"As far as an oiled filter, typically you dont want an oil filter when offroading; especially in dusty conditions. They tend to gum up much quicker and easier."

so a dry filt doesnt catch the same dirt?,,under the same conditions?,,side by side??

 

Not really.. the oil in the oiled filter will atract dirt like a motherf*cker.

This was the filter on my F250 Powerstroke when I bought it; an oiled Fram. Oiled filters+dirty and dusty environment=GUMMED up with dust.

 

so where does the dirt go?

 

Yea, I think after reading through that one could easily run to the logical conclusion running without a filter is best because the filter is obviously what attracts the dust. j/k obviously

 

Look at my picture; the dirt gunks-up from the oil and turns into sledge. I beat that filter i posted against the ground, and literally chunks of sludgy gunky crap would crumble off of it.

 

if two identical h3s go for a ride,one having a oil type filt and the other a dry filt. they drive thru dust.

the oil type filt gets gummed up more than the dry filt.

if they both breathed the same dust and the dry filt is not clogged up,,,,,,

WHERE DID THE DIRT GO? THRU THE DRY FILT??

SAME AIR, SAME DIRT

 

No a dry-filter you can just knock the dust off of. The oil in an oil filter absorbs the dirt

 

So Dry Filt is still better than the oiled one? Right???

 

Then why do dirt bikes use an oiled filter?

 

Well that depends; typically an oiled filter does catch more crap; BUT when you consider the types of terrain a HUMMER is supposed to go thru, that filter is gonna gum up faster than hell if it's oiled.

Because it's easier and cheaper to just re-oil and clean it I suppose? Most of the filters I see for dirtbikes are dry filters though. And as long as you clean that filter after every time you drive your bike, I'm sure there wont be any issues.