Air Filters And Wiper Blades - Huge Savings By Replacing These In Your Driveway

By Cody Crescenti


In terms of replacing wiper blades and air filters, virtually all people use the schedule suggested by their local oil change service provider. The trouble with this is that you are throwing away cash by using their service. Read on to find out how you're wasting money by letting the oil change business dictate when to replace filters and wiper blades and how you can actually do it yourself for a lot less money.

Maybe you don't know that in all likelihood, as per your car manufacturer, you only need to change your air filter after every 20,000 miles. That's all your car wants in most circumstances. And you should not feel obliged to replace your air filter after 20,000 miles if it still appears to be fairly clean. If you follow the recommendation of most oil change locations, you will change your air filter just about every six months. They suggest this recommendation as it's a worthwhile moneymaker for them. Some of these garages also charge you up to $70 to replace a $10 air filter.

If you're fed up with handing over too much at the retail oil change places, you can learn to replace your own air filter and save lots of money. Visit your local auto parts retailer where you will buy a manufacturer recommended air filter for well under $10. And if you ask the folks at the parts outlets, many of them will even put it in for you. Although swapping an air filter is normally no more difficult than removing a wing nut or releasing 4 clamps that hold the cover on. Then you simply take off the old filter and place the new one in. So rather than pay an oil change center $240 every 2 yrs to replace your air filter, you could spend a mere $10 to $20 every two years by doing it yourself.

The exact same thing goes with the windshield wipers on your car. Why not pay around $10 yourself for a pair of windshield wiper blades as an alternative to shelling out close to $40 at an oil change facility? And replacing your wiper blades is no more complicated than changing the air filter on your vehicle. As an aside, you'll usually find it easier if you change the entire wiper blade unit as opposed to just replacing the blade. Consequently, make an effort to buy the complete unit when you shop for blades. Most windshield wiper blades can be replaced with just the help of a small screw driver. A good thing about wiper blades is that they let you know when they should be replaced by ceasing to work correctly. The people at these service centers don't know how your blades are performing they just go by what their computer tells them. So, when you haven't replaced your blades with them, they will keep telling you that you require new wiper blades.

Just following these two suggestions and carrying out the work yourself can save you quite a bit of money. You may even like to consider learning how you can change your own oil. It is a little more difficult, but you will end up saving even more money.




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