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                                                       Why Should You Change Your Cabin Air Filter? Mold Spores and Harmful Bacteria: BG Frigi Fresh Have you noticed a musty smell coming from your vehicle's heating/AC vents? Or maybe your allergies flare when in the car? Odds are you have a dirty cabin air filter, and also bacteria and mold growth in your heating/AC system. Because of the cold and wet moisture, this is the perfect condition to grow these harmful contaminants. The Minnesota weather especially excels this issue with our constantly changing temperatures, you might run your heat and AC all in the same day! Your cabin air filter is what filters the outside air before it enters your cabin. It helps to stop dust, dirt, mold, and exhaust fumes from entering your heating/AC system. When your filter is not changed regularly it becomes clogge...

  What is a cabin air filter and when should you change it? A cabin air filter cleans the air that comes into the interior of your vehicle. The filter catches pollen, dust, and other unpleasant materials found in the air. Kenny is holding a dirty filter on the left and a clean one on the right. It is recommended that you change your cabin air filter yearly or every 15,000 miles. If you are someone who lives on gravel, has allergies, or respiratory problems you might want to consider changing it more frequently. When you bring your vehicle into Elysian Auto Service we always take a photo of your filter and include it in your 42-Point Digital Inspection.