Air Filter
Fuel Filter Cabin Air Filter Oil Filter
What are the recommendations for changing filters
It is best to follow the Severe Service maintenance
schedules found in most new car owner's manuals, with a few
exceptions:
Air filters need to be inspected regularly and replaced as
often as needed, regardless of mileage or time. Dirty air
filters can increase fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.
Fuel filters should be replaced yearly and/or at every
tune-up, especially on fuel injected cars. The fuel filter
in a vehicle with electronic fuel injection passes a much
larger volume of fuel than its counterpart in a carbureted
application. If the tank is dirty or rusty, constant fuel
recirculation can pick up a lot of debris that ends up in
the filter. If the filter plugs, the engine is starved for
fuel or unfiltered fuel is allowed to bypass the filter. The
latter can damage injectors.
Oil filters need to be replaced at every oil change (every
six months or 3,000 miles in most cases) despite the advice
in many owner's manuals to only change the filter at every
other oil change. A new filter is cheap insurance against
major engine damage, so why take unnecessary risks?
Few owner's manuals have a suggested change interval for the
automatic transmission fluid (ATF) or fluid filter unless
the vehicle is used for towing. Most transmission
specialists say the best preventative maintenance for
prolonging automatic transmission life is to change fluid
and filter every two years or 30,000 miles.
Follow the manufacturer's recommendations on the specific
type of ATF to use. The type of ATF should match the specs
required for the application.
All GMs, most late model Chryslers and many imports use
Dexron II. All 1988 and later Fords require Mercon ATF. Most
universal ATF fluids are acceptable for either of these.
Older Fords or imports require Type F fluid.
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