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It's (Not) Complicated (Engine Air Filter)

While many components of your vehicle are complex and composed of lots of mechanical and electrical parts, there's one that isn't complicated but still important.  It's your engine air filter. (A...
Published on: Feb 02, 2025

When it Comes to Air Filters, Change is Good (Clogged Air Filter)

Engine air filters may not seem like a big deal, but when they’re clogged up with dirt, dust, and insects, your engine could wind up choking for air and not delivering you the power and performa...
Published on: Nov 17, 2024

Engine Air Filter Basics for Zion

Today in the Northwest Auto & Tire car care blog, we want to talk about your engine air filter. That's the filter that cleans the air before it's burned in your engine. Zion residents wonder how often...
Published on: Aug 07, 2020

MAF Filter

Air and fuel are mixed together to be burned in your engine. You request how much of each you need by how hard you press on the accelerator, by going up or down a hill or by how much you are carrying ...
Published on: Jan 17, 2020

Simple Answers from Northwest Auto & Tire: Engine Air Filter

Question What’s the harm in putting off replacing my engine air filter a little longer? Answer That’s a fair question because the harm takes a while to manifest.  Let’s take ...
Published on: Jul 12, 2018

Engine Air Filter

Today we want to talk about your engine air filter.That's the filter that cleans the air before it's burned in your engine. Many people in Zion wonder how often they should change their engine air fil...
Published on: Mar 20, 2018

Engine Air Filter

Today we want to talk about your engine air filter.  That’s the filter that cleans the air before it’s burned in your engine.  People wonder how often they should change their en...
Published on: Aug 19, 2017

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's Northwest Auto & Tire post focuses on the importance of protecting your mass air flow sensor or MAF. Air and fuel are mixed together to be burned in your engine. The amount is controlled by ho...
Published on: Oct 13, 2016