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Piper cross filter breaking down
ryanill - 14/9/13 at 07:13 AM

Hi all

Earlier this year I brought two piper cross filters(c602d) and fitted them to two pinto engines one on bike carbs one on ITBs. Bothe were treated with the piper cross dirt retention additiv (c9000mx)
Now only 6 months in both filter are flaking apart are breaking down from the outside. The insides are fine so I do t think it's fule standoff inside them.
Has any one had this problem ? Or have I used the incorrect cleaning kit ?

Any help would be great

Ryan

ashg - 14/9/13 at 07:42 AM

where did you buy them could they be fake?

ElmrPhD - 14/9/13 at 07:50 AM

Sorry, can't help, but did want to say THANKS for the warning.
Good luck!!
Steve, in the NLs

ryanill - 14/9/13 at 09:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
where did you buy them could they be fake?


Got the filters from burton so they should be legitimate
The filter cleaning kit was from a registeted eBay seller ....... Would some one really go to the effort to make fake pipercross cleaning kits worth £10 ? Spose it a posability.

Was wondering if I was using ther right cleaner are there different pipercross cleaning kits. Iv git a new filter but don't want to use the same cleaner and scrap another £60 worth of filter.

jacko - 14/9/13 at 12:15 PM

Are the filters out side the bonnet ?
My filters are and a bit flaking as you put it i put it down to wind and rain
Jacko

blakep82 - 14/9/13 at 01:18 PM

I bought one 2nd hand off someone on here a few years ago, wasnt particularly cheap either. Never fitted it, but all the foam has disintegrated and fallen apart. Glued edges come unstuck, the lot. Not impressed with the quality if they do that when not used

ryanill - 14/9/13 at 01:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Are the filters out side the bonnet ?
My filters are and a bit flaking as you put it i put it down to wind and rain
Jacko


Both are mounted inside the bonnet with a good gap away from the inside of the bonnet so there definatly not rubbing there more than a bit flakey the one has almost lost its hole top later of foam have any of you guys git the number of the dirt retention additive off the can yiu used so I could check it again what I have ?. I spoke to burton and they said if I post the filters back they would send them to pipercross for analysing ...