Air filter, commonly known as the air filter core, its role is suspended in the air dust, sand and other impurities filter, prevent them into the engine, to provide clean and sufficient amount of air to the engine. To put it bluntly, it ACTS as a protective mask for the engine, allowing it to breathe cleanly, harmlessly and smoothly. How long does the air filter last? Chen fahong xiaobian to everyone to understand:
There are two types of air filters: dry and wet.
Dry air filter about 20,000 km
Family car this air filter is generally dry, the service life of about 20,000 kilometers, small make up suggest 20,000 kilometers to replace.
In fact, the service life of the air filter and the car's environment is relatively big, if the car often fog and haze days, wind and sand big place to use, it may be 10,000 kilometers to change, even less than to change.
If it's dirty, you can clean it up and use it again, no more than three times
Say as far as possible so every maintain check, this air filter is clean, cannot light see mileage to have arrived.
If it is dirty, you can continue to use it after cleaning, not to buy a new one every time, but pay attention to the performance of the air filter after cleaning is not as good as the new one, it needs to be checked often, repeated almost three times, throw away for a new one.
Wet air filter can be used repeatedly
Another type of air filter that is less common in household vehicles is the wet one, which is also divided into oil immersion and oil bath. It is general construction machinery, heavy truck above can use, can use repeatedly, want to be able to clear only maintain can, but filter effect is inferior to dry type.