Air Filter offers engine protection for trucks and SUVs.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring pre-oiled media, FRAM® Tough Guard® Premium Air Filter offers optimal dirt-holding capacity and helps keep truck and SUV engines cleaner under tough driving conditions. Oil helps attract and capture small dirt and dust particles that dry paper filters can miss. Flex Panel models include additional Pleat Lock feature, which utilizes glue beads to help lock filter pleats into place, allowing consistent airflow with minimal restriction.
Original Press Release:
Air Filter Offers Extreme Engine Protection for Trucks & SUVs
Trucks and sport utility vehicles are inherently driven harder and through tougher conditions than passenger cars. Strenuous tasks, such as idling in stop-and-go traffic, driving in dirty or dusty road conditions, and towing heavy loads, can all have adverse effects on truck and SUV engines. With the FRAM® Tough Guard® Premium Air Filter truck and SUV drivers can give their engines the added protection they need.
An air filter's job is to remove contaminants such as dirt particles, dust and debris from the air before it enters the engine. This air circulates to the engine and mixes with gas to power the vehicle. When trucks and SUVs operate in tough driving conditions, a greater-than-normal amount of contaminants can be ingested. If these particles are not trapped by the air filter, they can cause damage to engines. The FRAM Tough Guard Premium Air Filter is designed to capture more dirt to help keep truck and SUV engines cleaner under tough driving conditions.
Advanced features of the filter include a premium pre-oiled media that is designed for increased dirt-holding capacity. The oil helps attract and capture smaller dirt and dust particles that traditional dry paper filters can miss. Also, the filter's heavy-duty construction featuring a heavier screen provides increased durability and greater filter integrity, lessening the likelihood of collapsing and tearing in tough driving conditions.Flex Panel models of the Tough Guard Premium Air Filter include an additional Pleat Lock feature to help trucks and SUVs - glue beads that help lock the filter pleats into place to allow consistent airflow and less restriction to help improve overall engine performance.
To help keep engines protected and running at their best, it is important to check air filters every 12,000 miles and see the vehicle manufacturer's recommendation in the owner's manual for change interval. Over time air filters become saturated and clogged with dirt and debris, which can restrict airflow to engines, and can cause performance to suffer and fuel efficiency to be lowered. In fact, a dirty air filter can cut a vehicle's fuel economy by as much as 10 percent according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Available on store shelves now, the FRAM® Tough Guard® Premium Air Filter offers coverage for 63 percent of the truck and SUV population, and can be found in most major automotive stores and discount retail chains such as Advance, AutoZone and Wal-Mart stores. Consumers interested in learning more should call (800) 862-7737 or log on to fram.com
