can u clean chrome v. cover breathers - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

blazer2007 · 08-27-2009, 04:02 PM

My chrome valve cover breathers are getting grimey inside,can you soak them in something to clean them out and reuse them or just buy new ones

ont_guy_38 · 08-27-2009, 04:26 PM

There might be another brand out there but as far as I know K&N are the only ones that you can clean and reuse

Myself · 08-27-2009, 04:36 PM

Those breathers are packed with steel wool. You can soak it in acetone, paint thinner,reducer, whatever. That will break down the nasty oil which has accumulated inside. Shake it out, let it dry.

08-27-2009, 04:02 PM	#1
blazer2007 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: vernon b.c. Posts: 3,022	can u clean chrome v. cover breathers My chrome valve cover breathers are getting grimey inside,can you soak them in something to clean them out and reuse them or just buy new ones

08-27-2009, 04:26 PM	#2
ont_guy_38 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,006	Re: can u clean chrome v. cover breathers There might be another brand out there but as far as I know K&N are the only ones that you can clean and reuse

08-27-2009, 04:36 PM	#3
Myself Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Arkansas Posts: 1,142	Re: can u clean chrome v. cover breathers Those breathers are packed with steel wool. You can soak it in acetone, paint thinner,reducer, whatever. That will break down the nasty oil which has accumulated inside. Shake it out, let it dry.

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