After replacing the air cleaner element, the cover is not tightly closed. Does it affect the car?

If the air filter cover is not fixed properly, the intake air temperature may rise, which may affect some fuel consumption. In addition, it will not have much impact, but it needs to be screwed to fasten the air cleaner cover safely. Air filter element is a kind of filter, also called air filter element, air filter, style, etc.

Types of air filters

According to the filtration principle, air filters can be divided into filtration type, centrifugal type, oil bath type and compound type. Air filters commonly used in engines mainly include inertial oil bath air filter, paper dry air filter and polyurethane filter element air filter. The inertial oil bath air filter is filtered by three stages: inertial filtration, oil bath filtration and filter filtration. The latter two air filters are mainly filtered by filter elements.