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6.7 Engine Air Filter Confusion

Been running the Wix 46930 with no problem.
 
GBB said:
Been running the Wix 46930 with no problem.
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What does your 46930 look like? Does it have glue strips on the bottom? There have been at least two major revisions to that filter design in the last two years and none of the three iterations I have had in my hands are the same. The old wix / napa looked identical to mopar 53034051AB but that has since changed at least twice.
 
Yes two small glue strips…I havent been able to get the mopar 53034051AB so have been running the Wix from O’Reillys. Wish Mopar would get their $hit together on parts.
 
I noticed online that Wix also makes a 46930FR that doesn’t look like it has glue strips…the FR stands for fire retardant.
 
GBB said:
Yes two small glue strips…I havent been able to get the mopar 53034051AB so have been running the Wix from O’Reillys. Wish Mopar would get their $hit together on parts.
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You’ll be lucky if you can continue running the wix then. The glue strip filters seem to be an issue. You can get the Fleetguard AF27684 easier than the mopar 53034051AB. I order from my local heavy truck dealer. The fleetguard and mopar are 100% identical. $44.40 + tax. Runs perfect and has been the “fix” for many a truck with P2459 regeneration frequency or P0299 turbo underboost codes.
 
GBB said:
I noticed online that Wix also makes a 46930FR that doesn’t look like it has glue strips…the FR stands for fire retardant.
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Yes that is correct. The “FR” is made with fire retardant cellulose. It does not have the glue strips. I haven’t taken the chance to run it, therefore I don’t want to recommend it without experience.
 
mbarber84 said:
Yes that is correct. The “FR” is made with fire retardant cellulose. It does not have the glue strips. I haven’t taken the chance to run it, therefore I don’t want to recommend it without experience.
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The interesting things you can get when you drive a vehicle that’s used for uncommon commercial/utility purposes.
 
Just replaced mine with the fleetguard AF27684 today, ordered directly from Cummins website. Filter was $49 so slightly more then if I ordered from Geno's but it was backordered with Genos with no shipping date in site.

I have 20k miles on my truck and the original filter was pretty dirty. My truck has not thrown any codes but has been regenning more frequently the last 2-3 months so i'm interested to see if that frequency goes back to the 24 hour regens only. I had never seen my DPF gauge move off of zero and only ever regenned at 24 hours until earlier this summer so Im assuming its tied to the dirty filter but time will tell.
 
I got one of the FleetGaurd filters for my truck but it will be a while before I need it. Only have 6100 miles on my truck but it’s regening about every 14 hours since my last towing trip. Was getting one right at 23.5-24 hours before then. I hope this isn’t the start of something.

Before it would jump from 1/4 on the DPF gauge up to about 3/8 and then regen would start but today it did it at 1/4.
 
OLEJOE said:
I got one of the FleetGaurd filters for my truck but it will be a while before I need it. Only have 6100 miles on my truck but it’s regening about every 14 hours since my last towing trip. Was getting one right at 23.5-24 hours before then. I hope this isn’t the start of something.

Before it would jump from 1/4 on the DPF gauge up to about 3/8 and then regen would start but today it did it at 1/4.
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Regeneration cycles that are driven by soot load are normally activated at the 50% mark on the in-dash DPF gauge. The only time you should see a regeneration trigger below that is if the 24 hour timer commands it. If your truck went into regeneration at 25% on the gauge, and it’s been less than 24 hours since your last cycle completed, I’d say you have a problem.
 
I bought a filter from the dealer today, because it's on backorder at Geno's, and had to pay $88 with tax, what a screw job!!
 
Firebird said:
I bought a filter from the dealer today, because it's on backorder at Geno's, and had to pay $88 with tax, what a screw job!!
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Which filter part number? I’ve been getting all of my service filters from my local International Trucks dealership. They’re a mile down the road from my house and can get me OEM Fleetguard stuff pretty reasonably priced. Only one I have to get in a different brand is the rear fuel filter / water separator. I go with the Baldwin PF46152 for that. IMG_3508.jpeg
 
mbarber84 said:
Which filter part number? I’ve been getting all of my service filters from my local International Trucks dealership. They’re a mile down the road from my house and can get me OEM Fleetguard stuff pretty reasonably priced. Only one I have to get in a different brand is the rear fuel filter / water separator. I go with the Baldwin PF46152 for that. View attachment 62438
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mbarber84 said:
Regeneration cycles that are driven by soot load are normally activated at the 50% mark on the in-dash DPF gauge. The only time you should see a regeneration trigger below that is if the 24 hour timer commands it. If your truck went into regeneration at 25% on the gauge, and it’s been less than 24 hours since your last cycle completed, I’d say you have a problem.
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mbarber84 said:
Regeneration cycles that are driven by soot load are normally activated at the 50% mark on the in-dash DPF gauge. The only time you should see a regeneration trigger below that is if the 24 hour timer commands it. If your truck went into regeneration at 25% on the gauge, and it’s been less than 24 hours since your last cycle completed, I’d say you have a problem.
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The DPF gauge on my truck has never been up to 50%. It stayed at about 1/16th for a while then to 1/4 for a trip or two to town. Then dropped back to 1/16th for a while then back to 1/4 for a little while and then it showed “automatic regen in progress “. 14 hours after last regen.

I will add that the regen it did before was after 14 hours also. The one before the last one, I was on two lane highway in traffic so I couldn’t keep the speed up. The last one I was on the interstate and was able to keep driving for a bit even after it finished. I did notice the truck sounded louder after the last regen. Need to look and see if I blew a gasket out somewhere.
 
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mbarber84 said:
Well, at the very least it’s the correct filter. This just serves to confirm Rams markup. $44 for that filter from a Fleetguard dealer. $88 for it from mopar. 100% markup.
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You can bet FCA isn't giving $44 for it. Probably more like half that.
 
Blythkd1 said:
You can bet FCA isn't giving $44 for it. Probably more like half that.
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I’m 99% certain Mopar 53034051AB is a Fleetguard AF27684 with different part numbers and the mopar logo printed on it. It comes standard in every new truck produced. I bet their price on that filter per unit is incredibly low!
 
I put a stock filter back in my truck last Tuesday, and today it regened. It still seems to bee too soon for a regen, however, it was complete very fast, so maybe the filter is helping. I will still have everything checked by the dealer on 10/4
 
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