Truck Engines are so much different than car engine and that goes for the Air Cleaners
too. An air filter on a semi-truck must take in huge volumes of air. Any
dirt or debris that gets into the engine thru the air-filter can damage the engine
and it does not take very much either. In fact 8 to 10 ounces of dirt can literally
destroy a $20,000 to $40,000 motor.
The
dirt
sticks to the filter and to other dirt which has already been trapped
there. This is why a clean air filter is not as useful as an air filter, which
is a little dirty.Proper air cleaner strategies increase engine efficiency, meaning
less pollution, more power and better fuel economy. For Diesel Truck Oil
and Lube Companies and locations they need to understand that if they are advising
truck owners to change the air-filter after each oil change they are actually
cheating their customers and lessening the life of their truck engines, because
a little dirt on the filter helps collect other dirt that is in the air flow
being sucked in.Awareness of air-filter issues are a smart step to increasing
fuel economy whether the motor is running Bio-Diesel, Straight Diesel or Hybrid
Diesel notes the T-5 Group (The Truck Technology Think Tank Team). In fact some
manufacturers claim that their OEM truck filters can operate for over 120,000
miles prior to change out.
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