Importance
of Having Air Filters Replaced
Your car comes with two major air filters
that should be regularly replaced: the cabin air filter and the engine air
filter. How often these filters should be replaced depends on how and where you
drive. In Texas, where it is often hot and dusty, they need to be replaced more
often.
What does
the cabin air filter do?
The cabin air filter ensures that the air
coming into the cabin is clean. It filters out contaminants like pollen, dirt,
dust, exhaust fumes, pollution, and more. Replacing the cabin air filter
doesn’t just ensure that you breathe cleaner air, it also helps your cabin
smell fresher and helps your air conditioning system run more smoothly.
Indirectly, a clean cabin air filter can
also help your fuel economy. The harder the A/C system must work, the harder
your engine must work to power it.
What does
the engine air filter do?
Engines draw in a lot of air to combust
with fuel, creating the energy required to move the car. It’s thus important
that the air pulled into the engine is as clean as possible. The engine air
filter keeps particles out of the engine, such as dirt, bugs, dust, pollen, and
more.
In other words, it allows only clean air to
pass into the engine, which is important for maximizing performance. It’s
common to change this filter every 15,000 miles, but if you drive in dusty
areas like you’ll often find in Texas, it may need to be changed more often.
Importance
of replacing air filters
Both the cabin and engine air filters are
among the most important components of your car. They help both you and the
engine breathe easier. Should the engine air filter get clogged, the engine
will be unable to draw in the amount of air it needs, forcing it to work much
harder. The same goes for the A/C system and the cabin air filter.
Next time you’re due for an oil change at
Family Toyota of Burleson in Burleson, Texas, ask our service technicians to
replace your air filters too!