A Reminder on your OEM Air filter - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

rpmspeedyBlue · 11-21-2006, 02:04 AM

After Changing my oil/oil filter I totally forgot to check my Air Filter. A week later I remembered so I checked the air filter and sure enough it was pretty dirty. There were a lot of leaves and dirt on it. I vacumed the filter off and it clean it pretty good- a temporary fix until I buy me a new air filter tomorrow. I usually check the air filter periodically and clean it off just to make sure it gets the max air flow. I do notice the difference when its cleaned. My point is "don't forget to check your air filter" every little bit helps to get better MPG's nowadays!

TacomaKid06 · 11-21-2006, 03:14 AM

Thanks for lookin out bro. How many miles do you have on your taco? I have close to 6000. Is this enough to warrent a check?

rpmspeedyBlue · 11-21-2006, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TacomaKid06

Thanks for lookin out bro. How many miles do you have on your taco? I have close to 6000. Is this enough to warrent a check?

I have 15,500 miles on my taco. I usually check the airflter once a month and vacum it off just to get the dirt and leaves off. You have 6k I would check to see how dirty it is and if it is pretty dirty I would clean it off. I'm not sure what the recommend miles to change the filter is but I usually go by how dirty it looks. I'm in constructions and the sites are pretty dusty so I check and replace the filter sooner than usual.

Eddie 70 · 11-21-2006, 07:08 PM

Good heads up on this one. I haven't had mine off the truck yet. What the hey, it never hurts and you are correct, it may help the MPG out some.

rpmspeedyBlue · 11-22-2006, 01:16 AM

I was really surprised to see how much small leaves were on the air filter. On my other cars I don't recall seeing any. I guess the configuration of the air vent under the front tire wall has something to do with it.

***humanoid*** · 11-22-2006, 02:17 AM

You guys should check your secondary air filter too, just to be on the safe side.

TacomaKid06 · 11-22-2006, 03:07 AM

I havent checked it yet, busy working, but todays my last day this week so I will be checking it when i get home. i have noticed my gasmilage has gone down quite a bit actually. Maybe it is the filter. I hope I get some of my mpg back after I clean it. Damn leaves. Why can't they stay on the trees.

rpmspeedyBlue · 11-22-2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TacomaKid06

I havent checked it yet, busy working, but todays my last day this week so I will be checking it when i get home. i have noticed my gasmilage has gone down quite a bit actually. Maybe it is the filter. I hope I get some of my mpg back after I clean it. Damn leaves. Why can't they stay on the trees.

I hear ya on the leaves. Every time I drive through them I'm thinking how much are going on the air filter.