Drove 3,000 miles with no air filter!

[jac04]

https://www.amazon.com/Filter-PC994...p_m_grid_dv_rp_0_1_ec_ppx_yo2_mob_b_ts_rp_2_t

$13.

So that's where the Mopar air filter comes from ... you learn something new every day!

Edit: I guess I'm assuming that the dealership put a Mopar filter in it, but stranger things have happened.

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[ShadowsPapa]

I think it's because they are almost $70 MSRP and with the right tools you could pop one out in less than 30 seconds.

Exactly. Batteries and other expensive easily removed parts - especially since these fit hundreds of thousands of jeeps........ my wife was telling of what her quilting friends who live in a town about an hour south of us were talking about - the thefts and what was being stolen and how - it wasn't vehicles, it was stuff, parts, pieces, gas and so on. It was just stupid. And the pranks being pulled out there - is this much different than the drunk peeing in a gas tank?
Do we KNOW what happened? No, and yet look at the "facts" being tossed about as if we actually know the whole real story.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

https://www.amazon.com/Filter-PC994...p_m_grid_dv_rp_0_1_ec_ppx_yo2_mob_b_ts_rp_2_t

Off brand
$13.

That's a cheaper aftermarket cabin air filter.......... PG PC99454 Cabin Air Filter
I suspect that won't fit the air box under the hood.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Until it fails again and again. Need to pot the things. It's another defective part Jeep couldn't care less about redesigning.

Or they don't change their minimum specs sent to the maker of that part - which isn't Jeep.

 

[KevinC]

And the pranks being pulled out there - is this much different than the drunk peeing in a gas tank?

I don't have enough downstream force to open up and keep open the safety cap on a modern gas tank. So I would not fare well with this prank. Getting old sux.

 

[ecidiego]

I always go to the swap meet to search for used air filters for my $60,000 truck

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

I wouldn’t be overly concerned. Prove that someone left it out, get them to provide some kind of power train warranty, then never let them work on it again unless failure occurs.

I’d do an oil analysis, then follow up with an oil change every 1,000 miles for the next 2,000 miles.

If the analysis comes back clean, and the oil looks good after that last change, then go on with life.

 

[boomer382]

Just got home from the dealership. They again emphasized that there is no way you could have driven that long before the engine light came on. They warranted all the diagnostic work. They said everything looks good, no damage done. They also did some computer flash recall that took and extra 30 minutes. So I guess that’s done. The service manager was really nice but it’s his job to be nice. I guess it is feasible that some crackhead stole it. Still seems insane though.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Haven't seen any real world examples of obscene amounts in recent years.
So good you clarified because as it read, it looked like people were going to be freaking out and afraid of major engine damage because they have an extra quart of oil in there.

I always go to the swap meet to search for used air filters for my $60,000 truck

Travel outside of the US........ you'd be amazed at what sells, especially in places where parts are nearly impossible to get.

But good to know you won't be interested in my stash of used air filters............ maybe some used cabin filters? I've got some good used spark plugs here.

 

[jac04]

But good to know you won't be interested in my stash of used air filters............ maybe some used cabin filters? I've got some good used spark plugs here.

Don't forget brake pads. You can never have too many pads with 10-20% life left. They might come in handy some day. I mean, they never have for me, but they might.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Don't forget brake pads. You can never have too many pads with 10-20% life left. They might come in handy some day. I mean, they never have for me, but they might.

So you've seen inside my shop?

 

[916WI]

Possibility that the PO had a K&N or something similar and pulled it prior to trade in?? There are a ton of people upgrading from slightly older Gladiators to new models because of the current incentives........

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Aeration, drag on the crank, yeah, I'm sure you've seen it.
"I don't understand it, I don't have any oil pressure, but I just had an oil change done......"
Hmmm, what did they drain before putting oil in? why are there 10 quarts instead of 5?
Crankbusting stuff.

Real life is sometimes more scary than what can be made up as far as what happens out there.

Possibility that the PO had a K&N or something similar and pulled it prior to trade in??

The PO was not really smart, then.

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