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I know it’s cheap in price, made in China, but is it a total waste of money, and detrimental to adequate intake protection?
PG 9967 from Amazon for 17 bucks.
It certainly has a huge cost advantage over any name brand (I can't figure out what there is about C7 air filters that puts them at the price level they're at), and I'm sure that it's better than nothing, but I'd have a hard time justifying it's use. I'm with Laserdude on this.
The engine air filter needs to be replaced every 37,500 miles and a name brand filter costs about the same as a full tank of gas - so why even attempt to save money on this part? During your ownership period you might need one or two these at most.
I bought my 2017 - ordered new - five years ago and still have not turned over 17,000 miles yet. I replaced the cabin air filter already (seemed to be only minorly dirty) and was planning to replace the engine air filter at my next oil change. Someone here said 37,500 miles was a good change interval, but that seems like an awfully long time and might be ten years for some Corvette owners.
The cabin filter was easy, but the air cleaner for the engine seems to be a little more involved. I saw the Auto Zone link where they sell the STP brand.......but none of the stores around here carry it. Definitely going to keep them in mind. $20 seems reasonable and STP has a good reputation for making filters. I have an Autp Zone store less than two miles away.
I replaced the engine air filter in our 2021 Mazda CX-30 with one from Rock Auto. Even with shipping costs, it was about half of what O'Reilly wanted to charge me and the nearest Mazda dealer is 25 to 30 minutes away & probably would charge the most for parts.
Auto Zone and Advance both said they couldn't even find it in their system and neither had it available to order! The "supply chain" issues must obviously be affecting auto parts too. [ With Rock Auto, I had to type "2020" as the model year because nothing showed up under 2021 for the CX-30......even though the cars are the same & the parts are identical for 2020 to 2022. ]
I have used Rock Auto three times over the past ten years. Generally pleased with their selection and prices, but they do charge for shipping - unlike Amazon Prime. They are good at stocking "hard to find" stuff too.
I do not buy anything important from Amazon, or if I can avoid it, Chna. The quality control from China is spotty at best, and Amazon, I am not sure if I am getting a knock-off from some unscrupulous company. TANSTAAFL. jmho
I would replace the engine air filter and the cabin filter at the recommended interval unless you live in the desert or the dust bowl of the mid-west. Since I do live in the dust bowl, I will replace both filters a little short of the interval in the manual. The cabin filter will be replaced as soon as I can pick one up since I am at 20,000 miles. I will replace the engine air filter at 31,000.
I would replace the engine air filter and the cabin filter at the recommended interval unless you live in the desert or the dust bowl of the mid-west. Since I do live in the dust bowl, I will replace both filters a little short of the interval in the manual. The cabin filter will be replaced as soon as I can pick one up since I am at 20,000 miles. I will replace the engine air filter at 31,000.
That seems like a good time to do both of them. I already did my cabin filter, but it could have gone a bit longer. Engine air filter will probably get swapped out before I hit the 20,000 mile mark.
The cabin filter was easy, but the air cleaner for the engine seems to be a little more involved.
I agree, big time! I was a bit surprised at how much of the air induction system I had to remove to be able to comfortably replace the engine air filter. And by 'comfortably', I mean with no risk of breaking other components that I otherwise might have manhandled out of the way. Makes me wonder how much (or little) care is given by some dealerships or service stations when they perform that job. Even just checking to see how clean or dirty the filter is requires quite a bit of strip-down. I'm the only person I'll trust to do this job carefully and correctly.
I agree, big time! I was a bit surprised at how much of the air induction system I had to remove to be able to comfortably replace the engine air filter. And by 'comfortably', I mean with no risk of breaking other components that I otherwise might have manhandled out of the way. Makes me wonder how much (or little) care is given by some dealerships or service stations when they perform that job. Even just checking to see how clean or dirty the filter is requires quite a bit of strip-down. I'm the only person I'll trust to do this job carefully and correctly.
So should I wait longer to swap it out? My 2017 is five years old and has 16,800 miles on it.
Makes me miss the good old days of the round air cleaner housing on the top of the engine. One wing nut and - Bam! - new filter in less than a minute.
It's obvious that those who design modern cars never want to be the ones who have to work on them.
Thanks for all of your comments. I will definitely avoid the China filter and check out Rockauto. And Catfish, thanks for your thoughts on the difficulty to replace it. Sounds like a search on YouTube is called for.
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