Oil Bath Air Filter Vw Beetle

Crankcase ventilation in response to clean air requirements vw put a rubber hose about 1 2 id from the oil filler pipe to the air cleaner to take the oil fumes from the crankcase to the carburetor for burning.

Oil bath air filter vw beetle. 100 complete 67 vw beetle oil bath air cleaners. Oil bath this stock set up uses an oil bath underneath the filter. With a oval hole in the middle of both. Vw classic fix recommended for you.

The oil bath cleaner works by creating a near 180 degree turn in the air steam just above the level of the oil. Anything which does make the turn is then caught by the oily coconut fibre secondary filter. Then it air flow is forced back up to enter the bottom of the filter housing into the coir filter. Vw beetle full yearly service tune up diy.

To clear the factory velocity stack. The air filter can be mounted and attached directly to the top of the carburetor or it can be mounted remotely and connected to the carburetor via hoses or tubing. The body of the air filter rests on the reservoir and is clamped or screwed down. The oil bath pack is not to hard to get off the lid with the lid washed clean you can set it in your lap upside down and with a chisel tap the flange inward all around it until it slips free then you need 2 flat peaces of metal to fit in side the top and bottom.

The oil bath air cleaner is a classic example of a two stage kinetic filtering element removing virtually all particulate contaminants from the air at all engine speeds. These include the original and desired flapped weights that are often times removed. This is not a bath to collect excess oil as often thought but in fact a way of cleaning the air by trapping particles in the oil. Air coming into the oil bath air cleaner s inlet is forced vertically down toward the oil reservoir.

The air makes the turn but the heavier dirt particles hit the oil and are caught. You will need to fill it to the required level before installation. Incoming air is forced to follow a vertical descending path toward the pool of oil then drawn upwards. As the air makes this change dust and dirt particles are heavier than air and will hit the oil bath and stick there.