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620 E Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 515.233.3035

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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: Dec 22, 2024

Replace Your Engine Air Filter At Wheelock's Service

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: Jul 14, 2024

Engine Air Filter Basics for AMES

Today in the Wheelock's Service 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. AMES residents wonder how often th...
Published on: Apr 08, 2024

Replace Your Engine Air Filter At Wheelock's Service

{{ image('http://image.listpipe.com/napasa-air-filter.jpg') }} When driving around AMES, your vehicle engine needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot. In fact, a typical vehicle ne...
Published on: Nov 28, 2022

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's Wheelock's Service 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 h...
Published on: Jan 06, 2020

Simple Answers from Wheelock's Service: Engine Air Filter

{{ image('MzQ5') }} Question:What's the harm in putting off replacing my engine air filter a little longer? Wheelock's Service Answer:That's a fair question from AMES drivers because the harm takes ...
Published on: Jul 28, 2019

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: Aug 15, 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. Many people in AMES wonder how often they should change their engine air fil...
Published on: Dec 05, 2017