Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter?
A. A filter for your Nampa house?
B. A fresh, piney scent?
C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?
Clever you, it’s C.
A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes
into the passenger compartment of your all types. It filters out common Nampa
air particles like dust, pollen, spores, bacteria, pollutants, exhaust gas,
odors and even sparrows.
These high tech filters can block particles larger than 3
microns. By contrast, a grain of sand is about 200 microns.
Not all Nampa car owners have cabin air filters. They are
fairly new on the scene. Last check, about forty percent of new vehicles sold
in Nampa come with cabin air filters, but the number is growing every year.
Cabin air filters make driving a lot more pleasant. Your all
types can be a haven during our Nampa allergy season with very little dust and
pollen getting into the cabin. Of course, like all filters, the cabin air
filter eventually gets clogged. When this happens, your heating and air
conditioning flow can become restricted. The filter can even get kind of
smelly.
Check your owner’s manual for replacement guidelines. If
your all types owner’s manual doesn’t mention your cabin air filter, ask your
Honest tech at Country Repair for a recommendation. It’s usually every year or
12,000 miles / 19,000 kilometers. Change it sooner if you drive in dusty
conditions around the Nampa area, or if you start to notice a funky smell
coming from your vents.
So keep your cabin air filter clean. It may not help with your
brother-in-law in the backseat, but it will make your driving experience around
Nampa more enjoyable.
Come by Country Repair in Nampa and we’ll take a look at
your cabin air filter for you.
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