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aahighfly · 02-23-2011, 08:22 AM

Sorry I don't need yours since I just had a new one installed. I wonder if you enlighten me about this part? This is my second replacement in 71k miles and my mechanic blames it on infrequent driving/long intervals(5000k miles) between oil changes. I have the old one on my bench and air flows freely through it from all ports. What goes wrong with it?Have you found a better solution? I am charged $700 each time for replacement and feel like I'm being ripped off. I'm going to cut my old one open to find where it has failed/clogged/whatever. Thanks for your input. BTW, he also socked me for an air mass sensor both times.

02-23-2011, 08:22 AM	#2
aahighfly Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 2	air oil separator Sorry I don't need yours since I just had a new one installed. I wonder if you enlighten me about this part? This is my second replacement in 71k miles and my mechanic blames it on infrequent driving/long intervals(5000k miles) between oil changes. I have the old one on my bench and air flows freely through it from all ports. What goes wrong with it?Have you found a better solution? I am charged $700 each time for replacement and feel like I'm being ripped off. I'm going to cut my old one open to find where it has failed/clogged/whatever. Thanks for your input. BTW, he also socked me for an air mass sensor both times.