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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: Oct 20, 2024

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: Aug 04, 2024

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: Jun 19, 2021

Simple Answers from Mackert Automotive: 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: Jun 06, 2021

Engine Air Filter Basics for Gig Harbor

Today in the Mackert Automotive 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. Gig Harbor residents wonder how of...
Published on: Apr 11, 2021

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: Mar 26, 2021

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's Mackert Automotive 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 how h...
Published on: Nov 27, 2020

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 Gig Harbor wonder how often they should change their engine a...
Published on: Aug 05, 2016