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From : buickman

Q: do not use a k&n ford and gm are voiding warranties on vehicles that are using them. both have issued notices about them. also a few studies have shown that the k&n let much more dirt and dust through than any paper element. info - automatic transmission shift engine driveability concerns or service engine soon ses light on as a result of the installation of an aftermarket reusable excessively oiled air filter #04-07-30-013 - 03/05/2004 automatic transmission shift engine driveability concerns or service engine soon ses light on as a result of the installation of an aftermarket reusable excessively oiled air filter 2004 and prior cars and light duty trucks 2003-2004 hummer h2 first inspect the vehicle for a reusable aftermarket oiled air filter do not repair under warranty if concerns result from the use of a reusable aftermarket oiled air filter. the installation of an aftermarket reusable oiled air filter may result in a.. service engine soon ses light on b.. transmission shift concerns slipping and damaged clutches or bands c.. engine driveability concerns poor acceleration from a stop limited engine rpm range the oil that is used on these air filter elements may be transferred onto the mass air flow maf sensor causing contamination of the sensor. as a result the grams per second gps signal from the maf may be low and any or all of the concerns listed above may occur. when servicing a vehicle with any of these concerns be sure to check for the presence of an aftermarket reusable excessively oiled air filter. the maf gps reading should be compared to a like vehicle with a oem air box and filter under the same driving conditions to verify the concern. transmission or engine driveability concerns that are the result of the installation of an aftermarket reusable excessively oiled air filter are not considered to be warrantable repair items. subj k & n filters john if i wrote subjective i meant objective.. i was responsible for evaluating re-usable air filters for a major construction/mining company that had hundreds of vehicles ranging from large earthmovers to pick-up trucks and salesmens cars. this study was embarked upon due to the fact that we were spending upwards of $30000 a month on paper air filters. using them one time then throwing them away.. i inititated the study in that i was convinced that a k&n type filter or oiled foam would save us many dollars per year in filter savings man hour savings and of course engines as these would filter dirt better than paper. yes i had read the k&n ads and was a believer representative test units were chosen to give us a broad spectrum from cars right through large front end loaders. with each unit we had a long history of oil analysis records so that changes would be trackable. unfortunately for me every single unit having alternative re-usable air cleaners showed an immediate large jump in silicon dirt levels with corresponding major increases in wear metals. in one extreme case a unit with a primary and secondary air cleaner the secondary small paper element clogged before even one days test run could be completed. this particular unit had a cummins v-12 engine that had paper/paper one one bank and k&n/paper on the other bank; two completely independent induction systems. the conditions were exactly duplicated for each bank yet the k&n allowed so much dirt to pass through that the small filter became clogged before lunch. the same outcome occured with oiled foams on this unit. we discontinued the tests on the large pieces almost immediately but continued with service trucks formens vehicles and my own company car. analysis results continued showing markedly increased wear rates for all the vehicles mine included. test concluded switched back to paper/glass and all vehicles showed reduction back to near original levels of both wear metals and dirt. i continued with the k&n on my company car out of stubborness and at 85000 miles the chevy 305 v-8 wheezed its last breath. the top end was sanded badly; bottom end was just fine. end of test. i must stress that everyone involved in this test was hoping that alternative filters would work as everyone was sick about pulling out a perfectly good $85 air cleaner and throwing 4 of them away each week per machine... so i strongly suggest that depending upon an individuals long term plan for their vehicles they simply run an oil analysis at least once to see that the k&n or whatever alternative air filter is indeed working in that application... it depends on a persons priorities. if you want performance then indeed the k&n is the way to go but at what cost and no i do not work for a paper or glass air filter manufacturing company nor do i have any affiliation with anything directly or indirectly that could benefit george morrison as a result.. http//www.f150online.com/forums/archive/top

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From : jeff

i buy it used and may be the first owner put the lock in the glove compartment but it look so original. lock for what the glove box door the wheels what are you talking about anyway if you dont have the same lock in your trucks means that is an adaption for a propose that i don know. thanks any way. clt wrote can any one tell me what is it for the lock in the glove compartment of my dakota 2.5 1996 thanks in advance. .