Cleaning the Air Filter

[FZ1]

Originally Posted By: Jim Allen
Originally Posted By: Malo83
Originally Posted By: FZ1
False economy. I'm a toss it and get a new one type of guy.

Amen brutha

Yeah, but would you be if your air filters cost $55 and you'd need to change them twice a year? And the alternative was equal filtration and an air filter once every two years. Which is false economy?
It's a false choice. I don't agree that a "cleaned" AF,filters,as well,as a new filter.

 

[Jim Allen]

I don't agree either. It may actually cleans better. Well, that would depend upon how it was cleaned. Willy nilly blowing and rough treatment could cause damage but we were discussing the vacuum idea... vacuuming from the outside, which would be very gentle (unless you had some "montsa-suka" vacuum).

 

[FZ1]

There are Smokers;and Non Smokers. There are Filter Cleaners;and Non Filter Cleaners. You gotta call your own shot.

 

[Taresh]

Originally Posted By: FZ1
There are Smokers;and Non Smokers. There are Filter Cleaners;and Non Filter Cleaners. You gotta call your own shot.

that's true i guess but let us say that if it's expensive clean it otherwise just change it for your engine sake!!

 

[Jim Allen]

I just tried the vacuum method on my small tractor and it worked great. I typically change the filter every two or three years with an annual light "dust off" I have a filter minder to install but it will be a little while on that yet.

 

[Ken2]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
I have in the past removed large dirt sitting on the surface. The thing about filtration is that the media does not do the filtration, the cake that builds up on the media does...

Nah. The media filters. The caked dirt restricts air flow.

 

[ET16]

I've always tapped air filters to clean them. If you don't go overboard, it seems an easy way to get a little more service out of a filter.

On a related note, I vacuum or wash cabin air filters once or twice before changing them out.