How Often Should You Replace the Car Air Filter?
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According to the car maintenance manual, the replacement interval is 10,000-20,000 kilometers or once a year. It is recommended to clean the air filter every 5,000 kilometers to reduce the formation of throttle sludge. The location of the car's air filter element varies depending on the intake form and engine structure. It is generally located in the air filter on the engine intake pipe. There are two types of air filters in cars: dry and wet. The dry type is made of paper or organic materials, while the wet type is made of metal wire mesh. The function of the air filter: to filter out particulate impurities in the air, ensuring that sufficient clean air enters the cylinder, preventing floating dust in the air from being sucked into the engine, and accelerating the wear of the piston group and cylinder. Air filter: It is a type of filter, also known as an air filter cartridge, air cleaner, or style. It is mainly used in engineering vehicles, cars, agricultural vehicles, laboratories, sterile operating rooms, and various precision operating rooms as an air filter. During operation, the engine needs to suck in a large amount of air. If the air is not filtered, the suspended dust in the air will be sucked into the cylinder, accelerating the wear of the piston group and cylinder. Larger particles entering between the piston and cylinder can cause severe cylinder scoring, which is particularly serious in dry and sandy working environments. The air cleaner is installed in front of the carburetor or intake pipe to filter out dust and sand particles in the air, ensuring that sufficient and clean air enters the cylinder. A dirty air filter: Using a dirty air filter while driving will cause insufficient engine intake, incomplete fuel combustion, leading to unstable engine operation, reduced power, and increased fuel consumption. Therefore, the car must keep the air filter clean. The car air cleaner is a device that removes particulate impurities from the air, consisting of one or several clean air filter components. Its main function is to filter out harmful impurities in the air that is about to enter the cylinder, reducing early wear of the cylinder, piston, piston rings, valves, and valve seats. Therefore, before the air enters the cylinder, it must be finely filtered by the air cleaner. A dirty air filter can cause poor engine performance, excessive fuel consumption, and engine damage. When checking the air filter, if you find little dust and light blockage, you can use high-pressure air to blow it clean from the inside out and continue using it. A severely dirty air filter should be replaced promptly.
