Changing Air Filter

yaz2010

Hi everyone,

I drive a 2007 Civic Petrol hatch 1.8 and do about 80 miles a day.

One of my friends suggested changing air filter every 3 months boosts the MPG by about 15 mpg.

At present I am getting 46 MPG which includes motorway and town driving. Air filter is changed during annual service.

My car has done about 120K miles.

Any comments? Does anyone change air filter every couple of months?

Thank you.

Captaincodpiece

Have you noticed a drop of 15mpg since your last service?

Jonesya

He's pulling your chain - forget 15mpg, you'll be lucky if you get 1.5mpg, 0.15mpg is probably closer to the mark.

If you could get anywhere near 15mpg then everyone would be modifying their air filters - the car manufacturers would be supplying them factory fit with huge air filters just to bag that extra mpg for their marketing.

Rob50k

Absolute rubbish just do it with the service as recommended in the service schedule.

AdrianC

yaz2010 wrote: »

One of my friends suggested changing air filter every 3 months boosts the MPG by about 15 mpg.

Your friend is, frankly, a raving idiot.

jimjames

I've got some magic beans. Would your friend like to buy some of them?

forgotmyname

Oil and filter change yearly or 8000 miles whichever is the soonest is plenty.

I change mine yearly where the mileage maybe less than 4000. But its lots of short heavy traffic journeys so worth doing.

I also change the oil every 6 months for the same reason.

OddballJamie

15 miles extra from a tank sounds more plausible if changing from a dirty filter.

However 15MPG is crazy talk.

mcpitman

yaz2010 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I drive a 2007 Civic Petrol hatch 1.8 and do about 80 miles a day.

One of my friends suggested changing air filter every 3 months boosts the MPG by about 15 mpg.

At present I am getting 46 MPG which includes motorway and town driving. Air filter is changed during annual service.

My car has done about 120K miles.

Any comments? Does anyone change air filter every couple of months?

Thank you.

Your friend is talking complete twaddle i'm afraid...

Add some screenwash, it'll go like a rocket! :rotfl:

JustinR1979

Does your friend own an M3?

Steve059

AdrianC wrote: »

Your friend is, frankly, a raving idiot.

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Does your friend own an M3?

And/or works for Halfrauds?