Keeping Your OKLAHOMA CITY Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter
December 3, 2021
Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter?
A. A filter for your OKLAHOMA CITY 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 vehicle. It filters out common Oklahoma 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 OKLAHOMA CITY vehicles have cabin air filters. They are fairly new on the scene in Oklahoma. Last check, about 40 percent of new vehicles sold in OKLAHOMA CITY come with cabin air filters, but the number is growing every year.
Cabin air filters make driving a lot more pleasant for people in OKLAHOMA CITY. Your vehicle can be a haven during our Oklahoma 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 vehicle owner's manual doesn't mention your cabin air filter, ask your friendly and knowledgeable service advisor at South Side Garage 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 OKLAHOMA CITY area, or if you start to notice a funky smell coming from your vents.
The team at South Side Garage urges OKLAHOMA CITY drivers to keep their cabin air filter cleans. It may not help with your brother-in-law in the backseat, but it will make your driving experience around OKLAHOMA CITY more enjoyable.
Come by and we'll take a look at your cabin air filter for you.
South Side Garage
9117 S WALKER AVE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma 73139
405-308-1514
http://www.thesouthsidegarage.com
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