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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: May 11, 2025

Simple Answers from The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc: 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: Jan 26, 2025

Engine Air Filter Basics for TRUCKEE

Today in the The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc 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. TRUCKEE residents wonder h...
Published on: Jan 21, 2023

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: Jul 30, 2022

Replace Your Engine Air Filter At The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc

{{ image('http://image.listpipe.com/napasa-air-filter.jpg') }} When driving around TRUCKEE, your vehicle engine needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot. In fact, a typical vehicle...
Published on: May 24, 2022

Clean Air For Your Engine Engine Air Filters In TRUCKEE

We’ve all been in for an oil change and told that our engine air filter’s dirty.  Here’s what goes into the determination of when to change the filter:  First, your owner&r...
Published on: Jan 17, 2022

Simple Answers from The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc: Engine Air Filter

{{ image('MzQ5') }} Question:What's the harm in putting off replacing my engine air filter a little longer? The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc Answer:That's a fair question from TRUCKEE drivers because the ...
Published on: Oct 03, 2020

Replace Your Engine Air Filter At The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc

Your engine also needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot.  In fact, a typical vehicle needs about 216,000 gallons of air for every tank of gas.  All that air passes thro...
Published on: Sep 24, 2020