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WIX Filters Europe The WIX Filters brand belongs to MANN+HUMMEL, one of the largest filter companies in the world.

The quality of all WIX Filters products is given by the MANN+HUMMEL. Under the WIX Filters brand, there are filters for passenger cars, trucks, buses and heavy

Effective air filtration of the air entering the combustion chamber requires the largest possible working surface. This ...
18/09/2026

Effective air filtration of the air entering the combustion chamber requires the largest possible working surface. This surface is achieved by densely folding the filter media into the characteristic accordion shape, which performs perfectly during steady driving. But what happens when you put your foot down and the engine starts demanding much larger amounts of oxygen? 🚗

During hard acceleration, the engine generates vacuum that exerts immense pressure on the pleats of the filter element. In low-quality filters, such strong air pressure causes adjacent folds of the media to compress and stick together. This leads to restricted flow and engine choking, which reduces performance and increases fuel consumption. How can this be prevented?

At WIX Filters, we have eliminated this problem. Our precision embossing technology ensures that special stabilizing ribs keep the pleats at perfectly consistent spacing, preventing them from deforming. This provides free, even airflow across the entire filtering surface - regardless of engine load or speed. Stable pleat geometry protects the engine from losing optimum performance.

Do you often come across an air filter that, under vacuum, has bent into a Chinese 8 or completely collapsed inside the housing? Share your findings in the comments! 👇

When choosing an oil filter, drivers’ and mechanics’ attention often focuses solely on the filter media parameters. Howe...
14/09/2026

When choosing an oil filter, drivers’ and mechanics’ attention often focuses solely on the filter media parameters. However, you need to remember that effective engine protection also depends on the quality of the rubber components. Have you ever considered the immense loads the filter gasket is exposed to?🛢

The rubber sealing ring faces cyclical temperature changes and aggressive chemical agents present in modern synthetic oils. Low-cost replacements use low-quality rubber, which leads to rapid degradation. Such material hardens, becomes brittle and loses its original shape, resulting in dangerous micro-leaks and pressure drops in the system.

WIX Filters relies on proven raw materials! In our filters, we use advanced elastomers, including dedicated nitrile or polyacrylate rubber compounds. They provide:

✅ full flexibility across a wide temperature range,

✅ chemical resistance,

✅ an ideal fit.

This translates into a guarantee of 100% leak-tight sealing throughout the entire interval between filter changes. Seal flexibility is the secret to avoiding costly warranty claims in your workshop.

Have you ever removed an old filter whose gasket had turned into hard plastic? What details do you pay attention to before installing a new canister on a customer’s car? We’re waiting for your stories and thoughts! 👇

11/09/2026

The Automechanika trade fair runs until Saturday. ⏰ Are you attending? Be sure to visit our stand. See what’s waiting for you. ⬆️

An engine overhaul is one of the most demanding repairs in workshop practice. After cylinder honing or crankshaft grindi...
09/09/2026

An engine overhaul is one of the most demanding repairs in workshop practice. After cylinder honing or crankshaft grinding, comes the critical stage when the newly assembled unit must go through the break-in phase. Have you ever wondered how important an oil filter is at this stage? 🛠⚙️

During the first hours of operation of a newly assembled engine, the metal surfaces working together need time to achieve a perfect fit. During break-in, controlled wear of microscopic metal irregularities occurs, releasing a significant amount of hard, sharp nano-sized particles into the lubricating system. The oil filter installed at this point captures particles circulating with the oil, protecting not only the freshly machined components, but the entire engine. To effectively separate these contaminants from the oil circuit, the oil filter must feature extremely high dirt-holding capacity and efficiency. Choosing oil filters from WIX Filters, equipped with a precisely calibrated bypass valve, gives you the assurance that the filter operating at this critical moment will not switch to bypass mode prematurely. In this way, you and your customers can be sure of safe break-in and protection of the new bearings against seizure.

Remember! Oil cleanliness during the break-in phase has a decisive impact on the service life of the entire power unit.

What procedures do you follow in your workshop when breaking in an engine after grinding? After what mileage do you perform the first inspection oil and filter change?

Share your experience in the comments! 👇

Hello, hello, greetings from Frankfurt from the Automechanika trade fair, which is just getting started. 👋Of course, we ...
08/09/2026

Hello, hello, greetings from Frankfurt from the Automechanika trade fair, which is just getting started. 👋

Of course, we couldn’t miss this leading event dedicated to the automotive aftermarket.

If you are also attending the trade fair with your company, we warmly invite you to visit our booth. We would be delighted to talk with you and exchange experiences regarding filtration, your filter-related needs, market trends, or the new filter media recently introduced by WIX Filters. ℹ️

This will also be a great opportunity to present our completely new communication platform – Motorsport Tested. Road-Ready. 💪 The experience we have gained on racing tracks is transformed into improving the filters that you install and sell every day in workshops and distribution centers.

And for a bit of fun, we invite you to take part in our “Fact or Fake” game, where you can test your knowledge and face the biggest myths about filters and how they work. Great gadgets are waiting for the best participants. 🎁

Don’t wait — make sure to visit the WIX Filters booth during Automechanika .

📍 Hall 3.0, booth D55

See you there!

Early September can surprise us with lower temperatures, as well as the first typical autumn rain. 🌧️ What impact can th...
04/09/2026

Early September can surprise us with lower temperatures, as well as the first typical autumn rain. 🌧️ What impact can this have on the vehicle ventilation system? Quite a significant one, as it turns out.

All summer long, the cabin filter has been trapping dust, pollen and plenty of other fine contaminants, gradually losing its original flow capacity. In autumn, moisture is added to the mix, which the cellulose and synthetic layers of a worn filter element absorb like a sponge. When cool air enters the vehicle interior on a damp, rainy day, cabin humidity rises sharply. The result? Condensation forms instantly on the windows, and visibility drops to zero! 🌫️

Regular, between-season cabin filter replacement helps restore proper airflow and prevent moisture buildup. Choosing high-quality WIX Filters guarantees an effective barrier against contaminants, keeps the air clean and ensures clear windows in any weather. 🚗

Efficient ventilation is essential for safe and comfortable driving on rainy days. Do your customers come in for cabin filter replacement preventively, before autumn really sets in? Or do they wait until the windows start to fog up? Let us know in the comments! 👇

The beginning of September means a return to school desks for students, and back to full-speed work for mechanics! 🎒Afte...
01/09/2026

The beginning of September means a return to school desks for students, and back to full-speed work for mechanics! 🎒

After the holidays, customers suddenly remember all the repairs they’ve been putting off, so your calendars fill up in no time. The approaching change in weather also makes it a good moment to check vehicle condition before the more demanding season ahead. Post-holiday service is the perfect time for a comprehensive inspection and a full filter package replacement. So, just like students, you’ve got plenty of work ahead! Let’s take a short break from it now and compare these two worlds! Where would you rather go back on September 1st?

1️⃣ To a school desk - for a math test and chemistry lessons

2️⃣ To the workshop - for timing belt replacement and a full filter service

Share your choices in the comments, ideally with a reason why. 👇 We’re very curious how many of you will choose math and chemistry.

Which brand - based on its current moves — would you rate the highest, and which manufacturer do you think deserves to b...
28/08/2026

Which brand - based on its current moves — would you rate the highest, and which manufacturer do you think deserves to be placed at the very bottom of the pack? 👍 👎 Let us know.

It’s impossible to hide the fact that the automotive industry is going through a massive revolution right now. ℹ️ Long-standing giants from Europe and Japan have to face the challenges of regulations, mandates, and downsizing, while new players - barely heard of a few years ago — are pushing their way into the market more and more boldly. Like it or not, the philosophy behind car design and durability is changing too. 🤷‍♂️

From the perspective of practitioners and true enthusiasts who look under the hood every day, which manufacturer do you think is maintaining the highest engineering standards today and offering truly well-engineered cars? Which brands are doing just “so-so” or have clearly lost their former character? And which vehicles with a badge on the hood do you consider the least successful today? 🧐

Not one, but two cabin filters. ✌️Which of these cars do you think uses a set like this? Do you know? Show off your work...
25/08/2026

Not one, but two cabin filters. ✌️

Which of these cars do you think uses a set like this? Do you know? Show off your workshop experience (or your instinct) and write which vehicle from this trio requires the installation of two cabin filters. 💬

By the way, how often do you come across dual cabin filters in cars? It’s true that this isn’t a mass-market solution, but you also can’t say that cars with dual filters are some kind of rarity that show up extremely rarely. So in the brands shown on the graphic, dual cabin filters are definitely used — although not necessarily in all of these specific models. 😉

But why is a single filter more than enough in one car, while another needs two cabin filters installed? 🤔 That’s a decision made by the vehicle designers, who at the development stage concluded that using two filters in a given model would simply be the better solution. There can be several reasons for such a decision, including the need to provide sufficient filtration surface area for the demand, or the way the filter is positioned in the vehicle.

Regardless of whether there is one cabin filter or two in a given vehicle, you can be sure of one thing: no matter the configuration, WIX Filters cabin filters are made to perform their job reliably. 💪 Whether the housing takes two filters or one.

At this point, we’d probably rather be boiled in a cauldron…. 😕In your opinion, which cars would cabin filter replacemen...
21/08/2026

At this point, we’d probably rather be boiled in a cauldron…. 😕

In your opinion, which cars would cabin filter replacement in be the perfect fit for a truly hellish punishment? 😈

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