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I work at an auto parts store, I bet we will start selling more air filters tomorrow morning HAHAHA I'm glad I saw this, I need to change my air filter 😅 pronto
The other neglected, is the air intake hose, if it leaks/torn it tends to absorb the hot air from the engine compartment which also has less oxygen/expanded air and leads to reduced mileage/high consumption. Check your air intake hose too. I learned it the hard way.
because he's right. I'm from a family of engineers (we don't agree on anything politically), but we all agree when it comes to German cars and German Engineering. Independently (since we'v never agreed in the past) we've all concluded a long time ago that "German Engineering" is a Ridiculous marketing slogan, and like all marketing slogans, a complete lie or hugely overrated and exaggerated. Stuff engineered in Germany is often below average, often over engineered or under engineered, often weird, rigid and poorly thought through and expensive because it's inefficiently produced. Japanese products, on the other hand, are almost perfectly optimized between cost and quality.
I used to work for this house to house service business and my boss was such a cheapskate that he never had me replace the air filter on my service truck. I was instructed to clean it with a vacuum cleaner occasionally to save money on filters. So stupid but it was his choice. He was the boss.
I like both my KN Air Filter's and their oil filters too. The combination of the materials and oil treatment work great and not hard of you follow directions. They are smart and have good R/D behind them. I've used them on all my cars and they are high use/high milage.
Hold your K&N up to the light and check out the size of the holes in that media. Not worth the miniscule HP gain at the top end. Your engine spends a heck of a lot more time suffering from the reduced filtration than it does taking advantage of a miniscule HP gain at wide open throttle.
Hi Scotty. Last fall, I bought a 2015 Toyota Corolla Eco plus Le. It had 75,000 miles on it, and it was in great shape. It came with free services for the life of the vehicle at the dealership, so I had the oil changed four times at the dealership and put 20,000 miles on it since I bought it. 3,400 mi into the last oil change, it threw a code, p2647 "A" rocker arm stuck on in Bank One. Since I haven't looked under the hood since I bought it, I decided to check under the hood. The plastic shroud that covers the valve cover had an oil slick on top of it with bugs and dust collecting on it. I decided to pop it off and clean everything up. I checked the air filter and it was as dirty as if it were not changed in 20,000 miles. Upon discovering this I decided to do a full service myself. The the edges of the oil filter cap were rounded and the retainer clip was missing. It was as if some kid didn't have the right tool and strip the oil filter cap and decided to leave it instead of changing it. I used a piece of paper inserted inside the oil filter wrench so that the wrench would grip onto the filter cap. This worked great and the filter came right off, however the filter was the blackest filter I've ever seen. Sure enough, the oil was black and full of sludge. Since the engine oil was so dirty, I decided to change the spark plugs as well. It had 95,000 miles on it anyway and that's when the maintenance schedule said I should change the spark plugs. Two of the plugs were dark and fouled. I hesitantly put mobile one high mileage 0-20 full synthetic oil in it, knowing that the swellers in the new oil would prevent me from using any other oil for the life of the vehicle, but since my engine was dirty I figured it wouldn't hurt to use mobile one full synthetic. I even changed the actuator solenoid that was throwing the code. After changing the oil, the oil filter, the air filter, and the spark plugs, along with the new actuator, the code cleared itself. The engine immediately sounded like it was running more smooth. It hasn't thrown the code since. Needless to say I will never bring it into the dealership for the free maintenance again, I will just do the maintenance myself. Do you have any advice for me pertaining to which other parts I should inspect or change?
On a side note, my auto start isn't working right. It turns over, but is either too rich, or too lean to start. It makes a knocking sound and fails to start. Then I have to wait about five minutes before I try to start it again with the key, and it works. I'm stumped. Winter is coming, and I live in Alaska. Auto start will be a very desired luxury, then.
My 318 ci . Dodge really struggled to pull our loaded down 24 ft 1984 Frolic camper . I installed a K&N air filter and had dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers , helped enormously .
Back in the seventy ' s we use to flip the lid on our breathers, it would seal up just fine and give more area for air to get to the filter, those 350 Chev' s with the 4 barrel Quadrajet carbs would really talk to you when those back two barrels opened.
Just bought an '08 CRV. First thing did was oil change oil filter air filter and cabin filter. All oem except for the oil which was synthetic! Expect my car might just outlast me lol. Since did brake fluid coolant and power steering fluid. Doing differential fluid next week! Thank you Scotty for the good advise!
While driving through a Wyoming blizzard, I had snow clogging the air filter. I lost power while driving. Even in lower gears, I couldn't keep the rpms up. It finally stalled and I was stranded. Every winter after that, I would reroute the intake tube to take air from the engine compartment instead of from the grille area.
When you replace your filter, also check the air intake horn. One of my tractors wouldn't run, oil bath filter was clean but eventually found that mud wasps had built a nest in the intake screen. Plugged up about 90 percent.
I have a 1995 Ford Ranger with a 3.0 L V-6. I bout it used and it ran OK. One day, on a whim, I decided to do some maintenance. I changed the air filter, cleaned the mass airflow sensor, cleaned the idle air valve, and replaced a cracked vacuum hose. OMG! What a difference. A rough guess... 20% more horsepower and 15% better fuel mileage.
Most of your gains were probably the result of replacing the bad Vacuum Hose. The NEXT time you buy a "new" car, do those things right away -- and start saving IMMEDIATELY !! 😁
@@BigEightiesNewWave ima have to check that out I’m paying $3 lol 😂 a gallon of it I use a lot from all these bugs it’s like my car says free light or something.
Recently change the air filter on my Golf, easy to get to however, it’s screwed down with those ridiculous torque/ star screws. Had to buy a special tool to change the dang thing. People are always telling to buy those reusable filters, I’d rather just change the paper one. Easy to do and doesn’t cost a lot and should work as advertised after changing.
been driving my mums car, noticed a rough idle, terrible acceleration and jerkyness at higher rpms. checked air filter - previous owner (probally a teen racer type) had installed an off brand k+n oil gauze filter which, i think might have originally been blue, but was now dark black. Never been cleaned in like 10 years. Put a paper filter in. Runs great now. Asked who had been servicing the car and told her never to use them again.
Use baking soda and coca cola. Scrub with push broom. Rinse off with power washer. Let dry. If stain still exist, use cat liter with push broom. These steps worked well in the Army motor pools.
I remember back in the 80’s my friend had a ‘66 Fairlane with a 289. We all new about cars and loved working on them. Imagine his embarrassment when he had me come take a look at it because he couldn’t figure out why it was having trouble running, and his air filter was completely clogged. I bet a half a pound of black sooty dirt shook out of it. Ran like a champ once cleaned. Sometimes we forget about the simple things.
ThankYou Scotty for reaffirming many things I’ve heard while being owner of vehicles ( Japanese mostly) since 1986 when I got my first car Daihatsu Charade in 1986. Apart from the second car that was a Honda Civic, I’ve stuck to Toyota till this day. I own a JDM Mark X ‘06 right now and love it’s 2.5 litre V6 engine. Then I have my classic 80 series LC, beat up but still working. My other one being Prado120 series ‘05 with the 2.7 lite VVTI 4 cylinder banger. We in our country have mostly JDM cars imported, or recently Hyundai, Kia, Proton, MG and other Chinese products that I don’t remember the. Names of, came to Pakistan recently in our market to assemble vehicles here.
I still have shops trying to upsell me on square engine air filters despite having a short ram intake sometimes. Granted I figure these guys must be new but still
They like to make nests in the box. I put steel chicken wire on the opening to stop them getting into the box. Might reduce airflow slightly but better than having mice nest and chew through the plastic.
I was going to buy a grand Cherokee one day with the cool head lights and leather and stuff. Rented a 2019 loved it. Didn’t have it long enough for problems. However after watching this mans videos wife and I will look into a Toyota suv of some sort.
I was worried my Mazda 6 wasn't as peppy as it used to be when new. I was due for a tire change and an oil change, hoping that would fix the problem, it didn't' t. Next stop was to replace the air filter.... and then I floored it, was pushed back to the seat and I was flying again holding on to the wheel with both hands just like the first weeks. Here I am with my tires driving rough again on the back roads with my "new" and peppy AIR FILTER, I love my car!
I had one that lead to a misdiagnosis due to tech not checking the shop guide or the air filter for that matter. It was so dirty the Maf got contaminated and also caused a jerking of the vehicle. One code needed (that caused the vehicle to jerk) needed to have another code(P0141) resolved. But they went for the most expensive line item that the 2nd code (ECU replacement and reflash) and then lied and said the code was new. Never went to that shop again. And made sure I own the shop guide for every vehicle I own.
I run FRAM Ultra synthetic oil filter plus Mobil 1 5w 30 ( not high millage Mobil1 it's a scam , costs more ) since new engine after nearly 300.000 km still runs like NEW no HP loss no smoke...great combo.
I understand from paper to k&N, the difference it made was the engine had more air, a sharper start up in the winter time and that’s only from a panel filter, Who remembers air boxes with winter/summer settings, going back to the 80s😮 I had a friend who also had a k&N filter from paper, on a fuel tank of fuel down to the red light, he gained a massive 46 miles extra than the paper one, so the k&N has a sharper response to the engine slightly more power gaining around 5/8 bhp👍🏻
I use K&N air filters on all my cars. Clean them every 15,000miles and have never had a problem. My old 1991 Pathfinder had 260,000 miles on it before the frame rusted through and had to junk it.
@@mplslawnguy3389 Well the frame broke on the Pathfinder, that wasn't the filter's fault. The engine was as strong the day my son traded it on a new car as it was at 9,000 miles when I switched to synthetic oil.
Hey scotty. You did forget to say dont buy the cheapest filter you can find. They are not created equal. Super cheap air filters can break down before you would expect and actually break apart getting sucked into the engine and creating a whole mess of problems. 😉
I wish the central heat and air systems filters of homes would seal as well as on engine air filters. I've never seen a coil not get clogged because some air/debris gets pulled in from around the filter. Kind of off topic
I have been running K&N filter in my GMC Terrain since new NEVER oiled it because it messes up your sensors , I clean it once a year with K&N cleaner...I now have 280.000 km runs perfect...all fluids are changed at 50k kilometers full synthetic and engine oil mobil1 every time my computer says I have 5% oil life left....once a year cleaning the air filter or changing it if you have a paper filter is all you need to do...if you do it more often your wasting your money UNLESS you drive on gravel roads constantly...ie high dust environment...K&N says use the oil after cleaning...B.S...no need for it I get more HP without it and my engine runs PERFECT it's a DI 2.4 litre 4 cylinder great little motor.
I will compare the filter in my car to a new one , alongside each other . Looking at both sides you will see the distinct difference , decide if to replace or not .
I once bought an old Ford Courier at an estate auction. Of course, I was going to trailer it home, but who can resist trying to start an old engine? So we pulled the fuel line off, hooked up a gallon jug of gas to gravity flow, in case the pump was bad, and gave it a go. It fired off with the hot battery from my truck, but puked and gagged like a Shriner with a hangover. The distributor was loose, but no position helped it. And after my brother got juiced by the coil twice, we determined we had fire to the plugs. That's when we took the top of the breather off, expecting to find a dirt dobber nest. We instead found someone had substituted foam rubber for a filter, and with it having no stiffened borders, that foam was now stuck in the top of the carb in a big was. It was partially melted when we pried it out, which was good as the chunks were too big to do much except smother the engine. I later found the carb didn't have a gasket at all, so it must have sucked enough that way to run a few minutes. But, a rebuilt carb and a junkyard radiator later, that little booger run like the piece of junk it was intended to be. (I like Ford's, for the most part, but that thing wasn't even an improvement on a Subaru Brat.)
Scotty, what else should I do for a manual Toyota Matrix with 170k kms (105k miles) that has NO maintenance history?? Carfax only shows 7 pervious owners and nothing else! Guy I bought it from only had for 5000km. I got an oil change, new front bearings/brakes, checked all the fluids and swapped/cleaned all the filters. 15 year old car and looking forward to the next 15 years
Noteworthy, I live in Ontario so it required a safety inspection for each ownership change, there could be unreported maintenance during these periods. My certification passed with flying colors.
I've heard some horror stories from a friend in Cali of K&N filters being sucked into the motor. Used to have one it did ok for me, didn't seem to particularly effect anything negatively. I just stick with the easy stuff now adays, oem.
🤔 A dirty air filter will lower the power, but I’m pretty confident that the O2 and maf sensors will detect less oxygen and airflow. The computer will adjust the fuel air ratio automatically so it won’t run rich or get less gas mileage. Of course that’s if you have a fuel injected car, which most are nowadays.
Love your videos and your dynamic personality. No nonsense! I recently purchased a 2006 Mercedes SLK 350. convertible. I've been watching your videos for DIY tips.
You don't want to be using an oiled air filter if your car has a MAF. The oil mist that comes through with the air will contaminate the MAF and skew fuel trims. Stick with OE type on those. MAP-only or carburated engines, not a problem.
When I was a teenager, I ran an air scoop on my 4 barrel carburetor 283 Chevy engine. The engine bored itself out. I could stick the edge of a flathead screwdriver between the pistons and cylinder walls.
As a surveyor I regularly drive trucks. Many years ago my employer switched my work truck to a Chevrolet 6.5 turbo diesel that a crew of women had been driving. Well one day me and my crew were on standby waiting to do some survey work in Gods Country. I got tired of sitting on my keister so, thought, I think I will check the air filter. I took out the air filter that was absolutely full of dust, silt, dirt. I immediately smacked it against the ground and about 2 pounds of dirt fell off. I smacked it around removing as much as I could. Later I stopped off at our mechanics shop and did a show and tell. He did not have that big round diesel filter but agreed to order one. In the mean time he used air to blow out the filter some more. Moral of the story, many woman are clueless on what makes a engine run. P.S. Many men are too.
Scotty...I really need a video titled something like "if you do this (or buy this) you're super smart!" I need some positive reinforcement these days Scott ;
I have a 2020 Tacoma. Third gen Tacoma’s are known for sluggish throttle response at light throttle application. Part of this is due to the part time Atkinson cycle. Toyota uses this to increase gas mileage. However I believe it’s also due to a very restrictive air filter, even when new. This can be partially solved by installing a TRD cold air intake from Toyota for $400. Way too much money. Instead I installed a K&N 57 FIPK cold air intake at less than half the cost. It’s simply a kit that replaces the stock filter using the stock air box and the air tube leading from the air box to the throttle body. The stock air box is a cold air intake and the K&N tube eliminates the resonator box giving a smoother air flow to the throttle body. This system noticeably improved light application throttle response. K&N tested the intake and claims an increase of almost 11hp and 9 lb ft of torque. By the way the engine responds I believe it also flattened the torque curve. I subsequently installed a TRD exhaust which further increased power output. It runs and sounds very good. It also tows better! It doesn’t totally bypass the Atkinson cycle but does supply more fuel air mixture at lower RPMs.
@Mild Child Atkinson cycle is great for fuel mileage but bad for power. With variable valve timing the engine will go back to Otto cycle when you get on it. When it does it almost feels like turbo lag. There’s a sudden increase in power. This design is to meet CAFE requirements. Toyota sells 250,000 Tacoma’s a year which effects their Corporate Average Fuel Economy. It actually gets the best mileage of any V6 vehicles I’ve ever owned
I had my 928 suck up a plastic bag, cover over 1/2 the air filter, and caused it to have low power and stall when cold. Can't forget to mention the filter is massive, so much so VAG used it in the Bugatti Veyron.
I'm always impressed with Scotty's graphics! Very professional. I came in here seeking info on re-useable filters, Scotty seemed indifferent. Some say they are fine when used properly, others say to stay away. I used one and properly cleaned and re-oiled but had to replace my Corolla's cat at 180k. After that, I returned to paper. It stays clean, but performance has clearly suffered. I suspect the cat failure was due to a misfiring condition, that has been fixed, but I don't want to risk 'oil' polluting my new cat. Others say, that's only a concern for folks who overdo it and too often. Thoughts?
AEM reusable filters don’t use oil, assuming you used the K&N filters, which is what led to your problem. Likely the MAF sensor got oil on it over time. If you want to keep using the K&N, you would need to clean the MAF sensor with MAF cleaner spray periodically to avoid issues.
. @StandAloneState If the MAF gets fouled it throws a code, I did that once, but I think my cat got fouled from a misfire condition and bad A/F sensor. I may just stick to paper to remove that variable. I was told once that cleaning the MAF too often is bad - just stick with OEM...
@@Johnslist didn’t know that, but it makes sense. If you can keep cleaning the MAF sensor then the computer won’t have to keep adjusting air ratios all the time and messing with running lean/rich
I just changed the air filter in my truck last week. My truck was running a little off. Opened up the box, pulled the filter out, it was black. But, there were 2 surprises waiting in the air box for me 1. A mouse nest and 2. A piece of baby mouse jerky. Am I glad I was wearing some nitrile gloves.
Scotty, either I missed when you provided the identification of the "If You Don’t Have This New Engine Air Filter, You’re Stupid" air filter ... or ... I heard about 10 minutes of yapping ... and no identification of "This New Air Filter." To what air filter are you referring?
Vehicles with mass air flow sensors compensate for restricted air filters keeping optimized stochiometric fuel mixture. Fuel milage will drop on vehicles with carbs. Keep in mind many high flow filters do not filter fine dust.
Yeah, ... I was having MPG problems in a V8 Chevy van. Naturally the first thing I checked was the air filter, it look brand new. N0T being able to pin point anything else I took the vehicle to my mechanic. Much to my suprise when I picked the truck up I was shown a huge wad of pine needles that some rodent had deposited inside the tube leading from the air fi.ter to the fresh cool air outside the grill.
Everyone keeps saying K&N filters do increase airflow but sacrifice filtration. But no one is saying bad things about Toyota's TRD air filter which is ecactly the same type like K&N
Yeah I had a grease rag get sucked up in my intake on a turbocharged car. Couldn't figure out why it had no power. Then it made it up the tube and covered the filter before I figured it out
I let my truck sit outside for a month. Then I replaced the alternator, underneath the air filter housing. There was a mouse nest in the air filter housing and mice had chewed the ends off some of the pleats of the air filter, making long, narrow holes through the filter element. Filters may have some resistance to mice chewing, but it's not foolproof.
Hey I have a question. Did it have any issues before you fixed it up? Like surging or acting like it's trying to quit? I have a '04 impala that has this issue, but the air filter was clean. The engine or areas around the sensors are caked with dirt. Could a mice have chewed through a hose or plastic that may have caused the contents of the air intake to entire the engine?
I hate my 2007 Ford Focus. The "lifetime" filter costs hundreds to have a mechanic replace. I'll probably get rid of the car soon rather than replace it. No more Fords for me! I had enough of the design flaw on my Mercury, too.
If you want to clean your paper filter here is what we found to be the best method, from an SAE paper byNeville Bugli, tap it 3 times on the fender with the dirty side down. Do not use compressed air as it is so strong that it damages the filter media.
My Mustang GT has the air filter canister ported outside the engine compartment. One day after leaving work the car just died and would not start. No CEL. Turns out a plastic shopping bag was sucked up into the cold-air tube and vacuum formed around the filter so tight is nearly crushed it.
I know you not a fan of K&N Engine filters...I have been using for decades in multiple Honda vehicles with no issues. Just doing the regular cleaning and re-oiling of the filters.
I have a Cayman, brand new, never seen the engine other than in a video. Getting to the air filter is a chore as mentioned about “German Cars”. Love the car though. Great fun to drive. The content is great Scotty. Love your channel and keep the automotive history coming. You’re the best! Bring back the live free or die sign.
Plus, nobody has ever explained to me how oiled cotton like K&N flows better than clean, dry, new paper. If oiled air filters flowed so great and protected so well, car manufactures would use them. It probably wouldn't even cost them any more to use them. Clean, dry paper is best.
@@scdevon I have a JLT cold air intake and just discovered that they now make paper cone filters that breathe as easily as their oiled cotton ones. Instead of cleaning and re-oiling, you just replace in 30K miles. JLT also makes water resistant pre-filters that slide over the cone. I have a JLT paper cone filter on the way!
The majority of the higher quality cars have water traps built into the air intake system already. Just replace your filter with a stock one and your fine.
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Thank you Scotty. You are extremely helpful.
0:26 I had to turn on CC to realize that "the eh-ja-NAIR-rah filter" = "the engine air filter."
done.
Got my support Scotty you’re a very knowledgeable Man!
I work at an auto parts store, I bet we will start selling more air filters tomorrow morning HAHAHA I'm glad I saw this, I need to change my air filter 😅 pronto
To what particular air filter was Scotty referring?
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The other neglected, is the air intake hose, if it leaks/torn it tends to absorb the hot air from the engine compartment which also has less oxygen/expanded air and leads to reduced mileage/high consumption. Check your air intake hose too. I learned it the hard way.
What what be the process to check the hoses?
That little dig at German cars towards the end. Scotty couldn’t resist 😂
Likely service interval at 30k on those Teutonic models as consolation to it's hard to reach location.
because he's right. I'm from a family of engineers (we don't agree on anything politically), but we all agree when it comes to German cars and German Engineering. Independently (since we'v never agreed in the past) we've all concluded a long time ago that "German Engineering" is a Ridiculous marketing slogan, and like all marketing slogans, a complete lie or hugely overrated and exaggerated. Stuff engineered in Germany is often below average, often over engineered or under engineered, often weird, rigid and poorly thought through and expensive because it's inefficiently produced. Japanese products, on the other hand, are almost perfectly optimized between cost and quality.
I tried to like German engineering, but when my tiguan burned a quart of oil 2 months into its oil change interval I joined the bandwagon...
He’s right. 😂
Typical engineer. “ it looks good on paper”.
These are my favorite of yours Scotty; a single topic explained in historic and scientific detail!
Scotty Kilmer is a mechanic -- he's definitely NOT a scientist. 😁
I used to work for this house to house service business and my boss was such a cheapskate that he never had me replace the air filter on my service truck. I was instructed to clean it with a vacuum cleaner occasionally to save money on filters. So stupid but it was his choice. He was the boss.
Knowledge doesn't depreciate like my car. Scotty's two cents are priceless.
Scotty, you're a true professional and in a league of your own. As a fellow engineer, I SALUTE YOU SIR!
I just washed & re-oiled the K&N yesterday, since I had a 4 day weekend. Wasn't even dirty yet, but it's done until Fall!
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Easy on the oil if you have a turbo.
I like both my KN Air Filter's and their oil filters too. The combination of the materials and oil treatment work great and not hard of you follow directions. They are smart and have good R/D behind them. I've used them on all my cars and they are high use/high milage.
Hold your K&N up to the light and check out the size of the holes in that media. Not worth the miniscule HP gain at the top end. Your engine spends a heck of a lot more time suffering from the reduced filtration than it does taking advantage of a miniscule HP gain at wide open throttle.
K&n still worth it. I clean mine every 6 months. Cleaning it only when there’s lack of sunlight thru it, that’s not true. I tried it.
Hi Scotty. Last fall, I bought a 2015 Toyota Corolla Eco plus Le. It had 75,000 miles on it, and it was in great shape. It came with free services for the life of the vehicle at the dealership, so I had the oil changed four times at the dealership and put 20,000 miles on it since I bought it. 3,400 mi into the last oil change, it threw a code, p2647 "A" rocker arm stuck on in Bank One. Since I haven't looked under the hood since I bought it, I decided to check under the hood. The plastic shroud that covers the valve cover had an oil slick on top of it with bugs and dust collecting on it. I decided to pop it off and clean everything up. I checked the air filter and it was as dirty as if it were not changed in 20,000 miles. Upon discovering this I decided to do a full service myself. The the edges of the oil filter cap were rounded and the retainer clip was missing. It was as if some kid didn't have the right tool and strip the oil filter cap and decided to leave it instead of changing it. I used a piece of paper inserted inside the oil filter wrench so that the wrench would grip onto the filter cap. This worked great and the filter came right off, however the filter was the blackest filter I've ever seen. Sure enough, the oil was black and full of sludge. Since the engine oil was so dirty, I decided to change the spark plugs as well. It had 95,000 miles on it anyway and that's when the maintenance schedule said I should change the spark plugs. Two of the plugs were dark and fouled. I hesitantly put mobile one high mileage 0-20 full synthetic oil in it, knowing that the swellers in the new oil would prevent me from using any other oil for the life of the vehicle, but since my engine was dirty I figured it wouldn't hurt to use mobile one full synthetic. I even changed the actuator solenoid that was throwing the code. After changing the oil, the oil filter, the air filter, and the spark plugs, along with the new actuator, the code cleared itself. The engine immediately sounded like it was running more smooth. It hasn't thrown the code since. Needless to say I will never bring it into the dealership for the free maintenance again, I will just do the maintenance myself. Do you have any advice for me pertaining to which other parts I should inspect or change?
On a side note, my auto start isn't working right. It turns over, but is either too rich, or too lean to start. It makes a knocking sound and fails to start. Then I have to wait about five minutes before I try to start it again with the key, and it works. I'm stumped. Winter is coming, and I live in Alaska. Auto start will be a very desired luxury, then.
Might want to replace your serpentine belt, unless your book has a note that it has already been done.
So what is this "NEW FILTER" you were referring to that makes more horsepower???
My 318 ci . Dodge really struggled to pull our loaded down 24 ft 1984 Frolic camper . I installed a K&N air filter and had dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers , helped enormously .
Good timing on this. I just washed and re-oiled mine today. That came as part of the oil change, check all the fluids, and a lube.
Lol so old school air filters were basicly bongs for cars😂 wonder how they got the idea💨💨
Makes sense it would take a lot of debris to clog a water filter
@J D That's quite clever
Dude!
@J D hmmmmm he must have been pretty high by the time the storm was over.
Back in the seventy ' s we use to flip the lid on our breathers, it would seal up just fine and give more area for air to get to the filter, those 350 Chev' s with the 4 barrel Quadrajet carbs would really talk to you when those back two barrels opened.
I did that too !
Me too. I was thinking about that when I saw the video.
It even worked on my brothers aspen r/t with a 360.
I got 1500 more rpm from my 4.3 1996 GMC Sonoma with new airfilter and flipped over air filter lid
I wish I had kept my 66 Charger, 4 bucket seats, manual shift, it had a 440 with a 4 barrel... sigh............
Just bought an '08 CRV. First thing did was oil change oil filter air filter and cabin filter. All oem except for the oil which was synthetic! Expect my car might just outlast me lol. Since did brake fluid coolant and power steering fluid. Doing differential fluid next week! Thank you Scotty for the good advise!
While driving through a Wyoming blizzard, I had snow clogging the air filter. I lost power while driving. Even in lower gears, I couldn't keep the rpms up. It finally stalled and I was stranded. Every winter after that, I would reroute the intake tube to take air from the engine compartment instead of from the grille area.
So did you replace the air filter
@@hazelpieterse853 Perhaps the ice would melt and drip out the bottom of the box, or too cold?
When you replace your filter, also check the air intake horn. One of my tractors wouldn't run, oil bath filter was clean but eventually found that mud wasps had built a nest in the intake screen. Plugged up about 90 percent.
Wow. That’s crazy! First time you’ve seen or heard of that?
That crashed an airliner in South America, when wasps built a nest in one of the pitot tubes for calculating airspeed.
@@ted.angell7609 I have actually heard of that happening. Pilot must have missed it on the pre-flight.
I have a 1995 Ford Ranger with a 3.0 L V-6. I bout it used and it ran OK. One day, on a whim, I decided to do some maintenance. I changed the air filter, cleaned the mass airflow sensor, cleaned the idle air valve, and replaced a cracked vacuum hose. OMG! What a difference. A rough guess... 20% more horsepower and 15% better fuel mileage.
Most of your gains were probably the result of replacing the bad Vacuum Hose.
The NEXT time you buy a "new" car, do those things right away -- and start saving IMMEDIATELY !! 😁
still waiting for video on the history of windshield wiper fluid....
99cent store is what brand I use.
@@BigEightiesNewWave ima have to check that out I’m paying $3 lol 😂 a gallon of it I use a lot from all these bugs it’s like my car says free light or something.
Due to Scotty's knowledge I change my Air and Cabin filters at the same time every 3 to 4 months. Just like I change my oil. It's important people.
Dumb as it gets.
You're wasting money. I've seen 1 yo air filters that still look like new.. Unless you drive dirt roads a lot.
@@lg9853 I think 6 months is good. Just twice a year is plenty
I have replaced the cabin filter in my Tacoma twice, and both times it was clogged. Need to change that regularly.
Haven't changed the cabin air filter in probably 60k miles and it was quite moldy
Recently change the air filter on my Golf, easy to get to however, it’s screwed down with those ridiculous torque/ star screws. Had to buy a special tool to change the dang thing. People are always telling to buy those reusable filters, I’d rather just change the paper one. Easy to do and doesn’t cost a lot and should work as advertised after changing.
Small straight blade works.
Replace with normal screws?
been driving my mums car, noticed a rough idle, terrible acceleration and jerkyness at higher rpms. checked air filter - previous owner (probally a teen racer type) had installed an off brand k+n oil gauze filter which, i think might have originally been blue, but was now dark black. Never been cleaned in like 10 years. Put a paper filter in. Runs great now. Asked who had been servicing the car and told her never to use them again.
The oil I spilled the first time I changed my oil bath VW air filter is still on my folks driveway, 40 years later.
They didn't redo, reseal, or even just clean their driveway in 40 years?!?
@@Gideon_Judges6 no matter how hard you clean a driveway it takes a LOT to get an oil spill off, trust me I know lmao
Dirty oil is hard to get up. Hydrocarbon oil disperant works best.
There is a product made that will ''eat'' only the oil away in a few months... Dawn Dish Soap works great as does diatomaceous earth ( oil clean )...
Use baking soda and coca cola. Scrub with push broom. Rinse off with power washer. Let dry. If stain still exist, use cat liter with push broom. These steps worked well in the Army motor pools.
I remember back in the 80’s my friend had a ‘66 Fairlane with a 289. We all new about cars and loved working on them. Imagine his embarrassment when he had me come take a look at it because he couldn’t figure out why it was having trouble running, and his air filter was completely clogged. I bet a half a pound of black sooty dirt shook out of it. Ran like a champ once cleaned. Sometimes we forget about the simple things.
Re-usable filters don't restrict the air flow as much as much as paper, but let in TONS of crap during acceleration. Videos on RUclips.
Reusable OIL filters do. K&N and AEM’s Dryflow filters do an excellent job at capturing contaminates.
ThankYou Scotty for reaffirming many things I’ve heard while being owner of vehicles ( Japanese mostly) since 1986 when I got my first car Daihatsu Charade in 1986. Apart from the second car that was a Honda Civic, I’ve stuck to Toyota till this day.
I own a JDM Mark X ‘06 right now and love it’s 2.5 litre V6 engine. Then I have my classic 80 series LC, beat up but still working.
My other one being Prado120 series ‘05 with the 2.7 lite VVTI 4 cylinder banger.
We in our country have mostly JDM cars imported, or recently Hyundai, Kia, Proton, MG and other Chinese products that I don’t remember the. Names of, came to Pakistan recently in our market to assemble vehicles here.
Who gives a dam 🦫
This is one component that I see techs neglect every day in shops🙄
That's okay, the techs at the oil change shops will try to push one on you every 3 months, whether you need it or not (at a 300% markup)
@@Adiscretefirm those places🙄ill be surprised if they even attempt to change the oil🤦♂️
I still have shops trying to upsell me on square engine air filters despite having a short ram intake sometimes. Granted I figure these guys must be new but still
@@GabrielIgnacio 🤣🤣🤦♂️
So what air filter am I supposed to have?
I am surprised that Scotty never mentioned mice getting into the air cleaner box. I have seen where mice actually chewed holes in the filter.
I’ve seen sensors taken out that have been chewed.
They like to make nests in the box. I put steel chicken wire on the opening to stop them getting into the box. Might reduce airflow slightly but better than having mice nest and chew through the plastic.
Europe problems
@@tylerwinkle323 I've heard Irish Spring or Mothballs will keep them away as well.
Damn, with turbo engines they should rather stay on the right side of the filter!
I was going to buy a grand Cherokee one day with the cool head lights and leather and stuff. Rented a 2019 loved it. Didn’t have it long enough for problems. However after watching this mans videos wife and I will look into a Toyota suv of some sort.
I was worried my Mazda 6 wasn't as peppy as it used to be when new. I was due for a tire change and an oil change, hoping that would fix the problem, it didn't' t. Next stop was to replace the air filter.... and then I floored it, was pushed back to the seat and I was flying again holding on to the wheel with both hands just like the first weeks. Here I am with my tires driving rough again on the back roads with my "new" and peppy AIR FILTER, I love my car!
Still wondering what the new air filter type is?
I know it never happened to anyone else, but the K&N filter oil fouled my MAF. Those 32 valve V8s do sound good with no filter.
My K & N filter appears to be defective ... missing parts of the cloth ... just metal screen left. NOT GOOD!
Love the animations in this video Scotty 👍🏻👍🏻
Stolen from Bosch without permission, because in US nobody cares about
Air Filters.
I had one that lead to a misdiagnosis due to tech not checking the shop guide or the air filter for that matter. It was so dirty the Maf got contaminated and also caused a jerking of the vehicle.
One code needed (that caused the vehicle to jerk) needed to have another code(P0141) resolved. But they went for the most expensive line item that the 2nd code (ECU replacement and reflash) and then lied and said the code was new.
Never went to that shop again. And made sure I own the shop guide for every vehicle I own.
YES !! ALWAYS get the Factory Shop Manuals for your vehicles !! NO Haines, NO Chilton -- get the OFFICIAL manuals that the DEALERS use.
Hey while you’re at change home furnace/air conditioner filter. 😉👍🏻
I missed the part about the recommended filter. Which type of filter is the best?
a clean one
Yeah, I was waiting for that "magic bullet" myself. A little disappointed when the big reveal was just "a clean one".
Not a k&n
So what was the best air filter?
oem
I run FRAM Ultra synthetic oil filter plus Mobil 1 5w 30 ( not high millage Mobil1 it's a scam , costs more ) since new engine after nearly 300.000 km still runs like NEW no HP loss no smoke...great combo.
Rev up your engines!!! Love the channel Scotty! Take care brother.
I understand from paper to k&N, the difference it made was the engine had more air, a sharper start up in the winter time and that’s only from a panel filter,
Who remembers air boxes with winter/summer settings, going back to the 80s😮
I had a friend who also had a k&N filter from paper, on a fuel tank of fuel down to the red light, he gained a massive 46 miles extra than the paper one, so the k&N has a sharper response to the engine slightly more power gaining around 5/8 bhp👍🏻
The best air filter to have is a clean one. I like washable ones. 20 to whatever a air filter cost can be the reason most never change them.
I use K&N air filters on all my cars. Clean them every 15,000miles and have never had a problem. My old 1991 Pathfinder had 260,000 miles on it before the frame rusted through and had to junk it.
K&N are for more airflow, but don't filter very well. They do improve performance slightly but at what cost?
@@mplslawnguy3389 Well the frame broke on the Pathfinder, that wasn't the filter's fault. The engine was as strong the day my son traded it on a new car as it was at 9,000 miles when I switched to synthetic oil.
Hey scotty. You did forget to say dont buy the cheapest filter you can find. They are not created equal. Super cheap air filters can break down before you would expect and actually break apart getting sucked into the engine and creating a whole mess of problems. 😉
I wish the central heat and air systems filters of homes would seal as well as on engine air filters. I've never seen a coil not get clogged because some air/debris gets pulled in from around the filter. Kind of off topic
I have been running K&N filter in my GMC Terrain since new NEVER oiled it because it messes up your sensors , I clean it once a year with K&N cleaner...I now have 280.000 km runs perfect...all fluids are changed at 50k kilometers full synthetic and engine oil mobil1 every time my computer says I have 5% oil life left....once a year cleaning the air filter or changing it if you have a paper filter is all you need to do...if you do it more often your wasting your money UNLESS you drive on gravel roads constantly...ie high dust environment...K&N says use the oil after cleaning...B.S...no need for it I get more HP without it and my engine runs PERFECT it's a DI 2.4 litre 4 cylinder great little motor.
I will compare the filter in my car to a new one , alongside each other . Looking at both sides you will see the distinct difference , decide if to replace or not .
Get rekt beta
DIY air filter from covid19 masks, so your car doesn't get sick
hahaha better recycle the used ones and help the enviroment .
They will stop dirt because they sure don't stop viruses.
Dr. Fauci recommends double up your filters!!!!
I once bought an old Ford Courier at an estate auction. Of course, I was going to trailer it home, but who can resist trying to start an old engine?
So we pulled the fuel line off, hooked up a gallon jug of gas to gravity flow, in case the pump was bad, and gave it a go.
It fired off with the hot battery from my truck, but puked and gagged like a Shriner with a hangover. The distributor was loose, but no position helped it. And after my brother got juiced by the coil twice, we determined we had fire to the plugs.
That's when we took the top of the breather off, expecting to find a dirt dobber nest. We instead found someone had substituted foam rubber for a filter, and with it having no stiffened borders, that foam was now stuck in the top of the carb in a big was.
It was partially melted when we pried it out, which was good as the chunks were too big to do much except smother the engine. I later found the carb didn't have a gasket at all, so it must have sucked enough that way to run a few minutes.
But, a rebuilt carb and a junkyard radiator later, that little booger run like the piece of junk it was intended to be. (I like Ford's, for the most part, but that thing wasn't even an improvement on a Subaru Brat.)
. The Florida pool pump motor bearing repair guy approved ! that was good info Scotty
Scotty, what else should I do for a manual Toyota Matrix with 170k kms (105k miles) that has NO maintenance history??
Carfax only shows 7 pervious owners and nothing else! Guy I bought it from only had for 5000km.
I got an oil change, new front bearings/brakes, checked all the fluids and swapped/cleaned all the filters.
15 year old car and looking forward to the next 15 years
Noteworthy, I live in Ontario so it required a safety inspection for each ownership change, there could be unreported maintenance during these periods. My certification passed with flying colors.
While driving in a snow storm the snow clogged up the air filter triggering a warning light
I've heard some horror stories from a friend in Cali of K&N filters being sucked into the motor. Used to have one it did ok for me, didn't seem to particularly effect anything negatively. I just stick with the easy stuff now adays, oem.
🤔 A dirty air filter will lower the power, but I’m pretty confident that the O2 and maf sensors will detect less oxygen and airflow. The computer will adjust the fuel air ratio automatically so it won’t run rich or get less gas mileage. Of course that’s if you have a fuel injected car, which most are nowadays.
We used to flip the cover over and it made it louder..lol still see this every now and then.
Love your videos and your dynamic personality. No nonsense! I recently purchased a 2006 Mercedes SLK 350. convertible. I've been watching your videos for DIY tips.
any actual recommendations on filters?
You don't want to be using an oiled air filter if your car has a MAF. The oil mist that comes through with the air will contaminate the MAF and skew fuel trims. Stick with OE type on those.
MAP-only or carburated engines, not a problem.
I myself could be persuaded but K&N state unequivocally that this isn't a problem..
All though I know all the information provided in this video, still appreciate it.
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@@Enma_Tolosa Scotty 👀😳😱🤪
Been using K&N's in my Jeeps for decades, no problems.
Should I swap my 2004 Honda jazz 1.339L auto to a Lexus is200/300? 1999-2002?
When I was a teenager, I ran an air scoop on my 4 barrel carburetor 283 Chevy engine. The engine bored itself out. I could stick the edge of a flathead screwdriver between the pistons and cylinder walls.
As a surveyor I regularly drive trucks. Many years ago my employer switched my work truck to a Chevrolet 6.5 turbo diesel that a crew of women had been driving. Well one day me and my crew were on standby waiting to do some survey work in Gods Country. I got tired of sitting on my keister so, thought, I think I will check the air filter. I took out the air filter that was absolutely full of dust, silt, dirt. I immediately smacked it against the ground and about 2 pounds of dirt fell off. I smacked it around removing as much as I could. Later I stopped off at our mechanics shop and did a show and tell. He did not have that big round diesel filter but agreed to order one. In the mean time he used air to blow out the filter some more. Moral of the story, many woman are clueless on what makes a engine run.
P.S. Many men are too.
Scotty...I really need a video titled something like "if you do this (or buy this) you're super smart!" I need some positive reinforcement these days Scott ;
I have a 2020 Tacoma. Third gen Tacoma’s are known for sluggish throttle response at light throttle application. Part of this is due to the part time Atkinson cycle. Toyota uses this to increase gas mileage. However I believe it’s also due to a very restrictive air filter, even when new. This can be partially solved by installing a TRD cold air intake from Toyota for $400. Way too much money. Instead I installed a K&N 57 FIPK cold air intake at less than half the cost. It’s simply a kit that replaces the stock filter using the stock air box and the air tube leading from the air box to the throttle body. The stock air box is a cold air intake and the K&N tube eliminates the resonator box giving a smoother air flow to the throttle body. This system noticeably improved light application throttle response. K&N tested the intake and claims an increase of almost 11hp and 9 lb ft of torque. By the way the engine responds I believe it also flattened the torque curve. I subsequently installed a TRD exhaust which further increased power output. It runs and sounds very good. It also tows better! It doesn’t totally bypass the Atkinson cycle but does supply more fuel air mixture at lower RPMs.
@Mild Child Atkinson cycle is great for fuel mileage but bad for power. With variable valve timing the engine will go back to Otto cycle when you get on it. When it does it almost feels like turbo lag. There’s a sudden increase in power. This design is to meet CAFE requirements. Toyota sells 250,000 Tacoma’s a year which effects their Corporate Average Fuel Economy. It actually gets the best mileage of any V6 vehicles I’ve ever owned
Next to changing the engine oil and transmission oil. Changing the air filter is the easiest thing to do on a vehicle.
I had my 928 suck up a plastic bag, cover over 1/2 the air filter, and caused it to have low power and stall when cold. Can't forget to mention the filter is massive, so much so VAG used it in the Bugatti Veyron.
I'm always impressed with Scotty's graphics! Very professional. I came in here seeking info on re-useable filters, Scotty seemed indifferent. Some say they are fine when used properly, others say to stay away. I used one and properly cleaned and re-oiled but had to replace my Corolla's cat at 180k. After that, I returned to paper. It stays clean, but performance has clearly suffered. I suspect the cat failure was due to a misfiring condition, that has been fixed, but I don't want to risk 'oil' polluting my new cat. Others say, that's only a concern for folks who overdo it and too often. Thoughts?
AEM reusable filters don’t use oil, assuming you used the K&N filters, which is what led to your problem. Likely the MAF sensor got oil on it over time. If you want to keep using the K&N, you would need to clean the MAF sensor with MAF cleaner spray periodically to avoid issues.
. @StandAloneState If the MAF gets fouled it throws a code, I did that once, but I think my cat got fouled from a misfire condition and bad A/F sensor. I may just stick to paper to remove that variable. I was told once that cleaning the MAF too often is bad - just stick with OEM...
@@Johnslist didn’t know that, but it makes sense. If you can keep cleaning the MAF sensor then the computer won’t have to keep adjusting air ratios all the time and messing with running lean/rich
I replace mine every 10,000 miles (every other oil change). Inexpensive and easy to replace.
Been running K&N filters in all of my cars for the past 40 years, I highly recommend them.................
With enclosed box or exposed to the engine heat? I had a cone filter in my car but it had it sitting opened, exposed to the engine heat.
Great for racing, terrible for your vehicle. They filter almost nothing.
@@sonny0888 exactly
I had one in my car for awhile, went back to the normal filter. Clean your sensor if you use them .
@@gta4162 Normal OEM box
How difficult is it to put new valve cover gaskets in a 1995 4Runner 3.0
If you can see it its easy. If it's covered up by the intake or wires. The less you can see the harder it will be. V6 toyota from 1995 should eb easy
I just changed the air filter in my truck last week. My truck was running a little off. Opened up the box, pulled the filter out, it was black. But, there were 2 surprises waiting in the air box for me 1. A mouse nest and 2. A piece of baby mouse jerky. Am I glad I was wearing some nitrile gloves.
Bought my truck used, went to replace the air filter. Found a ton of acorns in the air box 📦
I'm like, how did that happen 😳 lol
Chipmunk
That's why experienced country mechanics will sometimes refer to the air filter as the "nut filter".
I found a kitten once in my engine bay
Wow, that's nuts.
Top Air Filter 1) Purelator
2) Wix
Good job at narration Scotty! More documentary style clips would be good.
Scotty, either I missed when you provided the identification of the "If You Don’t Have This New Engine Air Filter, You’re Stupid" air filter ... or ... I heard about 10 minutes of yapping ... and no identification of "This New Air Filter." To what air filter are you referring?
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SCOTTIE. YOU'VE OPENED 100's OF MILLIONS OF 👀 / THANK YOU MUCH.
Vehicles with mass air flow sensors compensate for restricted air filters keeping optimized stochiometric fuel mixture. Fuel milage will drop on vehicles with carbs. Keep in mind many high flow filters do not filter fine dust.
Oh your so full of it, WISDOM that is. Love it Scotty. 😎🧐👍
Yeah, ... I was having MPG problems in a V8 Chevy van. Naturally the first thing I checked was the air filter, it look brand new.
N0T being able to pin point anything else I took the vehicle to my mechanic.
Much to my suprise when I picked the truck up I was shown a huge wad of pine needles that some rodent had deposited inside the tube leading from the air fi.ter to the fresh cool air outside the grill.
Everyone keeps saying K&N filters do increase airflow but sacrifice filtration.
But no one is saying bad things about Toyota's TRD air filter which is ecactly the same type like K&N
Videos are going high tech. Great production. Who is doing the graphics.
I wonder that too
His grand son
Here In Florida we have race cars and we use Velocity stacks for the car can breath better and run faster
Yeah I had a grease rag get sucked up in my intake on a turbocharged car. Couldn't figure out why it had no power. Then it made it up the tube and covered the filter before I figured it out
Fuel mixture is not affected by dirty air filters. THINK. What do oxygen sensors do?
Seems "stupid" is Scotty's favorite word.
Don’t forget about the fuel filter which can affect your gas mileage as well……
I let my truck sit outside for a month. Then I replaced the alternator, underneath the air filter housing. There was a mouse nest in the air filter housing and mice had chewed the ends off some of the pleats of the air filter, making long, narrow holes through the filter element. Filters may have some resistance to mice chewing, but it's not foolproof.
Hey I have a question. Did it have any issues before you fixed it up? Like surging or acting like it's trying to quit? I have a '04 impala that has this issue, but the air filter was clean. The engine or areas around the sensors are caked with dirt. Could a mice have chewed through a hose or plastic that may have caused the contents of the air intake to entire the engine?
I hate my 2007 Ford Focus. The "lifetime" filter costs hundreds to have a mechanic replace. I'll probably get rid of the car soon rather than replace it. No more Fords for me! I had enough of the design flaw on my Mercury, too.
If you want to clean your paper filter here is what we found to be the best method, from an SAE paper byNeville Bugli, tap it 3 times on the fender with the dirty side down. Do not use compressed air as it is so strong that it damages the filter media.
I bought a used jeep JK once ran great, got under the hood and air filter box was packed with a packrat nest, I mean packed! Cleaned it out, no change
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My Mustang GT has the air filter canister ported outside the engine compartment. One day after leaving work the car just died and would not start. No CEL. Turns out a plastic shopping bag was sucked up into the cold-air tube and vacuum formed around the filter so tight is nearly crushed it.
I know you not a fan of K&N Engine filters...I have been using for decades in multiple Honda vehicles with no issues. Just doing the regular cleaning and re-oiling of the filters.
I have a Cayman, brand new, never seen the engine other than in a video. Getting to the air filter is a chore as mentioned about “German Cars”. Love the car though. Great fun to drive. The content is great Scotty. Love your channel and keep the automotive history coming. You’re the best! Bring back the live free or die sign.
What a Great! Quality Video. Very Good presentation. Hats Off Scotty!!!
Can I buy this for my 2006 Honda Accord?
Some filters are so good they restrict air flow
Plus, nobody has ever explained to me how oiled cotton like K&N flows better than clean, dry, new paper. If oiled air filters flowed so great and protected so well, car manufactures would use them. It probably wouldn't even cost them any more to use them. Clean, dry paper is best.
@@scdevon I have a JLT cold air intake and just discovered that they now make paper cone filters that breathe as easily as their oiled cotton ones. Instead of cleaning and re-oiling, you just replace in 30K miles. JLT also makes water resistant pre-filters that slide over the cone. I have a JLT paper cone filter on the way!
Have a k&n filter on my 07 h3. Oil residue from filter causes frequent maf sensor cleanings
The majority of the higher quality cars have water traps built into the air intake system already. Just replace your filter with a stock one and your fine.
Scotty is tops I enjoy listening to him !