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Old 12-15-2011, 05:57 PM   #1
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Think I need a new filter?


The PO's statement about doing routine maintenance was a lie!

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Old 12-15-2011, 06:42 PM   #2
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Hmm....... look closer at the filter .
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Old 12-15-2011, 07:55 PM   #3
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That's certainly worth attending to immediately. Yours Johnny, is a keeper.
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Old 12-16-2011, 02:40 AM   #4
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The PO sounds like a real POS.
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Looks like rotted cheese.
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No hope and needs to be changed !!!
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Old 12-16-2011, 08:02 AM   #7
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Congratulations you have found the elusive guaranteed 10HP mod!!
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Old 12-16-2011, 12:26 PM   #8
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I'm dreading to see what the oil filter looks like. The pollen filter was 10 times worse.
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Old 12-16-2011, 12:48 PM   #9
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Congratulations you have found the elusive guaranteed 10HP mod!!
Put new one in. That one must have been at least 10 years old judging by the way the new one looks.
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Old 12-16-2011, 03:20 PM   #10
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UNREAL!

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Old 12-16-2011, 11:29 PM   #11
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Old 12-16-2011, 11:57 PM   #12
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If the air filter is that bad, whats the front radiators look like....?
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Very eager to find out!

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