So, I changed the engine air filter (OEM) on my wife's 2016 Kia Soul. 1.6 GDI (non-turbo).
And what I discovered was the worst horror that could ever be.
A rodent had eaten a hole in the air filter, about the size of a half dollar. Who knows how many miles its been like that.
So, the question is if there's anything I should do to minimize any damage that caused?
Change oil early?
I have a good idea that this happened because she sometimes parks the car where the front end is off the concrete slightly facing a wooded area. I naturally advised against that, but any other preventative ideas (don't need the kill them suggestion, already on that)?
And what I discovered was the worst horror that could ever be.
A rodent had eaten a hole in the air filter, about the size of a half dollar. Who knows how many miles its been like that.
So, the question is if there's anything I should do to minimize any damage that caused?
Change oil early?
I have a good idea that this happened because she sometimes parks the car where the front end is off the concrete slightly facing a wooded area. I naturally advised against that, but any other preventative ideas (don't need the kill them suggestion, already on that)?