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4303 Ilbery Road, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 618.242.2200

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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: Aug 11, 2024

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: Aug 04, 2024

Engine Air Filter Basics for Mount Vernon

Today in the Martin's 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. Mount Vernon residents wonder ho...
Published on: Nov 23, 2021

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: Nov 16, 2020

Simple Answers from Martin's Auto Center: Engine Air Filter

{{ image('MzQ5') }} Question:What's the harm in putting off replacing my engine air filter a little longer? Martin's Auto Center Answer:That's a fair question from Mount Vernon drivers because the h...
Published on: Jul 17, 2019

Simple Answers from Martin's 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: Sep 18, 2018

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's Martin's 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: Feb 19, 2018

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: Nov 20, 2015