Skip's Automotive Service
19 Bass Harbor Rd, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 207.244.7276

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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: Feb 16, 2025

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: Sep 01, 2024

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 29, 2022

Engine Air Filter Basics for Southwest Harbor

Today in the Skip's Automotive 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. Southwest Harbor residents ...
Published on: Apr 29, 2021

Simple Answers from Skip's Automotive Service: 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: Aug 25, 2020

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: Aug 21, 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. Many people in Southwest Harbor wonder how often they should change their en...
Published on: Apr 27, 2019

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's Skip's Automotive 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 b...
Published on: Mar 11, 2016