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 […]
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Jean K Asks: What Damage Can A Dirty Air Filter Do To Your Engine?
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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
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Donna M. Asks: “How do I know if my engine oil looks dirty or clean?
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That is a good question, Donna told me that she just had her engine oil an filter changed last week and as of late she has decided to make a habit of checking her own oil level. I first have to say “good for you Donna”! most people do not take it upon themselves to
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Can A Dirty Air Filter Reduce Fuel Mileage And Cause Engine Damage ?
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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 […]
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Is your cabin air filter in your car dirty? Do you know if your vehicle has one?
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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 […]