Anyone else still thinking of Spectre?

[FarmerFrank]

So I drove my ol truck over to the farm after another radiator change. Everything was fine and dandy going over. Started it back up to go back to the house and heard this odd noise.

At first I though my alternator was about to explode. So I popped the hood and nothing looked out of the ordinary, until I looked at my air filter

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There should have been a nice shiny piece of tin in the center. Instead it was in riding against my turbo.

Needless to say I couldn't shut the truck off fast enough.

Just a fair warning to anyone thinking about one, put a screen between it and the turbo to catch the pieces!

 

[Waystro]

Just a fair warning to anyone thinking about one, put a screen between it and the turbo to catch the pieces!

Are just don't Buy a Piece of Crap Filter.

 

[laserjock]

That sucks.

 

[IDIoit]

these filters are straight up garbage!!!

you should posta picture of this here!

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/sh...SPECTRUM-STYLE-AIR-FILTERS&highlight=spectrum

 

[Hydro-idi]

You have got to be kidding me. I sure am glad that I took that filter off and replaced with an AEM. Sorry to hear the bad news. Sounds like you may need to get turbo rebuilt as well.

 

[FarmerFrank]

Are just don't Buy a Piece of Crap Filter.

That was a joke...

 

[FarmerFrank]

Well thanks to IDIoit I was aware of how terrible they are and was looking on summit for dry AEM filters the other day.

I'll take a picture of the turbo later to show the damage. Sure ain't pretty.

I honestly thought it was a nut or screw in the water pump from the radiator change after I realized it wasn't the alternator. Sounded like it was coming from up front.

 

[Waystro]

That was a joke...

Yes those filters are a Joke.

 

[IDIoit]

and to think, i got criticized for telling people to not run these filters...

 

[turbo elk]

I've been told that K&N makes Spectre filters, anybody know if this is true?

 

[chris142]

K&N are garbage too. Only paper filters for my cars

 

[turbo elk]

Well I gotta find a place local that sells the AEM filters.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

My local advance auto sold aem

 

[Greg5OH]

i know eventually I will be going with the BHAF setup,
list of filter PN's
John Deere PMAH19037 $55
Wix 42790 $29.41
NAPA 2790 $57.04
AFE 20-40044
Hastings af 1012
Carquest 87790 $64.78
Caterpillar 3i 0005
Fram ca 6818

the fram seems to be the cheapest off amazon

 

[BDCarrillo]

Waiting on pics of the damage... Wonder if Spectre has a disclaimer covering their butts