[toysbyus]

My thanks to you all (Hello Bobby!)....it's been awhile.

I understand all of the points made here. After 33K miles, I expected to see more than a very slight film of dust on the engine air filter....it was accumulated over 25K miles in NH, a small and probably far less traffic density state, the rest was the long drive down to JAX, FL from NH on the highways and with semis all around us so I expected more visible dirt BUT....as pointed out, at the price for a new one, why not just do it anyway?

Thanks, my friends!

Steve

 

[toysbyus]

You must be an old fart like me…..because I remember pre-oiled air filters in the early 2000s……

 

[toysbyus]

Back when I was still trying to get the most "performance" out of smaller 4 cylinder engines, be they Subes or Hondas, I used K&N air filters....imagining that I felt a performance boost.....ha ha ha. What a sucker I was. The good thing about getting older is that I'm much more cynical about "too good to be true" upgrades.......I'm too lazy to even install an engine on/off cutoff gadget to stop the annoying engine off/on "feature".........I've learned to play the accelerator like a musical instrument when I'm at lights.

 

[toysbyus]

Naturally, where you operate the car makes a difference. Up in NH, cabin/engine air filters lasted much longer generally......no industry or pollution to speak of other than what blows towards the state from the industrialized midwest........should be interesting to see how long the just replaced air filters will last. We're starting to suffer the green tree pollen down here in JAX....and bugs? Don't even ask.