{"id":1182,"date":"2019-05-04T20:32:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T03:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2021-02-08T03:25:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:25:43","slug":"filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>There are a number of replaceable filters in a car. They are listed in your owners manual along with recommended replacement intervals. If you live in a dusty area or in a big city, then you should replace them more frequently. The following filters are common to most cars:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1183 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cabin-filter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cabin-filter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cabin-filter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cabin-filter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cabin-filter-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Air filter:<\/strong> used to filter the air going into an engine. This filter is usually easy to replace yourself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fuel filter:<\/strong> found either in the engine compartment or near the gas tank. This filter is best left to your auto mechanic to change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breather:<\/strong> works with the PCV valve to allow clean air to be drawn into the crankcase to purge moisture and acids from the engine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PCV Valve:<\/strong> works with engine vacuum to draw fumes from the crankcase and burns them in the combustion chamber.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cabin Filter:<\/strong> on a number of late model cars since the early &rsquo;90s, there is a filter in your air conditioning system that cleans the air before allowing it into the passenger compartment. These filters are usually somewhere under the dash. Your owner&rsquo;s manual will tell you if you have one and where it is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check your owner&rsquo;s manual for any other filters requiring servicing.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>There are a number of replaceable filters in a car. 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