Knowing the filters in your automobile helps ensure you replace them when necessary. For example, assume for the moment that your air filter gets clogged because you didn’t replace it when it needed it. JTR Repair advises that the clogged filter will prevent proper engine combustion, and, as a consequence, your vehicle will suffer from engine performance issues and poor fuel economy. Let’s talk about the five common automotive filters below. Check your owner’s manual to see if your vehicle is equipped with all five of them.
1. Air
Your vehicle does have an air filter. This filter is located in the engine and it needs to be changed every 12,000 miles. If you haven’t put 12,000 miles on your automobile in one year, the filter needs to be changed then. The air filter purifies the air that goes into the combustion chamber. This ensures a clean burn in the chamber. As we said above, a clogged air filter can cause all sorts of problems.
2. Cabin
Your automobile may not be equipped with a cabin air filter, but if it is, it needs to be changed, on average, every 30,000 miles. It’s important to check your owner’s manual for the changing schedule because it varies with cabin air filters. Changing the filter when it needs it ensures that you always have fresh air blowing into your vehicle’s passenger cabin.
3. Fuel
Your car, truck, or utility vehicle is equipped with a fuel filter. This filter needs to be changed every 30,000 miles to ensure you always have clean fuel in the combustion chamber. The chamber burns both air and fuel to generate engine combustion, i.e., the stuff that is needed to start your automobile and keep it running. A clogged fuel filter will cause the same problems a clogged air filter causes.
4. Oil
Your car gets a fresh oil filter with every oil change. A clean oil filter removes the dirt that the oil picks up as it circulates through the engine. This ensures that the oil is clean the next time it goes through the engine.
5. Transmission
Finally, your vehicle may not be equipped with the transmission filter, but if it is, it needs to be changed every 30,000 miles along with your transmission fluid. This filter keeps the transmission fluid clean so that it properly protects and lubricates the transmission.
JTR Repair in Crawfordsville, IN, can change your automotive filters when they need it. Give us a call today.
