The air filter in your rig
cleans all of the air that gets in to your engine. This filter needs to be changed either every
20,000 miles or once a year. That is,
unless you have an Airaid filter. If you
have one of the premium Airaid filters then you will just need to wash it and
then put it back in. If you happen to
drive in conditions that are sandy or dusty then you will need to do this on a
more frequent basis. Dirty air filters
can cause you to lose up to 3 mpg depending on how you drive. This means that by keeping the air filter in
your Jeep clean, you can save up to 100 gallons of fuel each year!
Changing or cleaning your air
filter can also cause there to be less of a strain on your engine. They are easy to change too as there are
essentially just three steps. First you
will need to open the casing for the air filter. Then take out the old one and put the new one
in. Now close the casing and you are
ready to roll!
Any part of your rig that takes
in air or fluids from the outside environment needs to have a way to separate
what will benefit your rig from what will not.
This is the whole reason for having fuel and air filters. While these parts do require you to check and
change them on a regular basis, they are one of the least expensive and easiest
– as well as the most critical – maintenance type procedures that you can
perform on your Jeep. Changing the air
filter in your Jeep on a regularly scheduled basis can significantly impact
both the performance and the life of your engine.
Basic changing of a filter
does not take very long at all – about 3 minutes. It doesn’t cost a lot of money either. This can send your Jeep down the trails
renewed and refreshed. Having an air
filter that is clogged can cause our Jeep to exhibit poor performance as well
as reducing the life of the engine.
Taking 5 minutes out of your day once a year can change all of
that.
Now, in all honesty you can
take your rig to your local oil change shop and they can change it for
you. Why pay them to do this though when
it is so easy to do it yourself? Even a
5 year old can do this! When you get
someone else to do this for you they can charge up to $30! That’s ridiculous!
Anyway, the next time you
change your filter, replace your old one with an Airaid filter and you will no
longer even need to spend money on new filters once a year. Just wash that one and reuse it.