Air Filters

Replacing your vehicle's air filter regularly can have a significant impact on your vehicle's engine life and performance as well as help to keep your cabin air cleaner. Pacific Coast Tire & Service serving Santa Monica, CA and surrounding areas can check and replace your vehicle's air filter to be help ensure proper air flow.

What air filters do: Particles like mold and mildew, plant pollen, and dirt can damage engine components. Air filters keep the air that moves into the engine cleanly trapping these harmful substances. The majority of cars have 2 different types of air filters. The inner combustion air filtration system filters the air pulled into the engine and prevents additional wear on the engine by removing pollutants. The cabin air filter operates to cleanse the air that moves into the cabin via the ventilation system by getting rid of unsafe elements from the cooling and heating systems.

Get Engine Air Filter Replacement in Santa Monica, CA

Why air filter replacement service is necessary: Gunk and debris can easily damage engine parts, affect performance, and even stop air circulation in the cabin. A dirty air filter can create issues with fuel economy, efficiency, emissions, and sometimes can lead to additional engine repair works. Dirty or worn cabin air filters could negatively affect AC efficiency and might also pose a prospective health danger for the driver and any passengers.

Car Air Filters could need to be changed if you have:

• Loss of engine power or fuel economy
• Emissions issues
• Odd, damp, or musty smells when the vent is on

Pacific Coast Tire & Service offers Car Air Filter Replacement for Santa Monica, CA

It's suggested the cabin air filter be changed every 12,000 miles, or yearly. Internal combustion air filters have to be spot checked often, and need to be changed every 3,000 - 15,000 miles or with your oil change. Cars driven in harsh roadway conditions, dirty roads, off-roading, road construction, or icy roadways treated with ice salt, require the air filters altered even more frequently.

Air filters keep the air that moves into the engine clean and free from dirt, and prevents added wear on the engine by removing impurities. Our qualified and friendly mechanics are always happy to answer any questions you could have regarding your air filters.

Call Pacific Coast Tire & Service today to set up your air filter replacement service. Pacific Coast Tire & Service is proud to be your number one auto repair and tire store in Santa Monica, CA and surrounding areas.