Cleaning of Air Filters?

[Sayjac]

After the responses I could assume that too but as @Sayjac mentioned perhaps we can get a better description and I should've held my response until then. But still It does look & sound like an automotive type filter though......

I Googled Suzuki UK to see if I could get a look at their current vehicle offerings. I don't see anything out of the ordinary that would cause me to change my opinion. In my observation, illustration does appear to be a standard air filter being blown by a nozzle attached to a compressed air source.

 

[Faawrenchbndr]

After the responses I could assume that too but as @Sayjac mentioned perhaps we can get a better description and I should've held my response until then. But still It does look & sound like an automotive type filter though. Still if it's an air gun being recommended that's a bit on the cheap side instead of replacement for an automotive app. Would you agree?

Well, it’s certainly only common sense. For one compressed air being used on a paper filter it’s pretty much been widely known for the last 40+ years to do damage to a paper filter.

 

[Kira]

I addition to the genericized sketch and oddly worded mention of air cleaner maintenance in post #1, is there a schedule table for maintenance in the manual as well?
Sometimes there are two schedules, one for normal duty, the other for heavy duty.
Is air filter element replacement on this schedule?

If so, then I'd regard the initial drawing as a relic from an earlier time.
I doubt you'd find that drawing used in recently preceding years' manuals.
I'd bet that meager depiction was resurrected by a rookie editor.
Perhaps such an instruction (blowing off the element) was more to inspire the novice into caring for a vehicle.

 

[jtay2024]

Be helpful if the OP came back and gave more information on the specific Suzuki vehicle and use. That said, based on the information provided in the OP, stand by my previous post. I wouldn't take compressed air to clean an AF as standard practice.

Hi Sayjac,

It's a Suzuki Ignis. It's a little 4x4 vehicle. It just seemed odd to me that anyone would recommend / even hint at blowing a filter clean rather than replacing the element. Specially in today's day & age when warranties are critical etc. It just seemed an odd choice of picture / advice for a brand new normal road vehicle to include in it's manual.

 

[jtay2024]

I addition to the genericized sketch and oddly worded mention of air cleaner maintenance in post #1, is there a schedule table for maintenance in the manual as well?
Sometimes there are two schedules, one for normal duty, the other for heavy duty.
Is air filter element replacement on this schedule?

If so, then I'd regard the initial drawing as a relic from an earlier time.
I doubt you'd find that drawing used in recently preceding years' manuals.
I'd bet that meager depiction was resurrected by a rookie editor.
Perhaps such an instruction (blowing off the element) was more to inspire the novice into caring for a vehicle.

Yeah I agree. I was thinking it was probably a detail that has lingered in their documents for years and no one has ever removed it. Filters are readily available for the vehicle so it's not like they are hard to come by.

 

[rszappa1]

I guess I look at this like using a oil filter twice....They are both cheap....Just install a new one...same with a cabin air filter too...

 

[Sayjac]

Hi Sayjac,

It's a Suzuki Ignis. It's a little 4x4 vehicle. It just seemed odd to me that anyone would recommend / even hint at blowing a filter clean rather than replacing the element. Specially in today's day & age when warranties are critical etc. It just seemed an odd choice of picture / advice for a brand new normal road vehicle to include in it's manual.

Thank you for returning with follow up info. Fwiw, I completely agree with your thoughts. Again, not something I would do. As noted, I 'might' tap an AF to remove very loose particulates, but that is all. If the AF appears loaded enough that one might think about blowing compressed air on it, time to replace the AF. Congrats to your mom on the new ride, hope she enjoys it.

 

[jtay2024]

Thank you for returning with follow up info. Fwiw, I completely agree with your thoughts. Again, not something I would do. As noted, I 'might' tap an AF to remove very loose particulates, but that is all. If the AF appears loaded enough that one might think about blowing compressed air on it, time to replace the AF. Congrats to your mom on the new ride, hope she enjoys it.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to it being another car to look after.

 

[oil pan 4]

Yeah I air gun and shopvac my trucks air filter every oil change.
Blow it from the back side and vacuum it from the front and then the last step is vacuum from the back as if it were in-service.
I just changed the oil Sunday but they were calling for dust storms Monday and today so I held off and oh man did it blow Monday. Less than 30ft visibility a few times while driving. I'll dedust the filter next day the weather is nice.

 

[Samurai1225]

The Spoon drop in air filter for the Type R specially references using forced air to clean their filters. ( along with mild laundry detergent)