[AT] OFF TOPIC - 7.3 L Diesel Air Filter - 2003 Ford F250

[Dean VP]

Jim:

Do you suppose it has to do with the wide variance of how owners do their
own cleaning and re-oiling of the filter? 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] OFF TOPIC - 7.3 L Diesel Air Filter - 2003 Ford F250

Hmmmmm.... we have multiple people here who are using them with
success and others who are having trouble.  I'd kinda like to know
why...  Maybe it's just a case of personal preference??  I've had
nothing but trouble with GM products but others swear by them I'm
thinking that is the case here as well...

Jim/

> See?  If the intake is collecting dirt, so is the engine.  Rest MY case. 
>   I actually found this exact same thing on my son's GMC Jimmy with the 
> K&N filter installed.  And...it isn't much of a truck.  Of course the 
> K&N went in the trash and an OEM paper filter went back in the vehicle. 
>   We had quite a discussion about this same thing last winter sometime. 
>   I will now leave it alone.
> 
> Ron Cook
> Salix, Ia
> 
> Rob Wilson wrote:
> 
> > Although I ran a K&N open cone type filter on my Buick GN for
> > years it only saw minimal road use. On the truck Cummins does
> > not recommend using the K&N type filters due to the possibilty
> > of oil being ingested and coating the turbo blades and the 
> > intake collecting dirt. I did notice some of this oil residue
> > on my GN when I serviced it. I will probably go with an open
> > paper marine variation of a Fleetgard filter on the truck for
> > this reason.
> > 
> > Rob
> 
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Jim Hoffman
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