Engine Air Filter Basics for Virginia Beach

Today in the Master Tech AutoCare car care blog, we want to talk about your engine air filter. That's the filter that cleans the air before it's burned in your engine. Virginia Beach residents 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 service advisor 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 where there's lots of dust, pollution or pollen around Virginia Beach, 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 Master Tech AutoCare in Virginia Beach. 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, hurts fuel economy and may cause damage. It can also contaminate the Mass Air Flow Sensor which will affect drivability and can be fairly 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 friendly and knowledgeable Master Tech AutoCare service advisor shows you your dirty air filter, you know how it is time to get it replaced.

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Master Tech AutoCare
3642 Holland Road Ste. 101
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757.490.1414

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