--- title: Mound House Cabin Air Filter: College Parkway, 8 Minutes url: https://xpressoilandlube.com/cabin-air-filter-mound-house/ business: Xpress Oil & Lube (Xpress Oil & Lube Center) shops: Reno Northwest: 6100 Mae Anne Ave, Reno, NV 89523, (775) 787-1000, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Reno South: 4993 Longley Ln, Reno, NV 89502, (775) 828-6996, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-3 pm, Sun closed; Carson City: 1861 E College Pkwy, Carson City, NV 89706, (775) 883-5823, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Gardnerville: 1293 US Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410, (775) 301-5912, Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-3 pm, Sun closed type: Drive-in oil change and vehicle maintenance, no appointment needed, since 1983 --- Today's coupons - $10 off full-service oil change - $5 off smog check - $25 off transmission fluid service [See all coupons](https://xpressoilandlube.com/coupons/) - [Home](https://xpressoilandlube.com/) - [Service areas](https://xpressoilandlube.com/service-areas/) - [Mound House](https://xpressoilandlube.com/service-areas/mound-house/) - Cabin air filter # Cabin air filter for Mound House drivers: College Parkway, 8 minutes Mound House is a working stretch of US-50 between Carson City and Dayton, lined with gravel yards, industrial lots and bare hills, and its cabin filters fill with dust and truck soot. Replace the filter about every 12,000 to 15,000 miles and sooner in dust and smoke (Car Care Council); our College Parkway service center is about 8 minutes west. ★★★★★ 4.6 stars from 319 Google reviews Most people know Mound House as the place where US-50 crosses from Carson City into Lyon County, and as the turnoff up the hill toward Virginia City. It is a place of contractors' yards, trucks and unpaved side roads, set in dry, rocky hills. Census does not publish a 2024 row for the Mound House CDP, but Lyon County households average 2.29 vehicles and a 29.4-minute commute (Census ACS 5-year 2024), and that pattern fits here. ## What a Mound House filter looks like when it comes out Two textures, usually. Coarse tan grit from the gravel lots and dirt roads, packed into the bottom of the pleats. And a darker gray haze from diesel exhaust on US-50, where heavy trucks run between Carson City, Dayton and the industrial parks. Wildfire smoke adds a third layer in late summer. When we hold that filter next to a new one, the difference is obvious, and that is the point: you see it and decide. ## Where it sits and what it does The cabin air filter is a pleated panel in the fresh-air intake of the heater and air conditioner. On most pickups, SUVs and cars it is behind the glove box. It cleans the air the fan pushes into the cab, so a loaded filter means weaker airflow, slower defrost on cold mornings and dust on the dash. It has nothing to do with the engine, which has its own air filter that we also check. ## The interval The Car Care Council recommends replacing it about every 12,000 to 15,000 miles and sooner under dusty or smoky conditions. Truck owner's manuals often print a severe or dusty schedule with a shorter figure. For a work truck that lives on gravel, we would check it at every oil change. ## West on US-50 to College Parkway OpenStreetMap routing puts 1861 E College Pkwy about 8 minutes and 5.3 miles from Mound House, west on US-50 and onto College Parkway. No appointment, service while you wait. Ask for the cabin filter at the window. If you run a few trucks for a business, our [fleet service](https://xpressoilandlube.com/services/fleet-service/) keeps the records together. Lyon County does not require a smog check for registration (Nevada DMV), so this trip is just the filter and, if it is due, the [oil change](https://xpressoilandlube.com/oil-change-mound-house/). College Parkway is open Monday through Friday 8 to 5 and Saturday 8 to 4, (775) 883-5823. ### Sources - [carcare.org/car-care-guide/](https://www.carcare.org/car-care-guide/) (Car Care Council: cabin air filter about every 12,000 to 15,000 miles, sooner in dust and smoke; read 10/15/26) - [data.census.gov/](https://data.census.gov/) (Census ACS 5-year 2024, Lyon County: vehicles per household, mean commute; Mound House CDP has no 2024 row; read 10/15/26) - [dmv.nv.gov/emission.htm](https://dmv.nv.gov/emission.htm) (Nevada DMV: Lyon County outside the emissions-testing areas; read 10/15/26) - [project-osrm.org/](https://project-osrm.org/) (OSRM routing, Mound House to 1861 E College Pkwy, 8 minutes / 5.3 miles; computed 10/15/26) ### Closest service center: Carson City - Call [(775) 883-5823](tel:+17758835823) Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed - Address [1861 E College Pkwy, Carson City, NV 89706](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=1861+E+College+Pkwy%2C+Carson+City%2C+NV+89706&destination_place_id=ChIJp4iNnfYKmYARLQFKHxR-MX4) [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=1861+E+College+Pkwy%2C+Carson+City%2C+NV+89706&destination_place_id=ChIJp4iNnfYKmYARLQFKHxR-MX4) ### The drive About 8 minutes (5.3 miles) to the Carson City service center by car in light traffic, OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), retrieved 10/15/26. 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Call your service center or drive in; there is no appointment to make. ### Can you handle work trucks? Yes. Pickups and work vans are routine for us, and both air filters get checked. ### Does Mound House need a smog check? No. Lyon County is outside the Nevada testing areas. ### How close is the Carson City service center? About 8 minutes by OSRM routing, west on US-50.