The general recommendation for changing a vehicle’s cabin air filter is every 30,000 miles. Unfortunately, Central Auto Care advises that this recommendation varies widely between vehicle manufacturers and cabin air filter types. As such, it’s better to look at the recommendation in your owner’s manual and go by that. It may recommend that you change the cabin air filter every 30,000 miles or sooner. Let’s talk about the other filters in your automobile, as well.
Air
Your engine has an air filter, too. This filter cleans the air that flows into your engine from the outside. Your vehicle’s engine uses this air along with fuel to generate combustion. Combustion is what starts your engine and keeps it running. The air filter must be clean in order to operate effectively; it should be changed every 12,000 miles. It can also be changed annually for low-mileage drivers.
Fuel
The fuel filter does for the fuel what the air filter does for the air. This filter cleans out contaminants, dirt, and sediment that are found in your diesel fuel or gasoline before the fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber. You must have clean fuel in the chamber. The fuel filter is generally recommended to be changed every 30,000 miles. Low-mileage drivers should change it every two years.
Oil
Your oil filter is changed every 3,000 miles during the oil change. This filter purifies the oil once it is finished circulating through the engine. As the oil circulates through the engine, it picks up dirt and debris. The filter removes this dirt and debris to ensure that you have clean oil circulating through the engine again. A clean oil filter protects your engine and helps it to run cooler.
Transmission
Finally, your vehicle may have a filter in the transmission. If it does, this filter is generally changed when you flush and refill the transmission fluid. This service is recommended every 30,000 miles, but you can check your owner’s manual to see if your vehicle’s manufacturer recommends it in a different mileage duration. Clean transmission fluid is crucial in helping the transmission shift gears and keeping it cool.
Look no further than Central Auto Care in Okotoks, AB, for all of your automotive service and repair needs including filter changes. We’d be happy to inspect your filters and change any of them that are dirty and need to be replaced. Call us today to schedule an appointment for your car, truck, or utility vehicle.