The only thing I know about any oiled filter and warranty problems has
to do with vehicles that use a hot-wire style of MAF sensor. It seems
that quite a few of those vehicles locate the sensor right after the
airbox and the oil from the filter gunks up the sensor burning it out.
I have personally seen this and can understand why they may go this
route. I don't believe any of the current dodge truck engines is set up
like this but the dealer may refuse warranty work on a blanket basis.
BTW, the filters that I saw do the damage were properly oiled it's just
that a very thin film is in the first section of the intake after the
filter and it gets a really thin coating of oil and attracts a micro
fine layer of dust. The hot-wire MAF sensors usually start running a
little too hot (can generally only be known with proper test equipment)
and burn out.
Hope that helps some..
Jeff Durling
On Thursday, October 9, 2003, at 11:46 PM, Jim Miller WB5OXQ wrote:
>
> I heard that a properly oiled K&N was better filtration than a paper
> filter.
> I also heard that at least 1 dealer will not warranty engine work if a
> K&N
> is used. Can we really find out the truth?
>
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