Rustyred 63 #1 Posted July 13, 2020 Hi, I am overhauling an old K181 engine and the breather filter material under the breather plate is in horrible shape. Is a new filter available anywhere? Or if I clean and reinstall the old does it not matter much? It seems a previous owner folded it up and jammed it back in when he had it open. If the breather filter is not in perfect shape will this affect how my engine runs? Thanks guys for helping out!! Rustyred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,670 #2 Posted July 13, 2020 231419 Can;t imagine it would have a big effect on the engine running, Long term ?? If not necessary why is it there??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,482 #3 Posted July 13, 2020 You may want to get two of them Garry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,672 #4 Posted July 13, 2020 The way a breather element was explained to me is that it is made of a type and shape and coarseness of material that helps to catch the oil vapors and turn them into droplets. The droplets then return to the engine crankcase whenever they're ready. Short-term emergency? Probably not. Long-term? Well you're probably going to have a very interesting oil spill on the outside of the breather after a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
