Why YSK: Back in 2020 when Australia had our massive wildfires I still had to drive to work everyday in the smoke. I also went and got my car serviced around the same time and they showed me how dark my cars air filters had gotten after just a few weeks of those conditions. The air filters in cars aren’t designed to filter out so many particles so as soon as you can you should get them replaced.
As a non-car person, what happens if you don’t?
Reduced air flow means lower miles per gallon.
Oooh! That makes sense! Thank you :)
Car gets emphysema. Dies.
Like my… dad
Aww. Next time you should try to change the filters. :(
But you may be entitled to compensation
All energy in the universe gets evenly distributed and nothing interesting ever happens again
Well I’ll be damned. Never thought of that but it makes sense. I imagine it might be the same if there are a lot of bad air quality days? (Looking at you Canada). I’ll check mine later.
This is also very true for the air filters on your home furnace/heat pump, if you have one. Even if you aren’t running the heat, if you are running the furnace/heat pump’s fan to circulate air periodically (which you should be doing to avoid stagnation), air is still passing through the filter. I live in the Seattle area, and our furnace filter comes out absolutely filthy black after every bout of wildfire smoke. It nasty.
Consider getting a washable cabin air filter. The upfront cost is more but long term they are great!