It’s important to change the filters in your European automobile when they need it. Otherwise, you run the risk of affecting your engine’s performance, its fuel economy, and the air that flows into the passenger cabin. You can also damage the transmission. Eurotech Auto Service & Repair advises that your car, truck, or utility vehicle is definitely equipped with three of the filters listed below and possibly equipped with the other two. Let’s talk about the five filters found in European automobiles.
Air
Your European automobile definitely has an air filter. This filter needs to be changed every 12,000 miles. The air filter cleans the air that flows into the engine to make sure there isn’t any dirt or contaminants in it when it is passed into the combustion chamber. A clogged air filter will affect your engine’s performance, its fuel economy, and how easy it is to start your vehicle.
Cabin
The cabin air filter keeps the air in the passenger cabin free from debris, exhaust, pollen, and other contaminants. Not all European automobiles are equipped with a cabin air filter. If yours is, it should be changed every 30,000 miles to ensure you always have clean and fresh air in the cabin. A dirty cabin air filter can make you feel sick when you are driving your automobile.
Fuel
All European automobiles have a fuel filter. This filter needs to be changed every 30,000 miles to make sure that you always have clean fuel in the combustion chamber. A clogged fuel filter will affect your engine the same way a clogged air filter affects your engine. The fuel filter is so important for your European automobile that the fuel flows through it twice.
Oil
The oil filter keeps the oil clean so that it does not deposit dirt and debris as it flows through the engine. Rather, one of the oil’s jobs is to pick up dirt and debris. Once the oil flows through the filter, the dirt and debris are deposited into the filter. A dirty oil filter can affect your engine’s performance and leave you with an engine that has gunk on the moving parts.
Transmission
Finally, not all European automobiles have a transmission filter. You can see if your European automobile is equipped with one by checking your owner’s manual. The transmission filter helps to keep the transmission fluid clean. It needs to be changed every 30,000 miles.
Eurotech Auto Service & Repair in Fort Myers, FL, can inspect your European automobile’s filters to see if any of them need to be replaced. If they do, we can help with that, as well.