Larry Cohen
Mobile, AL
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I'm due for a change....best place to get one...ecolite 062891-001 9.8x24
Also, is it THAT tricky to replace...I have heard stories about engines getting 'dusted'. Any caveats to changing it out???
2006 Mountain Aire 43
Short haired wife, long haired daschund and 3 sugar gliders are co-pilots, along with Garmin Nuvi 855
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The Texan
Home: Idaho - Location: Texas
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I get mine changed at Speedco for $59.95 and that is installed.
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'05 HR Endeavor 40PRQ, 400 Cummins W/ 540w/35A solar system -Pulling our '05 GMC Sierra LT, CC, Z-71, w/ 2010 Silver Rzr in back.
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wagonmaster2
northcentral oklahoma
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Golly, what a deal that is. The best price I've been able to find so far for the air cleaner on my Cat C-7 has been $81 (RVchassisparts- part number 114880-003) and the last time I changed it two of us worked about 30-45 minutes wrestling that dude around to get it stuck back into the rubber connections. Laying under the back end of the coach and working around the muffler doesn't help matters any.
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wilpower
Florida
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I got a new filter at Filter Barn.
Just be careful when removing old filter, and vacuum the engine intake before putting new on.
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zmotorsports
Utah
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I have been buying mine @ NAPA. They are definately more than what Texan is paying and I install it myself. I also vacuum the intake when I change it as well as pressure wash my engine and engine bay when done.
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moisheh
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A Fleetguard Engineer states that you should not change the filter unless the Filter Minder shows the filter is dirty. Opening up the filter system allows dust to enter. I might add that he claims that almost all MH manufacturers install filters that are too small. He does not like the Ecolite filters for that reason. I think they use small filters as space is a problem.
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wagonmaster2
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moisheh wrote:A Fleetguard Engineer states that you should not change the filter unless the Filter Minder shows the filter is dirty. Opening up the filter system allows dust to enter. I might add that he claims that almost all MH manufacturers install filters that are too small. He does not like the Ecolite filters for that reason. I think they use small filters as space is a problem.
Moisheh
That's kind of the attitude I've always taken. The last time I changed mine at 4 years old the Filter Minder read 15 on the old one and after resetting it still read 15 on the new one.
Had a Cat dealer in Wichita tell me that if a person didn't keep their air cleaners changed at proper intervales the filter paper could deterioate, come apart, and get into the engine/injectors causing all sorts of problems. I suppose so if the filter was 10 years old and had been run in a lot of rain or high humidity, but just seemed to me like a good "sales pitch".
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Larry Cohen
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wagonmaster2 wrote:the Filter Minder read 15 on the old one and after resetting it still read 15 on the new one
So.....maybe, just MAYBE, the filter minder is wrong! If so, then it would be nice to change a 4 year old filter
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moisheh
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wagonmaster: I too have heard that and if the intake is not high up could be true.
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The Texan
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I had a Monaco tech recommend that the filter be changed every 3 years due to possible deterioration from heat, moisture or other factors and the catastrophic results if it did. I figure for the small price Speedco charges, I will follow the Monaco techs recommendation.
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