[V8] Non Audi Content....Chevy

[Curtis Helton]

Wow...never seen an air filter that nasty!!!

Curtis
On Jan 18, 2011 2:55 AM, "toml99 at todomundo.com" <toml99 at todomundo.com>
wrote:
> Hey, well, I got the 04 Duramax truck in for it's last chance on the
> twice extended Bosch Injector Warranty(expires on
> thrusday).......Anyway, I had one that basically failed, but didn't
> fail enough for GM. They've changed their "criteria"....3 times to
> limit 'their" liability on the injectors. Most (Bosch)will agree
> that most of the injector problems stem from GM's initial shitty fuel
> filter(10 micron)......amended to 4 micron...../ most gearhead's run
> a 2 micron secondary filter......They ramped it up to 23000 on the
> fuel rail, and no leakage.... I've got just under 70K on my 04 "truck
> I planned to be buried in".........Aside from having to do the entire
> front end(1" slop in the wheel bearings_....it's been a good truck.
> My mileage has gone down to a 17Hwy/13 town.......One of the tech's
> notes said "dirty air filter"....which I laughed at as I had replaced
> that at my last oil change/every oil change.....It was black/packed/
> worst air filter I've ever seen......5000 miles. Can only assume all
> the local roadwork(huge) had something to do with it as it smelled
> like asphalt....No hoses go into the intake before the
> filter......Anyway, new air filter/fuel filter(9 month old) and I
> posted about 21 mpg on the highway today and back to the truck I
> purchased......ZOOM.........5000 mile filter.....Tom
>
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