Automotive Experts Say, 'Change Your Air Filter, America'.Business Editors and Automotive Writers DANBURY Danbury (dăn`bĕr'ē, –bərē), city (1990 pop. 65,585), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled 1685, inc. as a city 1889. , Conn.--(AutomotiveWire)--April 25, 2000 American drivers are forgetting one of the basics of vehicle maintenance - changing their air filters. In fact, in a recent survey*, 82% of all vehicle owners surveyed couldn't even remember that they had an air filter. Yet when your air filter gets dirty and clogged, your engine can't get the clean air it needs to perform well. Lauren Fix The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. , race car driver and automotive authority warns, "Because the air filter helps your car 'breathe,' it pays to check it with every oil change and change it every 12,000 miles." One reason many drivers neglect this important step is that air filters are less noticeable than they used to be. People who own older vehicles with carburetors know the air filter was a large ring on top of the engine. Today, fuel injected in·ject·ed adj. 1. Of or relating to a substance introduced into the body. 2. Of or relating to a blood vessel that is visibly distended with blood. injected 1. introduced by injection. 2. congested. vehicles use "panel filters," which are smaller and less conspicuous con·spic·u·ous adj. 1. Easy to notice; obvious. 2. Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable. See Synonyms at noticeable. . Fix says, "What drivers don't see, they usually don't remember. Other drivers assume that just because their vehicle doesn't need a tune-up until 100,000-150,000 miles, that they don't need to do anything at all to their cars. But poor maintenance can not only reduce the vehicle's performance, but its value as well." New FRAM (1) (Ferroelectric RAM) See FeRAM. (2) (Ferromagnetic RAM) A non-volatile memory that records microscopic bits on a magnetic surface. See MRAM. FRAM - Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (R) Extra Life(TM) III Air Filter With Triad(TM) Fiber Technology A new product on the market offers better performance - the FRAM(R) Extra Life(TM) III air filter with Triad(TM) fiber technology. The round version of this new breakthrough product traps up to 48% more dirt than the leading competitor. The panel filter traps up to 22% more dirt, enabling the FRAM Extra Life III to last longer. Improved performance comes from the patented Triad fibers shaped with microscopic microscopic /mi·cro·scop·ic/ (mi?kro-skop´ik) 1. of extremely small size; visible only by the aid of the microscope. 2. pertaining or relating to a microscope or to microscopy. channels, which can trap far more dirt without restricting airflow. "The FRAM Extra Life III with Triad fibers represents the first significant development in air filter technology in years," says Jeff Bye, Vice President of FRAM products. "Drivers now have an air filter made for today's engine systems." The Honeywell Consumer Products Group manufactures and markets FRAM(R) oil, air, transmission and fuel filters; Prestone(R) antifreeze/coolant and car care products; Autolite(R) spark plugs spark plug: see ignition. spark plug Device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and carries two electrodes separated by an air gap, across which current from a high-tension ignition system discharges, creating a spark ; and Holts(R) car care products. Information about FRAM products is available on our web site at www.fram.com. |
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