filter minders are worth less.......https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=169322

 

If I can figure out what I did with the video I have, that shows how well they test and research these filters, I would be happy to burn you a copy and send it to you, in hopes that you'd be convinced that ****** and I are right...
Scott

 

I never wash or clean an air filter, just replace them. $40-50 once a year is cheap insurance Vs the stress of wondering if you got the oil right or if you blew small pin-holes in the dry filter with compressed air.

 

i read the research they did on them, seems they said something about the technology being military related also.
All i know is that they didn't work for me.

 

On many of these filters, and I imagine the Amsoil is similar if not the same, the literature talks about the filtering action improving as the filter gets a few miles/months of dust accumulation, as the increased surface area can capture more particles as they float by (up to a point of course).

I also remember reading an ad for K&N filters 10-15 years ago, with a chart that showed a new K&N vs. a new OEM filter vs. a cleaned and reoiled K&N. The chart showed the new K&N flowing the most air, the new OEM flowing the second most and the cleaned and reoiled K&N flowing less than the new OEM filter.

This tells me that overcleaning these types of filters can reduce their effectiveness over time and result in reduced air flow.

The Amsoil uses a new filtering media, and as Dieseljunkie mentioned, they have researched the heck out of their product and I for one will be following their instructions - with a bit of good old common sense added in for good measure. I think blowing out the dust is only intended to remove a portion or the outer most layer(s) of trapped particles. Those dust particles that remain, that make the filter still appear dirty, are likely helping rather than hindering the filtering action.

 

It looks obvious when you blow these filters out it is still very dusty and dirty. I have a pod, not a drop in.

 

Use the boost gauge as a monitor. When the max boost level drops by several pounds start looking at the filter. Otherwise, leave it alone.

MikeyB