Engine air filters are essential components for ensuring efficient combustion and protecting the engine from airborne impurities. Osculati offers a range of marine air filters compatible with outboard and inboard engines, designed to withstand marine conditions.
Function of Air Filters
Air filters have the task of:
✔ Block dust, debris and moisture from the intake air.
✔ Improve combustion by allowing clean air to flow into the engine.
✔ Prevent premature wear of cylinders and valves, ensuring longer engine life.
✔ Reduce the risk of corrosion due to salt and humidity in the marine environment.
Types of Osculated Air Filters
🔹 Standard Air Filters : Made with advanced filter materials to ensure maximum air cleanliness.
🔹 High Performance Filters : Optimized for high horsepower marine engines.
🔹 Washable and reusable filters : economical and environmentally friendly, they can be cleaned and reused multiple times.
🔹 Specific filters for diesel engines : designed to improve the efficiency of inboard engines.
Compatibility with Marine Engines
Osculati air filters are compatible with the main marine engine manufacturers, including:
✅ Yamaha
✅ Mercury
✅ Suzuki
✅ Honda
✅ Evinrude / Johnson
✅ Tohatsu
✅ Volvo Penta
✅ Yanmar
When to Replace the Air Filter?
🔧 Every 100-200 hours of navigation or at least once a year .
🔧 If you notice a loss of power, increased fuel consumption, or black smoke from the exhaust , it might be time to replace it.