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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: Mar 09, 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: Feb 23, 2025

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 Gurnee wonder how often they should change their engine air f...
Published on: Oct 23, 2022

Simple Answers from MacLagan Auto Center: 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 06, 2020

Engine Air Filter Basics for Gurnee

Today in the MacLagan Auto Center 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. Gurnee residents wonder how ofte...
Published on: Aug 02, 2018

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's MacLagan Auto Center 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...
Published on: Aug 30, 2017

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 04, 2017

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: Mar 16, 2016