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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Is it "normal" for oil to be on the air filter element? Where would it come from? I checked mine today and noticed some on the paper element. It's dirty(12K) so I'm going to change it.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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that would just be normal road grime
 
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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Is it "normal" for oil to be on the air filter element? Where would it come from? I checked mine today and noticed some on the paper element. It's dirty(12K) so I'm going to change it.
You must have been following a power joke or a dura trash too close.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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more like a detriot
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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more like a detriot
no better engine at converting diesel into noise and smoke[8D]
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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Well... I did pass a bunch of them going to Vegas pulling my GTX in the trailer
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 02:12 AM
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nothing wrong withdetroit. they're the engines that killed the dust bowl
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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that would just be normal road grime
That much? seems like a lot, it looks like it seeped in from somewhere,kinda looks like somebody poured used engine oil on it.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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you would be amazed what is cought in the air filter.

when I changed mine the first time I ripped that foam piece off and wrung out quite alot of this oily sludge crap.[:'(]
 
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more like a detriot
Ican build a 671 or a 1271 that doesn't leak
 
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