Last night we replaced my power steering pump and started getting things out of the way. Well I started from the top and pulled off the Turbo hoses on the right side of the engine compartment. Well I got the shock of my life when the hose to the inlet was pulled.
I swapped out my K&N right after my original turbo seized at 247K miles. You see when I pulled the turbo the inlet and turbine face was covered with an oily grime. The K&N filter had been in the car about 100K miles before this happened.
Well this turbo was spotless. I kept looking at the inlet and couldn't believe I was looking at a turbo with 100K miles on it. It looked brand spanking new. I have been running OEM paper filters since the turbo seized.
You guys can keep telling me how much a K&N filters, I'll never believe you. When you SEE the proof of what filters and what doesn't filter you get religion. After seeing what I saw last night I don't care how low your oil analysis says the silicon count is with a K&N. It will never be low enough to change my feelings about a K&N.
87 Volvo 745T 346,500 miles
I swapped out my K&N right after my original turbo seized at 247K miles. You see when I pulled the turbo the inlet and turbine face was covered with an oily grime. The K&N filter had been in the car about 100K miles before this happened.
Well this turbo was spotless. I kept looking at the inlet and couldn't believe I was looking at a turbo with 100K miles on it. It looked brand spanking new. I have been running OEM paper filters since the turbo seized.
You guys can keep telling me how much a K&N filters, I'll never believe you. When you SEE the proof of what filters and what doesn't filter you get religion. After seeing what I saw last night I don't care how low your oil analysis says the silicon count is with a K&N. It will never be low enough to change my feelings about a K&N.
87 Volvo 745T 346,500 miles