[AT] To oil or not to oil pre--filter

[Mike M]

Thanks Steve, that was kind of the way I was leaning, I usually clean
the prefilter in a mason jar half full of gasoline, then let it dry, the
oil just seems to gum stuff up.

Mike M

On 5/27/2021 2:58 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> Personally, no, I do not oil the foam if it's sitting on top of a
> pleated paper filter.  It's only there to catch the big chunks.  On a
> mower, it gets all the long pieces of grass and other
> macroscopic-sized stuff and leaves the paper filter to do its job on
> the micro stuff.  In that prefilter role, oil doesn't help.
>
> SO
>
>
> On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 2:27 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>
>     I was just wondering whether you guys oil your lawn mower prefilter or
>     not, I usually do but it does seem to clog up the paper filter. After
>     all it's in Kohlers  best interest to sell filters.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Mike M
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