Last week I had a look at my air cleaner to see if it needed replacement. With 24K miles on the clock, it was getting pretty dirty and so I decided to change it. The local O'Reilly Auto Parts store carried two brands of filter, a cheapo with unreinforced pleats and no metal screen; and a more expensive Wix #42725 which is built like a tank by comparison. Like the original Mopar filter, it has a metal screen on the outlet side but in addition, the pleats are about 3 times as deep as the original filter and they are held in place by a glue strip across the bottom which prevents the pleats from collapsing against each other. Cost was $25.
After installation, I was amazed at how much more smoothly and quietly the engine seemed to run. Acceleration is improved as well, but the kicker is that my mileage has increased by 3 mpg (according to the truck's computer).
No doubt that some of the improvement is because the old filter needed replacement; but I can also say that the truck has never performed this well, even when new.
Just thought I'd pass this along.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I do not own stock in Wix and I do not sell auto parts.
Happy motoring!
After installation, I was amazed at how much more smoothly and quietly the engine seemed to run. Acceleration is improved as well, but the kicker is that my mileage has increased by 3 mpg (according to the truck's computer).
No doubt that some of the improvement is because the old filter needed replacement; but I can also say that the truck has never performed this well, even when new.
Just thought I'd pass this along.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I do not own stock in Wix and I do not sell auto parts.
Happy motoring!
