Air Filter Changing
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From: Douglas County, GA
Originally Posted by PowerStrokeHD
Color does matter. While the white media is a good filter the blue media is better. The blue media has a higher filtration efficiency as well as a higher dust holding capacity than the white media. Plus the blue media is OEM.
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air filter changing
powerstoke hd....mine at present time is approx half way.is the little round valce inside of plastic gizmo all the way to right when reset and bottoms out (left) when restricted....with thanks winemaker
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[QUOTE=cudajim]Do it yourself and use this proceedure to do the change, makes it very easy.
http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/articles/article-06-01.php[/QUOTE]
As always, forddoc provides an excellent "how-to" article. Directions with drawings are also available in our own 6.0 Tech Forum.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...ch-folder.html
As I recall, the OEM filter can be had for around $ 120.00 or less. That and a couple of scraped knuckles you can save some pretty good $$$ by doing it yourself.
http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/articles/article-06-01.php[/QUOTE]
As always, forddoc provides an excellent "how-to" article. Directions with drawings are also available in our own 6.0 Tech Forum.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...ch-folder.html
As I recall, the OEM filter can be had for around $ 120.00 or less. That and a couple of scraped knuckles you can save some pretty good $$$ by doing it yourself.
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Originally Posted by the winemaker
powerstoke hd....mine at present time is approx half way.is the little round valce inside of plastic gizmo all the way to right when reset and bottoms out (left) when restricted....with thanks winemaker
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At 63K I guess I will not worry about it all that much... I know that my boost feels and appears the same on the ford gauges. Like I stated earlier, the truck performs flawless since new and I have never had a power issue....
I think my guage is about 1/3 the way down on the meter and I have seen it move bothways. When I have taken it out for a hard run like another post stated it was in a different position than just the city driving.
I have been given a "Payton Wright" DEALER recommended GOLD maintenance menu (Sounds Coooooooool ) and on this PERSONAL menu it "Recommends" replacement every 15-20k miles.... The TECH at the dealership keeps telling me NOT to replace, the maitenance rep at the counter never even asks or minds..... SO I guess the dealer literature is trying to get the cash but the Tech is setting it straight for the owners....
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I think my guage is about 1/3 the way down on the meter and I have seen it move bothways. When I have taken it out for a hard run like another post stated it was in a different position than just the city driving.
I have been given a "Payton Wright" DEALER recommended GOLD maintenance menu (Sounds Coooooooool ) and on this PERSONAL menu it "Recommends" replacement every 15-20k miles.... The TECH at the dealership keeps telling me NOT to replace, the maitenance rep at the counter never even asks or minds..... SO I guess the dealer literature is trying to get the cash but the Tech is setting it straight for the owners....
Vegas
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Well I'm happy just hearing that the valve for the air filter monitor actually works! Since I hadn't seen mine move and I have over 33k miles on it, I was beginning to think that it was bunk, but maybe now I'll just keep my eye on it and when it starts moving then I'll change it.
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Originally Posted by cudajim
I changed mine once at 40,000. The marker was almost to the end. I now have 78,000 and the marker hasnt moed, maybe its broke. I am changing my filter anyway.
Last edited by PowerStrokeHD; Mar 7, 2007 at 01:11 PM.
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I decided that if I am going to "check" the air filter, I will be putting a new one back in. It is a pain in the butt to mess with the filter. I picked 25,000 mile intervals to do an air filter changes. I buy all my filters though National Fleet Parts. I think the air filter there is still around $45. I figured it just isn't worth my time to "check" the filter every 5,000 miles or so after 20,000 or 30,000 miles have been put on it.
I will say however, with the comments on here I might be changing my filter a little to soon.
I will say however, with the comments on here I might be changing my filter a little to soon.
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Originally Posted by Pickupman2004
I decided that if I am going to "check" the air filter, I will be putting a new one back in. It is a pain in the butt to mess with the filter. I picked 25,000 mile intervals to do an air filter changes. I buy all my filters though National Fleet Parts. I think the air filter there is still around $45. I figured it just isn't worth my time to "check" the filter every 5,000 miles or so after 20,000 or 30,000 miles have been put on it.
I will say however, with the comments on here I might be changing my filter a little to soon.
I will say however, with the comments on here I might be changing my filter a little to soon.