Originally Posted By: HangerHarley
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Put the air filter on. Get a sample of the oil and UOA it and see from there.
This would prove if a lot of "stuff" made it in and if there is anything coming from it.
The oil filter would have taken care of anything real bad.
IF there is damage, its done and changing the oil is not going to help bring it back. Sounds like your friend does not use the brain cells too often.
Telling us that there was NOT a SINGLE air filter available ANY WHERE local? (Stealerships, ALL Auto parts stores) whistle
Not going to believe that. Also most people have an extra one available. Its called planning.
What is done is. UOA it and see what you've got.
Take care, Bill
What makes even less sense to me is why he couldn't have just put the old one back on for 70 miles???
That would be the difference between someone USING brain cells or not...
Bill, i attempted to explain the logic above.
They also need to use a Conventional Air Filter and not a "Washable" K&N.
Just kiddin, bud. However, basically, if a clogged air filter is clogged, removing it was the solution to passing Air. leaving a KNOWN Clogged filter on would make little sense, IF the goal was to have Air enter the Engine.
Surely, Unfiltered Air is better than No Air.
You make it sound like a "plugged filter" wont allow any air whatsoever to pass through. Yes, they can reach a point where the performance will degrade to where they barely run, (I've seen it on some diesels) but other than that, the term "plugged" is pretty subjective. I highly doubt the filter in question was to that point. Operating on that basis, I'd much rather have a dirty filter, than none at all.