Air Compressor Fanatics... question for you.

[2Fast4U]

How often do you reverse blow your vehicle air filters? I do this about every month or so and try to blow enough air through to remove the dirt but not damage the filter material.

 

[michaelc80]

I don't. The material is being captured by the filter so I don't see any need to try to blow it back out. I just change the filter(s) every 20K miles or so.

 

[Matt_S]

Ditto. The old cliche "Don't save a penny now only to spend a dollar later" comes to mind. I figure filters are cheap considering how long they usually last. I'm not going to skimp on something that performs a very important task.

 

[eljefino]

I don't do this either. Figure that as the dust comes loose it rips the media on a microscopic level making it less filter-worthy.

Save the blow gun for the dirty-air side of the airbox, which does need cleaning of all the dead bugs leaves dust and whatnot.

 

[1sttruck]

Use a vacuum instead, so you don't blow all the junk into the air intake.

 

[Pablo]

cheese....got mice?