I ran a K&N in my 87 Toyota Camry from 5k miles to 230k....no problems.
When we traded it in it would still go up Vail pass and Eisenhower tunnel at
75MPH, never burned a drop of oil.
Mike Guzinski
1999 Dakota SLT CC
4x4 V-8 Auto
Colorado USA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of david
zavetsky
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 5:49 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: K&N dissapointment
>Again, I have been using my K&N since my truck has 20,00 miles on it...It
>now has 110,000....... No problems with burning oil, etc.....Runs like a
>champ....
At 11:27 PM 12/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Yes you do get a little more wear metals showing up in the oil analysis
when
>the engine is still breaking in but when you see high silicone levels this
is
>do to a leaking induction system ( junk K&N) I have said this in the past
and
>am doing a test between the open element K&N and a open paper element and
the
>results will be very eye opening to everyone ( I hope )
>
>See Ya
>colin
>
>Eric wrote:
>
>> >Lead is higher than iron, lead is from bearings.
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> You will always have some lead from bearings on a new engine. Thats why
i'm
>> always change my oil at 600 miles on my own new engines. Next change
every
>> 3000 miles.
>> Last week i put a shortblock (318) in a 98 truck, after running the
engine
>> for about 20 hours i had to take the oilpan off because of a faulty rear
>> main seal from factory, you should have seen the amount of lead from
>> bearings in that oilpan? But thats normal for a new engine, so don't
assume
>> that the K/N filter is to blame for all of your lead in oilsample. Hope i
>> could get you in a better mode.
>>
>> Swede/
>
>
>
"M ove O ver, P ickup A pproacing R apidly!"
1992 Dakota 4x4, Standard cab, short bed, 5.2 L V8, K&N, Gibson/Dynomax
exhaust,Power Puleys, MP SBEC, 180 degree thermostat, Bushwhackers,
tire/wheel package, Lund Moonvisor & Interceptor, Custom Cover tonneau,
Bundy rear bumper, chrome grillguard/pushbar
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