Your car has a total of four filters. When they need to be changed depends on the car’s filter itself. Factory-scheduled maintenance ensures that each car’s filter is changed when it needs to be so your vehicle is always running as efficiently and safely as possible. Fast Lane Automotive is here to change your filters and perform all other preventative maintenance when you need it. Just give us a call to schedule an appointment. In the meantime, here is a list of filters in your automobile.
Air Filter
Generally, the air filter should be changed every 12,000 miles. You can check your owner’s manual for your vehicle’s recommendation by its manufacturer. The air filter cleanses the air that flows into your engine from the outside. It might seem as if this is a simple job, but the importance of a clean air filter cannot be stressed enough. The air filter prevents dirt and debris from entering into the engine and damaging crucial engine parts such as your cylinders and pistons.
Cabin Air Filter
The air filter cleans the air that flows into the engine, and the cabin air filter cleans the air that flows into your car through your vents. This part also plays a very important role. It not only protects you from inhaling dirt and debris, but it also helps filter out exhaust and gasoline smells. If you find that you get a headache, your allergies increase, or you feel sluggish when you’re in your car, you need to have your cabin air filter changed. A general changing schedule is every 30,000 miles.
Fuel Filter
Your fuel filter protects your engine from contaminants that are naturally found in gasoline or diesel fuel. One of the most common contaminants that cannot be avoided is sediment. This sediment settles in the bottom of your gas tank, and if you like to drive on fumes, your fuel pump will pull the sediment out of the tank and try to push it through the engine. The fuel filter prevents this. The fuel filter ensures your gas is as pure as possible, and it should be changed every 30,000 miles.
Oil Filter
You’re definitely going to see a theme here. The oil filter is changed every time your oil is changed, so depending on your oil type, you’ll need it changed every 3,000 or 7,500 miles. Rather than purify the oil before it flows through your engine, the oil filter filters out the debris that the oil picks up after it’s circulated through your engine. This keeps your motor oil clean at all times and helps protect your engine against severe damage, wear, and tear.
We’ve got your car filters covered. Call Fast Lane Automotive in Orlando, FL, to schedule an appointment for a car filter check. We’ll replace anything that needs to be replaced.
