Afe Pg7 Pulling Filter Mndr Down??
01-10-2009, 06:54 AM
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Afe Pg7 Pulling Filter Mndr Down??
Went through alot of snow & all I can figure is the filter got completly soaked.
I noticed the filter minder was pulled all the way down, so I pulled the filter.
Upon servicing it I could not even get the water to go thru it when cleaning. After several cleanings I finally got it clean. Reoiled it & put it back in the truck. Now if I romp it I can pull the minder down roughly 60%??? SOOO
did I over oil it??? I have had these type of air filters for 15 years or better and never had this type of problem??? But I have never had a PG7 before??
I noticed the filter minder was pulled all the way down, so I pulled the filter.
Upon servicing it I could not even get the water to go thru it when cleaning. After several cleanings I finally got it clean. Reoiled it & put it back in the truck. Now if I romp it I can pull the minder down roughly 60%??? SOOO
did I over oil it??? I have had these type of air filters for 15 years or better and never had this type of problem??? But I have never had a PG7 before??
01-10-2009, 07:11 AM
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When I had my AFE Stage 1 on my '03, it would pull the minder down when the truck was turned up. Now, with my '07, I can't pull the minder down on the drop-in filter even at WOT with the Smarty on 7 or 9. My guess is that you have over-oiled it.
I gave up on servicing my filters. I buy new filters and sell my used ones. It ends up costing about the same as replacing a paper element filter. Call me lazy, but I prefer to have the filter be oiled perfectly.
I gave up on servicing my filters. I buy new filters and sell my used ones. It ends up costing about the same as replacing a paper element filter. Call me lazy, but I prefer to have the filter be oiled perfectly.
01-10-2009, 07:16 AM
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Yeah I think I'm going to clean the hell out if again & "lightly" re-oil it. Also how do you keep the snow out?? I have had this truck since new and this has never happened before??? The only thing different is I have added
Bushwacker Fender Flares, I wonder if somehow that changed the air intake under the right fender????
Bushwacker Fender Flares, I wonder if somehow that changed the air intake under the right fender????
01-10-2009, 11:51 AM
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My 03 has always pulled my filter minder down about half way under full throttle conditions with the stock filter and when I got the new AFE years ago. I just know to clean it when it starts pulling it all the way down.
01-10-2009, 08:49 PM
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I liked the pre-filter on my Stage II.
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