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Quick Answer: Your car’s air intake system delivers clean air to the engine for combustion. A clogged air filter or leaky intake tract can rob power, hurt fuel economy, and trigger check engine lights. Replacing an air filter takes 10 minutes and costs $15–$40. Ignoring intake issues can lead to $500+ repairs. The Day a … Read more
Last Tuesday afternoon, a silver 2015 Honda Accord rolled into my bay with the check engine light glowing amber on the dash. The customer—a schoolteacher named Maria—told me her car had been “acting weird” for two weeks. “It hesitates when I step on the gas, and sometimes it just surges forward like it has a … Read more
Tuesday morning, 7:30 AM. A ’98 Civic rolls into my bay with the customer white-knuckled and frustrated. “It keeps dying at every stoplight,” she says, her voice cracking. The poor girl’s been nursing this thing for weeks, restarting it in traffic like she’s playing Russian roulette with rush hour. One quick scan, a $47 part … Read more