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Old 07-02-2008, 05:25 PM
Will_w202 Will_w202 is offline
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Originally Posted by Arthur Dalton View Post
Opinion only:

How long a filter is efficient is determined by how much dirt/dust it has filtered ..years and miles mean nothing as far as I am concerned...
and any system that uses Electonic Airflow Sensing is looking for the cleanest air you can find in order to remain accurate....so, at 5 bucks a gallon, I prefer to change AF more often that not. And I clean them in between changes , along with the box they sit in..........
Overkill ????...I doubt it. You show me a dirty MAF and I will show you a dirty a/f......
Yeah, that's what I have done in the past; get the needle-attachment for the vacuum and get the big debris out of the pleats and the intake tubing, and then change em about every 6mos/10k or so. Guess it's the proper plan.
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