Frequency of oil & filter changes, etc

[Gregory OConnor]

Pete, that brings up a good point about taking part numbers off a
broken or worn part to make a change. You can not tell if the PO
(previous owner)used the correct replacement. The forever cleanable
filters are good but if you blow air inward the sharp dust may clog
or open holes in the fabric. I bet owner-operators do a good job
but employee drivers and shop techs may not cop to blowing a hole
in a $250.00 filter. You can tell if the filter seals up by trying
to remove it with the Detroit running.
GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomoland

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> As far as I can tell, the 'forever' filter on my DD Series 60 is
an
> OEM unit. They may have had second thoughts after going with it or
it
> was a Blue Bird idea at the time.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2008, at 12:11 PM, David Brady wrote:
>
> > Ditto here Paul. My '02 has the factory OEM paper disposable
unit.
> > Under the conditions I subject my coach to, the paper element
lasts a
> > long time: 100K plus miles. In fact, they work better once
broken in;
> > i.e., once they've accumulated a layer of outer dust which
functions
> > as a prefilter.
> >
> > The folks over on the DetroitDiesel forum strongly recommend
> > against the aftermarket cleanable lifetime air filters.
> >
> > David Brady
> > '02 BlueBird LXi
> >
> > p_a_lazar wrote:
> >>
> >> That's really interesting Pete. Our 97 has a disposable and we
just
> >> had it replaced for the second time in 64K miles. I know we
didn't
> >> *need* to have it done, but it wasn't all that expensive and a
real
> >> pain to change, so when I have an opportunity to get it done
> >> reasonably, I do it.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >> 97wb43
> >>
> >> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson

> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > FWIW, the '95 DD Series 60 has a 'forever' air filter. You
blow it
> >> > clean with compressed air and put it back in. In theory, it
never
> >> > needs to be replaced.
> >> >
>