While as little as 20 years ago, cabin air filters were only found in higher end cars, today pretty much anything on four wheels has one of these paper elements to help keep air-borne impurities out.

On most modern vehicles, the air filter is under the hood inside a rectangular cold air collector box that's located up near the front of the engine compartment. Figure 8-1 shows you what it looks ...

Unless your vehicle suddenly starts to hesitate or run roughly, fuel filters on modern fuel-injected vehicles only need to be checked — and replaced, if necessary — during the tune-up inspections ...

Built-in refrigerator water filters became a common household feature in the late 1980s and early 1990s as automatic ice makers and cold-water dispensers grew in popularity. These systems were ...

It takes diligence to keep indoor air and water clean. Here's how often you should replace each type of filter.When to replace your refrigerator’s filter depends on how often you use your ...

When you’re on the go, your car’s engine is sucking in fuel like Takeru Kobayashi inhaling a platter of hot dogs. Handling that heavy load, your fuel pump sends fuel from the gas tank to the engine.

If you’ve ever replaced the water filter in your refrigerator, you know they don’t come cheap. Some cost as much as $60, which means that if you follow directions and change your filter every six ...

According to the manufacturer, the General Filter Bowl Repair Kit contains all the elements it takes to rebuild a filter: a filter body, a replacement felt cartridge, center bolt, vent screw, as well ...

Something to bear in mind, next time you see a used German luxury sports sedan with a too-good-to-be-true price tag.

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Unlike countertop units that divert water from a tap to a sink-side cartridge, faucet-mounted water filters are compact devices that attach directly to your faucet. Depending on their efficacy, they ...