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• San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA |
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• Registered on 6/11/2003 |
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 Posted:6/19/2003 15:32 |
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So, yesterday I took the X in for its 45K check-up. Turns out they had to keep it overnight due to an emergency for their diesel mechanic, but no big. Today when I went to pick it up, I was told that I had to change the airfilter more often than I do. It was 85% full. When I explained that I change it every 8K to 10K miles, I was told that that was wrong. The service manager told me that it should be changed every 6K to 8K miles.
Has anyone else heard of this?
2001 Excursion Limited 7.3 ltr Turbo PSD, 4X4
1986 F-250 Extended-Cab 6.9 ltr Diesel, 2X4 |
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Dan Nguyen
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• Yuba City, CA, USA |
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• Registered on 11/13/2001 |
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 Posted:6/19/2003 23:41 |
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Depending on where you live/work and driving environment, the stock filter pretty much stinks in filtering. They are restrictive to begin with and when push hard, do cavitate and aren't worth a darn. As a result of dirty filter being changed too often, ford is now offering the severe duty filter kit. Take a look at my profile for pictures. It is a much bigger filter and air box and should be good for 30000 miles between changes
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Scott Coats
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• Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 1/8/2003 |
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Posted:6/20/2003 05:25 |
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Did the dealer look at the gauge on the air box to determine level of blockage? I guess I'm curious if the restriction gauge is a good way to judge when to clean the filter or I if need to pay more attention to the mileage interval.
Scott
2001 PSD Excursion, 4" Lift, 315's on 17" Weld Evo Velocity-8 chrome wheels, 315-75-17 BFG AT/KO's, SS Westin Tube Steps, 2200 watt sound system, full pillar gauges, AFE Air Raid, DiabloSport Revolution experimental custom EEC chip (120HP) tune, 4" exhaust, clear turn/head lamps, safety brake light, oversize wipers, 2003 SuperDuty turn signal/heated power towing mirrors, billet grill, limo tint, ProComp steering stabilizer and shocks, the list goes on... |
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Posted:7/3/2003 16:59 |
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10k miles? holy moly. I have 2 k&n filters for each of my vehicles. They get pulled around 3000k miles or sooner if i have been in the desert. Too much dust, no rain out here in AZ. K&n filters are cool but a pain, you have to let them dry out naturally, thats why one is in a big ziplock bag pre-oiled and cleaned and the other is in the truck. That way i can do an oil change and filter, and not wait all day long for the filter to dry.
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gearman
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• los Angeles, CA, USA |
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• Registered on 1/22/2003 |
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• 336 posts |
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Posted:7/3/2003 20:39 |
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there is nothing wrong with the factory filter. after many years of racing and using K@N filters, i found no performance gain. in fact i found big time problems with oil on the MAF. diesels suck a lot more dirt than a gas motor, you will have to change it more often. learn to love it cause thats the way it is. i have ordered the new Ford air filter( everybody is raving over it) and i will give you a real report. i suspect it will not be as good as what you have. dont jump on bandwagons because someone read about it and said it was better than fried icecream. i use Ford parts in every repair i do. 
01 excursion psd hellwig rear stabalizer 285 michelins suncoast converter transmission custom built with Transgo shift kit,by me.
TTS computer chip,next mod-TTS exhaust system
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greateastern
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• Southern, MD, USA |
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• Registered on 9/21/2002 |
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• 93 posts |
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Posted:7/4/2003 17:51 |
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Mike, by the new Ford filter, do you mean the heavy duty version that Dan referred to? Do you think the heavy duty filter will do a better job of keeping out dirt, or just go longer between changes?
Thanks!
Gary
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'02 X LTD, 4X4, PSD, 3.73LS. True Blue & Gold. 15K miles. Pretty much stock. (Sigh!) Upgraded load range Steeltex tires. Roof rack bars removed. Ford spare tire organizer. Way overdue on getting guages... Sunnybrook 30FKS travel trailer, 31ft, 8000lb. |
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