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Every Hortonville car owner who has taken their car in for an oil change has been told that their engine air filter’s dirty. Here’s what goes into the determination of when to change the filter: First, your midside sedan owner’s manual will have a recommendation of when to change the filter. Second, a visual inspection by your Appleton technician may determine that your filter it is visibly dirty and needs to be changed.

So between your midside sedan owner’s manual and your Appleton technician’s inspection there’s really no guesswork involved.

Now, most air filters purchased in Hortonville don’t cost a lot to replace. It’s just that WI people hate getting caught with an unexpected expense. On the plus side, though, changing a dirty air filter at AFS Service can often save enough on gas to pay for itself before your next oil change.

Think about a dirty furnace filter in your New London home. When it’s all clogged up, enough clean air can’t get through. In your midside sedan, that means that your engine can’t get as much air as it needs to burn the fuel efficiently. So it makes do with less air and has to use more gas to move your vehicle around Hortonville roads.

Your midside sedan actually needs about 12,000 gallons of air for every gallon of gas it burns. Engine air filters don’t cost much in Hortonville at AFS Service. When it’s time to change yours, just get it done. You’ll save money, have better performance and protect your engine.

Give us a call:

AFS Service
330 E Main St
Hortonville, WI 54944

At AFS Service we install quality NAPA replacement parts. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.

The following Engine Air Filter video is presented by AFS Service:

The following Engine Air Filter animation is presented by AFS Service:

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 in Hortonville 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 manufacturer will recommend a mileage interval for replacing the air filter. But you can imagine that how dirty the air is would affect how quickly the filter gets filled.

If you drive in Hortonville where there’s lots of dust, pollution or pollen, your engine air filter will get dirty more quickly and need to be changed sooner. That’s why we check the air filter with every full-service oil change at AFS Service. 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 and 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 air filter would also restrict the amount of air that gets to the engine which hurts fuel economy. We can replace your engine air filter with one that matches the factory specifications or you can upgrade your filter for enhanced performance.

So when your Hortonville WI service advisor at AFS Service shows you your dirty air filter, you know how important it is to get it replaced.

Stop by or give us a call if you have questions:

AFS Service
330 E Main St
Hortonville, WI 54944
920.779.4199

At AFS Service in Hortonville WI we install quality NAPA replacement parts. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.