{"id":7029,"date":"2023-12-15T12:27:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interfil.com\/\/?p=7029"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:24:27","slug":"can-an-incorrect-fitting-air-filter-cause-a-check-engine-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interfil.com\/en\/resources\/articles\/can-an-incorrect-fitting-air-filter-cause-a-check-engine-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an Incorrect Fitting Air Filter Cause a Check Engine Light?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7029\" class=\"elementor elementor-7029\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d380b5 homepage-blog-main-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d380b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0bc728\" data-id=\"e0bc728\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a7474 blog-main-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26a7474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can an Incorrect Fitting Air Filter Cause a Check Engine Light?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7739b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7739b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/interfil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Can-an-Incorrect-Fitting-Air-Filter-Cause-a-Check-Engine-Light_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interfil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Can-an-Incorrect-Fitting-Air-Filter-Cause-a-Check-Engine-Light_.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/interfil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Can-an-Incorrect-Fitting-Air-Filter-Cause-a-Check-Engine-Light_-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interfil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Can-an-Incorrect-Fitting-Air-Filter-Cause-a-Check-Engine-Light_-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621024c blog-texteditor elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621024c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe short answer: Yes\n<br><br>\n<strong>What Does the Air Filter Do?<\/strong>\n<br><br>\nThe air filter cleans incoming air that will be mixed with the fuel and prevents dirt from building up on sensors.\n<br><br>\n<strong>Why Would the Engine Light Come On?<\/strong>\n<br><br>\nIf the air filter is the wrong size, unfiltered air can slip around the opening. Dirt can build up on the mass airflow sensor. With the sensor clogged, the engine can no longer determine how much fuel to mix for proper combustion. 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The short answer: Yes What Does the Air Filter Do? The air filter cleans incoming air that will be mixed with the fuel and prevents dirt from building up on sensors. Why Would the Engine Light Come On? 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