Every Willoughby Hills vehicle 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 vehicle owner’s manual will have a recommendation of when to change the filter. Second, a visual inspection by your Willoughby technician may determine that your filter it is visibly dirty and needs to be changed.
So between your vehicle owner’s manual and your Willoughby technician’s inspection there’s really no guesswork involved.
Now, most air filters purchased in Willoughby Hills don’t cost a lot to replace. It’s just that OH people hate getting caught with an unexpected expense. On the plus side, though, changing a dirty air filter at Willoughby Hills Auto Repair can often save enough on gas to pay for itself before your next oil change.
Think about a dirty furnace filter in your Wickliffe home. When it’s all clogged up, enough clean air can’t get through. In your vehicle, 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 Willoughby Hills roads.
Your vehicle actually needs about 12,000 gallons of air for every gallon of gas it burns. Engine air filters don’t cost much in Willoughby Hills at Willoughby Hills Auto Repair. When it’s time to change yours, just get it done. You’ll save money, have better performance and protect your engine.
At Willoughby Hills Auto Repair we install quality NAPA replacement parts.