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03-18-2019, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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How many miles is the stock engine air filter supposed to last?
Although my car is a 2014 Scion FR-S, I'm a VERY low-mileage driver (still under 15K miles) and have never changed the stock engine air filter.
I supposed I'll upgrade to the K&N model: https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Air-Filt...gateway&sr=8-3 But I only want to upgrade once the existing stock filter has outlived its usefulness. I would imagine that air filters isn't something that gets "stale" over time, so it has to be mileage-based when it comes to replacement intervals. I live in the Seattle region. Thanks. Last edited by tzhu07; 03-18-2019 at 04:50 PM. |
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The current maintenance schedule for normal driving conditions recommends replacement at 30k miles.
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I swap mine out with a OEM style paper elementment (2017) every 6 months.
I also clean it every month by tapping it out. They are a cheap maintenance replacement part. It is dusty here. Non OEM style replacement filters are a gimmick in my opinion, plus the oiled variety clog up extremely quick, the OEM filter in my NA 86 is not a restriction and it actually filters out fine dust and stays quite efficient over time. Opinions may vary.
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Here's mine after 5 years and 24K miles. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...3&postcount=64
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I'm always in awe someone says how long can ____ should last.
Air filters are like your butt wiping. Some people are set to a timely and numeric schedule. 2 shits a day and 4 wipes. Other people wipe till they feel clean Other people say they wipe but smell like shit all day. Some savages claim they don't need to wipe cause they can pinch a turd clean off. Others wipe, and take a peek at the wipe. If it's dirty keep on wiping till they bleed.
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It's the amount of air drawn through and the amount of particulates in the air.
Highly variable and down to local conditions. If you did a lot of driving during the forest fires last fall, then I'd advise a new filter soonish. If it was parked up then, shouldn't be a problem. But there was significant fire smoke the year before too.
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