DWR Tire & Auto

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

So between your family car owner’s manual and your Lake County, IN. technician’s inspection there’s really no guesswork involved.

Now, most air filters purchased in Crown Point don’t cost a lot to replace. It’s just that IN people hate getting caught with an unexpected expense. On the plus side, though, changing a dirty air filter at DWR Tire and Auto can often save enough on gas to pay for itself before your next oil change.

Think about a dirty furnace filter in your St John home. When it’s all clogged up, enough clean air can’t get through. In your family car, 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 Crown Point roads.

Your family car actually needs about 12,000 gallons of air for every gallon of gas it burns. Engine air filters don’t cost much in Crown Point at DWR Tire and Auto. When it’s time to change yours, just get it done. You’ll save money, have better performance and protect your engine.

At DWR Tire and Auto in Crown Point IN (46307) we install quality NAPA replacement parts. Give us a call at 219.661.9200. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.

The following Engine Air Filter video is presented by DWR Tire & Auto:

The following Engine Air Filter animation is presented by DWR Tire & Auto:

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 Crown Point 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 Crown Point 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 DWR Tire & Auto. 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 Crown Point IN service advisor at DWR Tire & Auto 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:

DWR Tire & Auto
1498 & 1/2 North Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307
219.661.9200

At DWR Tire & Auto in Crown Point IN we install quality NAPA replacement parts. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.