Questions tagged [air-intake]

The point at which air enters the intake tract of a motor vehicle or stationary engine

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Throttle randomly gets stuck in closed position

I recently did some work on my throttle body (had it removed, cleaned all the valves, etc.) and after I put it back together I noticed something strange. Every once in a while, after the car has been ...
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1993 Jeep stalls on acceleration, floods, hard to start

My 1993 Jeep Wrangler has about 200,000 miles, in good shape. It usually starts right up, but it's started intermittently flooding, so that I have to crank and crank with the accelerator all the way ...
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What is an oil catch can for?

Some RX-8 owners have been recommending installing an oil catch can, to prevent problems from "overfilling" the oil. I assume this doesn't mean spillover (does it?), but instead, too much oil in the ...
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What are the pros and cons of installing a high-performance air filter on a bike?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of installing high performance air filters (K&N,Green cotton,etc.) over original filter? What are the changes/working occur internally?
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How to clean the MAF sensor on a 1997 Nissan Altima?

I have a 1997 Nissan Altima sedan. I’ve been told the issues I’m having with my car is from the mass air flow sensor. I was wondering how to clean/repair this sensor and contact points the best? What ...
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