Engine Air Filter from Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson

Let’s review: “What does an air filter do?”

Air is the focus of this discussion. What is the air like outside in Tucson right now? Can you see any smog? Is it full of pollen? How about dust? Anyone in AZ with hay fever can tell you that there’s plenty in the air that you can’t see. Well, the engine air filter’s job is to clean that air before it goes into your vehicle engine, to mix with the fuel and be burned. Without an engine air filter, the inside of your vehicle engine would be extremely dirty from all the gunk that was burned in the cylinders.

In fact, your engine needs 12,000 times as much air as fuel for it to run. That little filter does a very big job. It’s no wonder that the air filter gets dirty and needs to be replaced. Think about a vacuum cleaner. When the bag gets full of dust and dirt, the vacuum doesn’t clean as well. It can’t move enough air to create good suction. A clogged engine air filter is the same way – the vehicle engine can’t get enough air to burn the fuel efficiently. That means less power and reduced fuel economy.

Because a severely dirty vehicle air filter hurts your vehicle, many Tucson residents find that a new air filter pays for itself in better fuel economy before the next oil change. They also make premium air filters that have been proven to increase your horsepower and torque. If more power is important to you, a high performance air filter is some of the cheapest horsepower you can buy.