Posts Tagged ‘filter’

Where Is The Cabin Filter In A 2002 Saab 9-3 ?

Out of site out of mind right? What you are looking at is one dirty cabin air filter from a 2002 Saab 9-3. The customer complained that they smelled an odor from their heater vents. Well it’s no wonder because

Could A Dirty Cabin Air filter Ruin My Blower Motor?

Well I have never seen this before and I thought would share it with you.  In the picture for this post you see a blower motor from a Toyota. One day all of a sudden the blower motor for this vehicle stopped working on a cold New England winter day.  There is never a good […]

Jean K Asks: What Damage Can A Dirty Air Filter Do To Your Engine?

Well Jean on newer fuel injected engines you will notice a decrease in power with a dirty air filter. With an older vehicle that had a  carburetor you would notice poor fuel mileage. The biggest problem with a dirty air filter is

Neglected engine

Proof Of The Importance Of Changing Your Engine’s Oil And Filter.

I was looking through some old photos that I had and I stumbled across these. They are old photos so I apologize ahead of time for the quality of the photos. These photos were taken when I was performing a service that required valve adjustments. The vehicles were

Can A Dirty Air Filter Reduce Fuel Mileage And Cause Engine Damage ?

Well with the cold weather that comes with winter you can expect a drastic drop in fuel mileage in itself. If you have a dirty air filter you can add approximately 15 to 20 % drop to that! You see it is all about air flow, that determines if  an engine can  run efficiently or not, it […]

Is your cabin air filter in your car dirty? Do you know if your vehicle has one?

I have made mention of what a cabin air filter is,and what it does in my book “If That Car Could Talk”. On page 129 I show an example of an unbelievably  dirty cabin air filter. The point I am trying to get across is most people do not realize that they are breathing the air that passes […]

Old fuel filter & New fuel filter

Every now and then I will see a situation like this one, where a vehicle has not seen the attention it should as far as maintenance are concerned. On the left you can see a brand new fuel filter, and the one pictured on the right is the old fuel filter. The old fuel filter […]