Federal Automotive Service & Towing

Every Danbury car 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 SUV owner’s manual will have a recommendation of when to change the filter. Second, a visual inspection by your Danbury technician may determine that your filter it is visibly dirty and needs to be changed.

So between your SUV owner’s manual and your Danbury technician’s inspection there’s really no guesswork involved.

Now, most air filters purchased in Danbury don’t cost a lot to replace. It’s just that CT people hate getting caught with an unexpected expense. On the plus side, though, changing a dirty air filter at Federal Automotive Service & Towing can often save enough on gas to pay for itself before your next oil change.

Think about a dirty furnace filter in your Bethel home. When it’s all clogged up, enough clean air can’t get through. In your SUV, 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 Danbury roads.

Your SUV actually needs about 12,000 gallons of air for every gallon of gas it burns. Engine air filters don’t cost much in Danbury at Federal Automotive Service & Towing. When it’s time to change yours, just get it done. You’ll save money, have better performance and protect your engine.

Give us a call:

Federal Automotive Service & Towing
272 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810

At Federal Automotive Service & Towing we install quality NAPA replacement parts. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.

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Today we want to talk about your engine air filter.

That’s the filter that cleans the air before it’s burned in your engine. Many people in Danbury 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 manufacturer 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 in Danbury where there’s lots of dust, pollution or pollen, 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 Federal Automotive Service & Towing. 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 and hurts fuel economy and may cause damage. It can also contaminate the Mass Air Flow Sensor which will affect drivability and can be fairly expensive 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 Danbury CT service advisor at Federal Automotive Service & Towing shows you your dirty air filter, you know how important it is to get it replaced.

Stop by or give us a call if you have questions:

Federal Automotive Service & Towing
272 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810
203.794.9475

At Federal Automotive Service & Towing in Danbury CT we install quality NAPA replacement parts. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.