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How To Check And Change Your Air Filter
05/21/12
by: Jakob Jelling
You car's air filter is very important since it maintains some parts of your
car system clean and free of dirt. If your air filter doesn't work properly
and dirt enters your car this might make it go through different problems, and
therefore it is important that you check the filter and change it when necessary.
Your mechanic can do it for you although it is very easy and you could do it
yourself as well.
It is recommended that you change your car's air filter once a year or every
15.000 miles if you live in an averagely dusty area. But, if you can check it
once in a while and replace it as soon as it needs it this would be much better.
Checking it is a very easy thing to do and replace it is not complicated once
you learn how to do it.
If you wish to check your car's air filter yourself and in an easy way, you
can do so by using a light from inside pointing outside and check how bright
it looks through it. If you see the light clearly, then your air filter is still
good, but if you can't see much of the light then it indicates the filter needs
to be changed.
Newer cars have different air filters than older ones. If your car is rather
new, its air filter is probably rectangular and you might find it located under
the hood, near the radiator area or the fender wells. In order to change it,
you must open it and take the actual air filter from it, replacing it by the
new and then closing it again.
If your car is older, then the air filter will probably be of a big round shape
and located near the engine area. It might probably be screwed, and all you
might need to do is to unscrew the cover, let the air filter come out, and place
the new one instead of it. You must pay attention in case it has any other attachment
mechanisms such as clips which you would need to take off as well.
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