Posted on 4/1/2025

There are two air filters in your vehicle; an Engine Air Filter, and a Cabin Air Filter. While they may not seem as important as the fluids or electrical maintenance for your vehicle, they are key points of maintenance commonly overlooked. We here at Minnesota Automotive aim to keep you informed, so read on for a quick history & reasoning as to why you should change those car filters as much as your furnace! The Engine Air Filter, while seeming a no-brainer when it comes to the build of a vehicle, has not always been a staple in vehicle manufacturing. Now that's not to say it hasn't been implemented in production for over a century, but for the first few decades, it wasn't much of a thought. This is almost hard to imagine seeing as air flow is essential for your engine to run appropriately; and the cleaner the air, the longer that engine can run right. You see the Engine Air Filter protects from all types of small particles, including but not limited to: dirt and sand ... read more