Truck Air Filters
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by dontruck, Sep 30, 2014.
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Donaldson Good grief you cant type one word.
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cleaning is a bad idea. replace with new. when you try to clean, blow out, e.t.c you loosen dust, dirt particles, that get sucked thru the engine. after taking old filter out wipe inside container with a vary damp cloth, let dry & put in new filter. if you have a foam type filter or another type that IS reusable, than do what the mfr say's, but if it is a paper type disposable, throw it out after it's full use & get new.
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Considering most paper air filters will last 200-300k miles before needing changed I'd just change it.
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Well if you're trying to save some money you could extend the life of your filter by using a lawn blower. I'm not really of the opinion that leaving a dirty filter in there is better than taking it out and blowing it. And I'm not really agreeing that after blowing it out really well, it is somehow going to be worse than if you hadn't touched it. You just have to be careful not to break the paper by blowing too forcefully. I've cleaned air filters like this and have had a lot of success. Again, this is if you're really strapped for cash, because...
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At $25 a filter, I just replace it every 90 days ...
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Last edited: Oct 1, 2014
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double yellow Thanks this.
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250,00-300,000 miles. wow.that is a lot of miles on the same air filter. my opinion only.double yellow Thanks this. -
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