At Autobahn Volkswagen Fort Worth, we operate a service department providing
express engine air filter replacement service to get our customers in and out as quickly as possible
with a brand new original equipment filter. Service includes a certified technician that removes the old
engine air filter, inspects the exposed engine drive belts and pulleys, and installs a new VW original
equipment engine air filter according to specifications.
With the engine air filter being made of paper and plastic, dirty driving conditions can wreak havoc on the paper causing it to clog with filth and tear open. We recommend replacing an engine air filter & cabin air filter at the specified interval but sooner if you begin experiencing symptoms of defective filtration.
Poor fuel economy
Engine misfiring
Smelling fuel when starting the engine
Sooty smoke exiting the tailpipe
The engine air filter cleans the incoming ambient air that the engine requires for efficient power production. Beyond promoting efficient power production, the engine air filter also protects the engine from harmful debris, such as pebbles, road salt, sand, dust, and dead insects. Since a new engine air filter will successfully prevent airborne debris from entering the engine, it is an excellent engine-preserving strategy to ensure that the engine air filter is filtering air optimally.
Every Volkswagen car and SUV engineered with an internal combustion engine is also equipped with an engine air filter with a single objective – filter airborne debris from ambient air before entering the fuel induction system and the engine’s combustion chambers.
Even though the engine air filter is one of those components whose maintenance needs can easily slip through the cracks as it is uniquely positioned ‘out of sight and out of mind,’ rest assured that an old, clogged, or damaged engine air filter won’t be out of mind for long when it allows airborne debris inside the engine to wreak havoc on internal components. A new engine air filter can trap nearly 100% of contaminates.
