Your car, truck, or utility vehicle relies on a few filters to keep everything running smoothly. In most cases, clogged filters can affect your engine’s performance and acceleration. Tri Valley Auto Repair & Diesel is going to list all of the automotive filters below for your reference. Know that your vehicle may not be equipped with all of these filters. Some automobiles do not have a cabin air filter or transmission filter. You can consult your owner’s manual to see the exact filters your vehicle has.
Air
Your car, truck, or utility vehicle definitely has an air filter. This filter is located in the engine. This filter needs to be changed every 12,000 miles. It should be changed annually if you don’t put 12,000 miles on your automobile in one year. This filter does what its name suggests: It purifies the air that flows into the engine. Ensuring you always have a clean air filter in the engine helps to keep the engine running efficiently and get you the most mileage out of your gasoline or diesel fuel.
Cabin
As we mentioned above, your automobile may not have a cabin air filter. If it does, this filter is located behind the glove compartment. Generally, the cabin air filter does not need to be changed until you’ve put 30,000 miles on your automobile. This filter helps keep the air inside the passenger cabin free of contaminants and irritants. If you feel sick when you drive your automobile, it’s possible that your cabin filter is dirty and needs to be replaced.
Fuel
The fuel filter also needs to be changed every 30,000 miles. If you don’t put 30,000 miles on the odometer into years, change the fuel filter every two years. The fuel filter makes sure that the gasoline or diesel fuel is clean before it is sprayed into the combustion chamber. A clogged fuel filter can cause engine performance issues such as sputtering and acceleration lag.
Oil
The oil filter is changed every 3,000 miles if you use conventional oil and every 7,500 miles if you use synthetic oil. It gets changed when the oil is changed to make sure that the new oil stays as clean as possible. The oil filter keeps the oil clean as it circulates through the engine.
Transmission
Finally, if your automobile has a transmission filter, it should be changed every 30,000 miles. The transmission filter helps to keep the transmission fluid clean so it can protect the shifting gears.
Tri Valley Auto Repair & Diesel in Limon, CO, would be happy to inspect your car, truck, or utility vehicle’s filters to see which ones need to be changed. Call us today for an appointment.
