4. 2 Tireups elastics, can also be done with just one depending on the tank’s weight
5. Spray cleaning additive (C9003 or C9000) (Pipercross)
6. Oily dirt retention additive (C9007 or C9001) (Pipercross)
7. A small brush, I’ve used a paintbrush, which is ideal for lining the oil on the filter, in case you don’t have or can’t find any, you may also use your finger for that.
8. Some cleaning paper
9. A small towel, or any other fabric may do, you’ll see later what for
REMOVING THE FILTER
The first step will be to place the bike in a way it will suit better for us to work on top of it. If you’re in a garage as I am, a small light on top should be a good idea.
*IMPORTANT* -- It is advisable to have the tank with no or just a little gas in it for this kind of work. In other case, it will be really heavy to lift and I assure you that it’s bottom side cuts the fingers like hell!
Next step, we make good use of the towel or fabric mentioned above, by lying it on the fuel tank, in a way it will protect the color from accidental scratches....believe me it’s worth it.
After that we remove the saddle using our key of course.
Using the allen key, we remove the two screws located high above the fuel tank....you may also turn left or right the steering in a way that makes that easier.
Having those two removed, we proceed with the one in the back, the big one, use the german type key to unscrew this one and take it off. The reason we have to remove this screw is because the fuel tank cannot be lifted otherwise, pivoting on the screw, cause of the front side fering that blocks it:
By unscrewing the last screw, we are given the chance to pull the tank a little backwards and then lift it up, in the balancing position shown on the second next picture:
continues....