Everything is under threat
Today, not every seller can vouch for the quality of car filters from well-known brands. After all, they are no longer officially imported into Russia. And it’s not clear where they are made: at the company’s factory or in a nearby basement. Yes, and such filters are inhumane: a high risk for a high price.
At the same time, every car owner knows: it is impossible to save on filters – fuel, oil and air. Technology without them dies quickly. In the same way, a counterfeit can destroy an internal combustion engine in just a few tens of kilometers.
mass forgery
The easiest way to fake an air filter is to require a minimum of equipment, and the “filter material” can be made from the fibers of cheap wet wipes or thin packaging cardboard.
Meanwhile, even with a good filter, the average car’s engine swallows half a kilogram of the tiniest dust along with the air in six months. A high-quality filter filters out the most dangerous quartz dust, which greatly accelerates the wear of the cylinder-piston group and other friction pairs. A fake will miss almost everything.
Electronics problems
Due to insufficient filtration, the air mass meter becomes dirty and starts to give false signals. After him, the electronic engine control system starts to make mistakes. The car loses momentum, starts to consume more fuel and tailpipe emissions increase.
All this leads to the failure of expensive electronic components. And the catalytic converter burns out and bursts, soot appears in the cylinders … Hello, engine overhaul?
What must we do?
You can also dwell separately on the problems associated with the use of low-quality fuel and oil filters, but it is much more effective to give universal advice that will help you avoid all problems.
Each filter is a consumable: almost like a napkin on the dining table. Once it becomes dirty, it should be replaced immediately with a new one. However, in the current situation, it is not worth focusing on well-known global brands. Many of them left the Russian market, giving way to numerous counterfeits. And it is almost impossible for a non-professional to tell an original from a fake.
Therefore, we recommend paying attention to domestic products: they are practically not counterfeit, they cost quite a bit, and they do their job no worse than branded parts that have left Russia. Feel free to install them on the car and replace them in time when they wear out.
We advise on our behalf high-quality filters “Behind the wheel” for domestic cars and foreign cars. You can pick them up for your car via the link.
A poor quality filter is a serious risk of ruining the engine. But we know how to avoid it!
