Upgrades and Aftermarket - 99 & up 7.3L EngineUpgrading or adding OEM or aftermarket equipment to your 1999-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
I did the the DIY tymar and bought the napa filter that everyone says is the best for the job but it cost me almost 60$. I was wondering if anyone had experience with any washable/reusable filters with their intake.
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I was wondering if anyone had experience with any washable/reusable filters with their intake.
Don't do it. Washable/reusable air filters such a cotton gause K&N or a foam Amsoil can work fine, but ONLY if maticulously maintained. Without extremely well-done maintenance, they will allow dust into the intake, resulting in a "dusted" engine. Plus cleaning and oiling a K&N right is a dirty, nasty job that most folks tire of real soon now, so they don't do it often enough or they don't do it right. And their $10,000 engine is ruined.
About 40 years ago, dirt bikers made the K&N filters famous. If properly maintained, the engines could live in the dirt and dust of desert racing. And if not properly maintained, the result was an engine overhaul that cost only a few bucks on my 90CC Kawasaki two-stroke or my BIL's expensive Penton 125 enduro racer. But if you dust your PSD, it's going to cost you closer to $10,000 to make it right again.
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I think you can find filters for around $30-35. I think it might be Fleetguard that sells the same filter.
I agree with the washable filters...I don't trust them. How do you know they are clean? How do you know you really have enough oil on the filter? How do you know they are filtering at their best?
With a non-washable filter, they filter to spec without your involvement, and when they get old, they just clog. So at worse, you get reduced airflow, but atleast not ruining your engine.
Jake
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Napa isn't the best..Donaldson filter is ..Tymar..about $28 from Dale.
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Smokey, maintenance is important on almost every aspect of machinery as a key to longevity. I've been using a K&N type drop in replacement for my '01 and maintain it every 15k as recommended. Just received a blackstone oil report back after running 7763 miles on the oil round trip from MO to OH on a camping trip. Silicone was 4ppm, MUCH lower than the stock filter ever was and well below universal average.
People keep bashing the washable oil filters, but it really comes down to maintenance like you said. I have proof that it works well for my application. I would recommend letting the user choose his/her application of filters based on their usage. I have the proof to back up my maintenance schedule and application and the washable filter works better than stock.
JMHO.
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Originally Posted by SmokeyWren
Don't do it. Washable/reusable air filters such a cotton gause K&N or a foam Amsoil can work fine, but ONLY if maticulously maintained. Without extremely well-done maintenance, they will allow dust into the intake, resulting in a "dusted" engine. Plus cleaning and oiling a K&N right is a dirty, nasty job that most folks tire of real soon now, so they don't do it often enough or they don't do it right. And their $10,000 engine is ruined.
About 40 years ago, dirt bikers made the K&N filters famous. If properly maintained, the engines could live in the dirt and dust of desert racing. And if not properly maintained, the result was an engine overhaul that cost only a few bucks on my 90CC Kawasaki two-stroke or my BIL's expensive Penton 125 enduro racer. But if you dust your PSD, it's going to cost you closer to $10,000 to make it right again.
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