07 Air & Fuel Filters

[RSteele]

I am the proud owner of a new 07 Ram 2500 long bed diesel pickup. I am a fulltime RVer pulling a 12,000 lb. fifth wheel trailer. For the last 10 years I have driven a 96 Ford F250 with a powerstroke diesel. Are K&N air filters recommended for my new pickup. If not, what do you recommend? Also I am used to changing my own fuel filter. Where is it on my new truck and is it easy to change? Any other recommendations for easy performance enhancing changes?

 

[Regcabguy]

Geno's

Log on to www.genosgarage.com for advice and quality products at a fair price. Do a search and you'll find an abundance of opinions on performance enhancements.

 

[LSteiner]

Filters

Welcome to the Happy Crowd



Some people do like their K&N's but lots won't touch them. Wouldn't hurt to

do some searching on air filters to get a lot of reading material.



I personaly have opted for the dry type Donaldson nanofiber drop-in marketed

by Amsoil # EAa189 which supposedly holds more dirt than stock and flows

more air also. At this time I have not seen any flow charts or data pertaining

to these Cummins engines, however.



Your fuel filter is located on the drivers side a little to the rear of center and

low. Look over your left fender and down a few inches to the rear of the

intake airhorn.



It is a metal canister with a plastic top. A 1 1/8" wrench is needed to remove

the top. It has a o-ring seal so will turn with resistance for 1/2 to full turn.

Lift the top off and the filter will come up with it because it is snapped into

the lid. Pull up slowly and vertically ( a little twisting helps), then unsnap the

filter element. Some drain the filter housing first, some don't.



If it looks like there is crud down in the bottom of housing you may want to

clean it out before installing the new filter. Usually I just see a few specs of

fines.

To drain the canister you rotate the yellow lever at the bottom front counter

clockwise. The filter media has water seperating qualities so if you want to

see if you have water at the bottom you can drain into a glass jar. I use an

18" section of old water hose to slip over the existing drain tube to reach

down to a jar.



The filter that seems to be the most popular is the Fleetguard Stratapore.



A popular place to order filters is genosgarage.com. Sometimes I pick up

one at a local Cummins authorized dealer but they may have to order.



Genos has an assortment of filters in a kit (fuel & oil& with or without air)

which helps on shipping cost per filter.



Hope that helps



Larry

 

[jltcasper3]

I use fleetguard air, fuel and oil filters. Fleetguard filters meet oem specs and you can go wrong. I personally don't like kn air filters or any other filter that you have to put oil in, because they don't filter good enough. But i have heard good things about that new high flow dry amsoil air filter.

 

[DPKetchum]

Make SURE your replacement fuel filters are 7 micron. Lots of aftermarkets are 10 micron and some factorys. The 10 has or is trying to be discontinued.