Maintenance for dusty roads

[wheelman55]

FTO...Gen 2. 2018.

 

[Mister Pinky]

I’m a fan of the Volant Powercore intake, I had one on my diesel truck for 10+ years. My oil analysis proved it was working by showing lower silica levels than the stock air filter. That said, I’m not satisfied with their design for the Gen 2. It only uses one 6” filter. I think they should’ve used two like other CAI’s I’ve seen. I know it may not be strictly necessary, but I would welcome the extra airflow and capacity of a dual filter setup.

Hmm...that’s interesting. I have an intake with the Powercore on my Silverado. I’ll have to measure how big it is. That said, I don’t believe Volant/Corsa would’ve put out an intake with a bottleneck at the filter. I’ll have to do some research.

 

[anothervr6kid]

I had a Roush intake and put a prefilter on it. I'd wash the prefilter whenever I changed my oil. I was told that paper is better for dust, but if I didn't want to go to paper to do a prefilter.

 

[RaptorFun]

I have a Roush CAI as well.

Simply curious...what prefilter are you using?

 

[Proflyer]

You could add cleaning/greasing the sunroof to your list if you have the huge one. Mine started making funny noises after a few weekends of off-roading. It's been insanely dry here in CO so the dust is crazy. I cleaned and silicone greased the seals and track last night and the noise seems to be gone now. It was making a clunking sound when closed.

 

[anothervr6kid]

I have a Roush CAI as well.

Simply curious...what prefilter are you using?

Outerwears 20-2035. If you look up your measurement and compare the size, it'll fit.

https://outerwears.com/proddetail.asp?prod=779613

 

[Donmatteo]

Stick with Motorcraft Air filters and check periodically.

The Owner’s Manual has additional information on scheduled maintenance when operating under dusty/sandy conditions. It states to inspect the air filter frequently and replace as required and change the engine oil every 5,000 miles or every 6 months.

I take my filter out every now and then and drop it to dislodge dirt and crap between filter changes.

 

[BenBB]

Do you have a Gen 1 or Gen 2? Gen 1’s didn’t have cabin air filters, in which case would explain the dust ingress with the windows up.

I wish my Gen 1 had a cab filter. Was going to chime in with “for ****’s sake USE recirc” after spending half a day trying to clean my evaporator through the tiny blower resistor opening, rather than disassemble the dash because the entire truck was built around the heater box, and the previous owner apparently drove all 152,000 miles through the TX panhandle with all five windows and the sunroof open...behind several other Raptors...

 

[14BlackRoush]

Outerwears 20-2035. If you look up your measurement and compare the size, it'll fit.

https://outerwears.com/proddetail.asp?prod=779613

This is great info, live in a very dusty environment as well and have the Roush supercharger and CAI. Was considering removing the Pod filter and going back to original or as mentioned a Volant air box with Donaldson air filter. Was afraid of restricting the air flow (and power) but would prefer reliability and looking after the engine. The Pre filter will be mush cheaper and hopefully help reduce finer dust particles (got a bright colour so easier to see dirt build up)

Have had a look at doing a snorkel as well, for all our work vehicles and larger trucks we have snorkels installed, this would be a great mod for dusty roads (and some deep water crossings)