I believe the dusting box is only on diesel engines right? There are some nice metal airbox upgrades available down there too. Not sure if theres anything to worry about here, but I may run some oil with my finger around the seal on a new filter. Never seen any evidence of dust.
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I believe the dusting box is only on diesel engines right? There are some nice metal airbox upgrades available down there too. Not sure if theres anything to worry about here, but I may run some oil with my finger around the seal on a new filter. Never seen any evidence of dust.
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Some US rigs definitely let dust by even with an OEM filter. Mine has done this in the past. I now put filter grease on the gasket and it has stopped the issue.
I just use motor oil like a pleb and run my finger round the seal, do they make a grease for specifically for this?
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bloc
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Yep, but K&N makes the version I've had sitting around for somewhere around a decade. Oil is too thin to seal gaps and tends to spread out all over the place.
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I’d look at the inside of your upper air filter housing closely. If you see evidence of fine dust stuck to the inside you should grease that filter lip, if not (by now) you are in the clear.
Yes, its just a trick to get a better seal around the gasket with the plastic mating surfaces potentially not being fully airtight.
I've done it just out of precaution for the couple filters Ive put in thus far. Really not sure what the cause is, other than some random QC issue.
The air boxes notorious for dusting are the diesel variants overseas, from what I've gathered.
But either way I don't play in dust so I cant be too sure, and its a simple 3 second insurance.
I'll buy the real grease next time.
I've done it just out of precaution for the couple filters Ive put in thus far. Really not sure what the cause is, other than some random QC issue.
The air boxes notorious for dusting are the diesel variants overseas, from what I've gathered.
But either way I don't play in dust so I cant be too sure, and its a simple 3 second insurance.
I'll buy the real grease next time.
When I researched that, and looked at it, it seems mated to the top box and is one part. There were actually several updated part numbers for that piece and the element inside changed if I recall.
any chance you remember the part numbers? (ahem....asking for a friend)
EDIT: And what side of the air filter gasket do you put the grease on? The side that faces the dirty side is my best guess.
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So dumb question but how much power does this make va the Magnuson? I know it’s larger but wondering the delta.
These are comparison numbers I don’t have. I think that Harrop add at basic “tune” is about 120 hp
