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Engine Air Filter

June 24, 2019 by Denver Express Car Care

Today we want to talk about your engine air filter.  That’s the filter that cleans the air before it’s burned in your engine.  Many people wonder how often they should change their engine air filter.  The simple answer is ” when it’s dirty”.  That’s a function of how much air has passed through the filter, so your vehicle manufacturer will recommend a mileage interval for replacing the air filter.  But it’s not hard to imagine that how dirty the air is will greatly affect how quickly the filter gets filled.

If you drive in a city or town where there’s lots of dust, pollution, or pollen, your engine air filter will get dirty more quickly and will need to be changed sooner.  That’s why we check the air filter with every full-service oil change at Express Car Care.  We can visually tell if the filter needs to be changed.

Your filter can only hold so much dirt.  Once the filter is full, dirt will pass through to the engine.  This dirt gums up the combustion chamber, hurts fuel economy and may cause damage.  It can also contaminate the Mass Air Flow Sensor, which will affect drivability and can be fairly expensive to replace.

A dirty engine air filter would also restrict the amount of air that gets to the engine, which diminishes fuel economy.  We can replace your air filter with one that matches the factory specifications or you can choose to upgrade your filter for enhanced performance.

So the next time your service adviser at Express Car Care shows you your dirty air filter, remember how important it is to have it replaced.

Filed Under: Car Maintenance Tagged With: Engine Air Filter

Deep Breathing in Denver: Engine Air Filter

May 28, 2014 by Denver Express Car Care Leave a Comment

Deep Breathing in Denver:  Engine Air FilterThe engine in your vehicle really needs clean air to operate efficiently:  it takes about twelve thousand gallons of air to burn a gallon of gas in your engine.  And clean air is much better than dirty.

When your air filter’s dirty, it simply can’t trap anymore dirt, so the dirt just passes through into your air intake system.  From there it can get into the truck engine combustion chamber and burning dust and pollen in your engine as you drive around Denver doesn’t do you or your engine any good.

The verdict:  when your engine air filter needs to be replaced; it needs to be replaced.  How often  depends entirely on how dirty the air is in Denver or wherever you drive.  A simple visual inspection by a courteous Express Car Care technician will tell you when you need a new engine air filter in your vehicle.

When you look at the air filter on your furnace in your home and see it’s all clogged up with dust and dirt, you don’t hesitate to replace it, do you?  So don’t wait until your air filter (furnace or automobile) is totally plugged – by that time you’ve been running inefficiently for a lot of miles.

When your Express Car Care service technician brings out your nasty engine air filter, you now know why you should go ahead and change it out.

Give us a call.

At Express Car Care in Denver, we install quality NAPA replacement parts.  To learn more about NAPA Auto Care, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com

Filed Under: Car Maintenance, Engine Tagged With: Engine Air Filter

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