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$100 Site Donor 2021
Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Yeah, sure....thanks to yall line of thinking my AC ducting in my home is filthy. You see, the filter used was probably never changed, and while the AC probably still blows cold, it let alot of dust and dirt get ingested.
I feel bad for yall who thinks a filter is fine til it cannot flow. It some cases, if not all. An air filter will let dirt thru when it is 'full'. Ive seen it on my Aunts Mustang. The intake tract after the filter, aka engine side, had plenty of sand and other grit in it, even thou the dilter was sealed. According to some of you though, the filter would be in its heyday and trapping more dirt than a new filter.
Im about done trying to save some of you who think ingesting dirt is a good idea. Ever wonder why automakers say to change the filter 'more often' when driving down dirt roads. Seems, some of yall would think the filter is getting better while driving down a dirt road....no, it is getting loaded up and when full, it will go into a sort of bypass and allow unfiltered air through, otherwise with your thinking it would just get better and better until one day the car wont run and you just throw in a new one and be on your merry way.
Filters don't go into "bypass". What WILL happen is that they'll either leak at the seal or the media will rupture if they get too loaded. That's why a restriction gauge is beneficial as it will tell you to change it before that happens yet not having you changing it too early.
That's why HD diesel engines come with them from the factory. Every time you open the airbox you let dirt in. Fitting the restriction gauge helps protect the valuable (and more sensitive to particulate than your typical gas engine) parts in the intake tract.
Your aunt's Mustang either had the media rupture or it leaked at the seal. Either way, it was left in way too long.
The idea isn't about leaving it in there until it can't flow. That's some serious creative exaggeration going on. The idea is to leave it in there for an appropriate interval as they do get more efficient as they load. But you don't want it loading to the point of being a restriction as then there's the risk of the things happening I already mentioned.
For most people following the OEM interval is probably the safest bet. For those interested in maximizing filter life and minimizing intake tract contamination, a restriction gauge is needed.
Yeah, sure....thanks to yall line of thinking my AC ducting in my home is filthy. You see, the filter used was probably never changed, and while the AC probably still blows cold, it let alot of dust and dirt get ingested.
I feel bad for yall who thinks a filter is fine til it cannot flow. It some cases, if not all. An air filter will let dirt thru when it is 'full'. Ive seen it on my Aunts Mustang. The intake tract after the filter, aka engine side, had plenty of sand and other grit in it, even thou the dilter was sealed. According to some of you though, the filter would be in its heyday and trapping more dirt than a new filter.
Im about done trying to save some of you who think ingesting dirt is a good idea. Ever wonder why automakers say to change the filter 'more often' when driving down dirt roads. Seems, some of yall would think the filter is getting better while driving down a dirt road....no, it is getting loaded up and when full, it will go into a sort of bypass and allow unfiltered air through, otherwise with your thinking it would just get better and better until one day the car wont run and you just throw in a new one and be on your merry way.
Filters don't go into "bypass". What WILL happen is that they'll either leak at the seal or the media will rupture if they get too loaded. That's why a restriction gauge is beneficial as it will tell you to change it before that happens yet not having you changing it too early.
That's why HD diesel engines come with them from the factory. Every time you open the airbox you let dirt in. Fitting the restriction gauge helps protect the valuable (and more sensitive to particulate than your typical gas engine) parts in the intake tract.
Your aunt's Mustang either had the media rupture or it leaked at the seal. Either way, it was left in way too long.
The idea isn't about leaving it in there until it can't flow. That's some serious creative exaggeration going on. The idea is to leave it in there for an appropriate interval as they do get more efficient as they load. But you don't want it loading to the point of being a restriction as then there's the risk of the things happening I already mentioned.
For most people following the OEM interval is probably the safest bet. For those interested in maximizing filter life and minimizing intake tract contamination, a restriction gauge is needed.