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It is time to change the Fac air cleaner now so I looked at the different offerings, costs and benefits.
I decided to get the K&N filter and down tube kit, 63-1568. I called K&N and ordered the tube, rubber grommet, and 2 band clamps $91.85 (part nos 087276, 2 of 08671, and 08695) and Walmart has the 33-5005 filter for $71.25. Tot $163.10
All with lifetime warranty and 100K between cleanings.
While I was at it I also got the Fumoto solid brass American made F104 quick change, oil pan drain plug replacement drain valve and LC-10 clip from the fac direct for $31 and change delivered.
Little things like these makes life so much easier.
Ya a k&n filter would be the last filter I would ever put on. I am guessing you didn't get enough miles on your 5 diesel vehicles to see what a k&n filter can do to your internals. Their is a reason the manufacturers don't use them in new vehicles.
I've had K&N on two now. The first now has over 200k and both got serviced this weekend. Every time I change the oil it gets washed and serviced. I also wipe the inside of the tube and the turbo surface with a white cloth and there has never been a spec of anything inside either.
I have put about 2 million miles over the years with K&N filters in CDs and never had one single problem. Combination of Rotella Donaldson K&N have worked well for me.
I clean the K&N every 10-15K and never had a problem,
Many diesel truck owners find the results of the so-called "Spicer Test" pretty convincing that K&Ns just aren't cut out for diesel engines. Out of all your choices, K&N comes in about dead last. Why risk it? The paper Fleetguard filters return great mpgs over time while providing excellent protection for your engine. Less hassle too.
I had an S&B for awhile on my 2003 and it occurred to me one day that "Darn, those Cummins engineers sure know a thing or two more than I do about these engines. Maybe there's a reason they specify the dry, pleated paper filters" and I got rid of it- never looked back.
It has nothing to do with what I have read on the Internet. It has everything to do with what I see in the shop time and time again. The fact you have put on about 2 million miles over the years means very little when you don't state how many trucks that's been with. The graph above should be an eye opener for someone that believes a k&n style filter can flow more air and filter better at the same time.
I have personally seen over a dozen pickup engines dusted with an unknown cause. You know what nearlly everyone had in common with one another? They had a k&n filter installed on them. They were both ford and dodge diesel trucks. I haven't kept track but I bet those trucks didn't collectively make it 2 million miles.
It makes no difference to me what filter you use on your truck, but the fact is a k&n style filter does not filter addiquitley for use on a diesel engine.
Many diesel truck owners find the results of the so-called "Spicer Test" pretty convincing that K&Ns just aren't cut out for diesel engines. Out of all your choices, K&N comes in about dead last. Why risk it? The paper Fleetguard filters return great mpgs over time while providing excellent protection for your engine. Less hassle too.
I had an S&B for awhile on my 2003 and it occurred to me one day that "Darn, those Cummins engineers sure know a thing or two more than I do about these engines. Maybe there's a reason they specify the dry, pleated paper filters" and I got rid of it- never looked back.
Harvie does the above chart make you think that the k&n filter might not be the best filter choice or is this of no value to you?
02-25-2017, 01:50 PM
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