Previous flow visualizations and laser Doppler anemometer velocity measurements have shown that clean engine air filters are presented with very non-uniform velocity distributions when tested in the SAE universal panel Filter test housing. Experiments were conducted to measure the changes that occur in the velocity distribution in the plane 12.7 mm upstream of the filter as it is loaded with dust. Laser Doppler anemometer measurements of velocity profiles were performed for a production engine air Filter in the SAE universal panel filter test housing. Test conditions corresponded to a clean Filter, and dust-loaded Filters at additional pressure drops corresponding to 50 percent, 100 percent, and 150 percent of the design terminating pressure value. The results show that dust loading does make the velocity profiles less non-uniform, but that the changes are not dramatic. The inlet velocity profiles for the design capacity Filter remain very non-uniform.