Westerbeke Generator Air Filter

[murofrelwart]

The air intake on my Westerbeke 8.0BTD is shown in the pictures. As you can see there is no filter at all. What should be there?

 

[Russell Clifton]

Nothing in mine either.

 

[High Wire]

Nothing in the parts book

 

[sunchaser]

Mine has a sized foam insert. Clean it every few years with soap and water. Seems pretty clean so not much crud or dust in our ER air.

 

[Ski in NC]

Lots of gennies have no air filter. Really no need. That box is really a silencer for air intake noise (quite loud), and as a silencer it is pretty lame. I have fitted Donaldson filter/silencers from like Bobcats and they do a nice job. Amazing how much noise comes out of a gennie air intake.

 

[sunchaser]

Lots of gennies have no air filter. Really no need. That box is really a silencer for air intake noise (quite loud), and as a silencer it is pretty lame. I have fitted Donaldson filter/silencers from like Bobcats and they do a nice job. Amazing how much noise comes out of a gennie air intake.

Good point Ski. My Westerbeke parts book refers to the foam filter as a sound suppressor.