Tim's Automotive
3015 East Joppa Road, Parkville, MD 21234 410.665.9098

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Simple Answers from Tim's 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: Feb 02, 2025

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's Tim's 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 har...
Published on: Dec 12, 2023

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: Sep 19, 2021

Simple Answers from Tim's Automotive: Engine Air Filter

{{ image('MzQ5') }} Question:What's the harm in putting off replacing my engine air filter a little longer? Tim's Automotive Answer:That's a fair question from Parkville drivers because the harm tak...
Published on: Jan 26, 2021

Replace Your Engine Air Filter At Tim's Automotive

Your engine also needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot.  In fact, a typical vehicle needs about 216,000 gallons of air for every tank of gas.  All that air passes thro...
Published on: Jan 09, 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. Many people in Parkville wonder how often they should change their engine ai...
Published on: Jun 23, 2020

Clean Air For Your Engine Engine Air Filters In Parkville

We’ve all been in for an oil change and told that our engine air filter’s dirty.  Here’s what goes into the determination of when to change the filter:  First, your owner&r...
Published on: Dec 02, 2019

Deep Breathing In Parkville: Engine Air Filter

{{ image('MzAx') }} Your vehicle engine really needs clean air to operate efficiently. It takes about twelve thousand gallons of air to burn a gallon of gas in your vehicle engine. And clean air is m...
Published on: Jul 03, 2019