Air Filter Report
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i had to open the air box to verify, but the Puroilator PureOne filter in my explorer was made in USA.
can't speak for sure about the one specific to the F150, but i'd say there's a pretty fair chance that it would be made in the USA as well.
I should have taken a pic of the whole filter. as stated above, they are a non-washable oil impregnated paper filter. i could not believe how much dirt it has caught after only a couple months. I'd say they filter VERY well.
can't speak for sure about the one specific to the F150, but i'd say there's a pretty fair chance that it would be made in the USA as well.
I should have taken a pic of the whole filter. as stated above, they are a non-washable oil impregnated paper filter. i could not believe how much dirt it has caught after only a couple months. I'd say they filter VERY well.
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I've always been a purolator fan. Their products have been solid and their oil filters are top tier as far as I'm concerned (especially when comparing filters on that Bob/oil guy website). What I really wished was out there was a Donaldson based filter that uses their power core filtering technology. Seems like it'd filter for far longer than the average panel air filters that are out there. The Volant units that make use of a Donaldson Power Core seem like nice alternatives to the K&N filters for users that already have an intake.
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I have a fram air hog on the wives car, and I am pleased with it. but on my truck I run wix and now I know Napa is made buy wix ill be buying them from now on. as for k&n I run them on my 99 7.3 who cares if the diesel see some oil in its air seen as its a oil burner any how. but would never run one on a gas motor!
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I have a fram air hog on the wives car, and I am pleased with it. but on my truck I run wix and now I know Napa is made buy wix ill be buying them from now on. as for k&n I run them on my 99 7.3 who cares if the diesel see some oil in its air seen as its a oil burner any how. but would never run one on a gas motor!
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dude my van has 200,000 on it and its had a k&n in it from day one. I have put three transmissions in it but never touched the motor other than clean the filter and oil changes every 5000 miles!
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I have stated in the past that K&Ns worked well enough on older, naturally aspirated motors, with proper maintenance. Hell, my wife's truck has one, and is still running strong at almost 200,000 miles (though her oil is nasty by 3,000 miles). However, turbocharged motors (like all new diesels and the gas Ecoboost) should NOT use a K&N if they see any off road use. The turbo vanes will get mushroomed.
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