how does everyone feel about the wixm i thought they made the filter for ford ?

 

OilGuard is the one ...check it out

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http://www.oilguard.com/Ford.php?PHP...a3415aa487ec3a

 

the factoey ford filter is made by donaldson and fuel pump and filters made by racor

 

Got a brand new Motocraft air filter for $50 on Ebay and changed it myself. Shop around brother.........

 

Are you kidding me? Have you looked in your intake lately? Unless you have a ccv mod, you've already got 100x more oil in there than you would ever get from the aftermarket filter.

Now as far as the effectiveness of the aftermarket (K&N) type filter, I can't help you with that. Most of the people on this forum seem to think that it's best to stick with the OEM filter. I already bought a Greenfilter for my next replacment, but I might put it up for sale on Ebay and get an OEM (haven't decided yet).

 

Over the past three months I have had the opportunity to test the Powertrap unit as described, quite accuratley by The6.0MAN. The product is installed in my 04 F-350 and to date I am pleased.

I watched the technicians install the product in my truck and can say the time required to remove just O/E filter was very interesting. I can't tell you I experienced a significant increase in fuel milage because I didn't. I saw a small increase but nothing major.

I have changed the filter once at the request of our technicians and was able to accomplish that task in less than 3 minutes.

The truck seem a little quieter with the powertrap unit but my wife tells me that I don't hear as well as I used to or chose to. To which I replied "Huh".

All the posts to the topic are very well stated and the interval for changing out the air filter is accurate.

The cost of the powertrap filter combined with the reduction in time to replace the filter is a win win for me, and had I had to layout the $ for the initial investment I would have done so.

The unit should be available later this month and I encourage you to take look at the product then and form your own opinions.

All I add is this, I am pleased with all aspects of the product and it is working well for me.

 

i love my cotton gauze filter from summit. works great to each his own tho.....

BTW, if any of u guys that live around NW PA are buying those OEM filters, id like to have ur old one. i broke the sealing rubber around the back of mine and i cant seem to find another filter housing. so dont pitch it!!!

 

What the tech's are talkin about is oil from the cotton gauze filter gets on the MAF wires and causes an incorrect reading. As you get deeper into the intake past the turbo you get a "tremendous" amount of oil, of course. The wires read a difference in temperature (one wire has a specific voltage) between the two wires and gives the computer an "idea" of how much air is being introduced into the intake. The slightest oil coating can drive your MAF crazy---at least according to what I've been told by a couple of different tech's.

 

Maybe someone that has actually looked at the MAF on a 6.0L can chime in on this. Personally I think that the ccv oil will eventually end up coating most of the intake, including the MAF. I have to admit that I haven't actually taken my intake apart yet. I've just read a lot of posts on this site, and other sites, that all seem to substantiate my claim. I could be very very wrong though.

Anyone?

 

The CCV vent is closer to the turbo intake; there is no way from CC oil to reach the MAF.

 

I notice that the air filter sold by Oil Guard has white media, whereas the Ford branded OEM filter has blue media. (The WIX filter I bought also has white media.) I was told by the filter's designer that the blue media has the "Ultra Web Nanofiber" layer, which improves service life in high soot environments, whereas the white media does not. He also told me that the white media filters (with the PowerCore trademark logo) are essentially the same under "normal" use, but they have lower dust loading ability that results in a bit more restriction in certain environments.

 

I have three experiences w/ K and N filters and they all coated up the MAF sensor and left oily-dust in the intake that I hadn't noticed prior to its install...

I will stick with stock on my expensive diesel motor.

What's the difference between the OilGuard and the Donaldson?

 

Thanks for correcting me guys. You're definitely making me think that I should ditch the GreenFilter on Ebay and stick with the Donaldson.

BTW.. I should also mention. I just got a flyer in the mail from Wix advertising their new filter design. Looks practical and much easier to replace. Unfortunaley, my guess is that it will increase the chance of loosing my warranty just about as much as the K&N would. I might just stick with the Donaldson.