I agree, that, and you get a made in America part most times and they even send you cool magnets that you can start to collect. Is it bad that I have a huge collection?

 

No. I thought those magnets were pretty cool. Guess I have started my collection too.

 

There's a filter in breather? Should it be replaced like PCV on regular basis. Or every 200,000 mi.?

 

Yes there is a filter in the breather. It should be on the drivers side valve cover, usually a brass colour. Yes it should be replaced on a regular basis. I recommend checking it with every oil change by removing it and shaking it upside down. If a lot of stuff comes out or you hear rattling inside, replace it. Remember to put about a tablespoon of enging oil in it before putting it on the engine.

 

Some have the 'breather' type feller, others just have a plastic elbow on the 'intake' side of the PCV system. Varies by year. Later years just had the elbow. I don't think that the larger version actually filters though, as it is already drawing air on the 'filtered' side of the air filter.

 

That may be true HY, cause this truck is a 1996.

 

Yeah, my 96 has the big steel can thing on the drivers side valve cover, but, there is nothing in it, aside from a baffle..... no filter at all.

 

That baffle is the filter, or so it is called. How good of a job it does I don't know.

 

I don't consider a flat piece of steel to be much of a filter. More of just a simple restriction in the air stream to control flow should the PCV itself fail I suppose. The air at that point should already be filtered, not really much point in filtering it again.

 

Hmmm... The ones I have have a fiber disc of some sorts inside of them... what brand are you using?