Air Filter Change
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Air Filter Change
OK, my dealer said my air filter was fine at the 22,500 service, I asked him to just change it but he said it was fine, "just look at the air intake gauge, when it gets close to the red line then its time to change it". Oh OK. I have had this truck since new and that was over 2 years ago in May of 2010 when I bought it. I'm old school and today I said to myself, "pick up the 2 air filters and just change them". I don't think I will go over 2 years again. I have 28K miles on my truck and maybe 100 miles have been on dirt. Here's what I found.
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I change the air filter and the fuel filter every 15,000 miles, regardless if it needs it or not. The air filter looks just as dirty as the one you have posted when I change every 15,000 miles. I changed the pre-filter as well at 15K and 30K miles but it did not look dirty either time so I think I will change every 30K from here on out.
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These filters are what? $12 online, Cheap compared to the old Donaldson on the 6.0L. I change my fuel and air filter every 15,000 miles.
These filters must hold a tremendous amount of dirt, Even dirty like your photo, The Air filter minder never seems to get to the Red.
These filters must hold a tremendous amount of dirt, Even dirty like your photo, The Air filter minder never seems to get to the Red.
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I bought these ones from the dealer for $53 for both. I'm kind of thinking that the pre-filter foam one can be washed, dried, and then reuse it because it wasn't really to bad.
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Wow, I haven't even checked mine due to the gauge showing it should be fine... Guess i will just go on a mileage schedule with changing these out.
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Main Filter : $13.32
Pre Filter : $14.35
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There was an interesting article on air filters in the October 2012 issue of Trailer Life magazine. They said a filter became more effective at is got dirtier. They only need changing when they became so clogged that they were causing a shortage of air. On fuel injection engines the fuel was metered according to the air the engine took in. Only when performance was effected did you need to change filters. the need was more noticeable when towing heavy loads. This was an interesting article.
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