AIR CLEANERS

The way the oil bath air cleaners work is that the oil that is in the cup is drawn up into the wire mesh (or most of the oil) and the smaller dust particles are caught in the oil covered wire mesh that was not caught in the oil in the cup which catches most of the larger particles because of the inertia of the particles won't let them make the turn to go up the wire mesh and they are trapped in the oil in the cup. The smaller particles that are caught in the wire mesh are washed back into the oil in the cup when the engine is stopped for a length of time. The particles settle to the bottom of the oil cup and this is what needs to be removed daily when operating in sever dusty conditions. For every bit of dirt that is in the bottom of the oil cup that is less oil to be on hand to trap the dust particles. No oil, no air cleaner!