A guide to engine filters from Toyota of Orlando

Your car’s engine needs a lot of different parts to function and perform efficiently. While hoses and fluids are important, keeping them clear and clean is essential to keeping your engine running. Engine filters are there to keep your fluids running clean and your hoses free of blockage, so your vehicle can run the way it’s supposed to. Keeping track of the different filters can get a little confusing and that’s why Toyota of Orlando is here with a guide on these essential engine parts.

Filters for fuel, oil, air, and everything in between

To keep your engine healthy, fluids need to be clean and this will keep buildup from forming in the hoses. This is where engine filters come in! But, not only do filters keep your engine clean, they also clean the air that enters your cabin for breathing and engine for combustion. Here are a few engine filters that you should know about:

• Engine Air Filters: This engine filter cleans air as it enters your Orlando engine during the combustion process. By having clean air entering the engine, this ensures that combustion happens under the best possible conditions to save you on fuel and keep your engine healthy. These filters can be made of several different materials, like paper, cotton, and foam.
• Oil Filters: Unfortunately, as your engine runs over time it becomes worn and that can spell trouble for your Orlando Toyota. Luckily, we have engine filters to combat the results of wear and tear and what that can do to your hoses and fluids. Oil filters are used to clean motor oil as it cycles through your car’s engine and removes metal particles from engine wear that could build up over time if left unchecked. It’s recommended that this part be replaced every two years for modern vehicles and every year for older ones.
• Cabin Air Filters: While this filter doesn’t help in keeping the engine clean, it does keep your cabin and the air you breathe clean. Cabin filters remove harmful fumes and particles from the air outside as it makes its way through your A/C system. Our Orlando auto service technicians recommend replacing this part once a year to ensure good air quality during your drive.
• Fuel Filters: While you may be wondering why you’d need a filter for fuel, the truth is that the gasoline or diesel that comes out at the pump isn’t the purest stuff. It can contain dirt or other particles that could harm your engine. Over time, this engine filter can become filled with contaminants and affect your overall fuel economy and performance if left unchecked.
• Emission Valve and Filter: This part is both and engine filter and emission system that works to cycle harmful fumes back to the engine. This lessens air pollutants and maximizes fuel efficiency for your Orlando Toyota vehicle. 

Keep your engine filters clean at Toyota of Orlando

It’s easy to set it and forget it when it comes to engine filters but keeping them maintained and changed regularly will keep your car running for years to come. Luckily, Toyota of Orlando is here to help keep them in check and change them out for you when needed. Our expert auto service department is always here to help with all your engine filter needs. Give us a call at (407) 298 – 0001 or visit us at 3575 Vineland Road. We’re open seven days a week!