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Subject:Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:49:21 -0400

At 07:04 PM 9/5/2015, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>And BTW, silica is dirt! I called the oil analysis company and they
>told me that I had an air leak in the intake somewhere that was
>letting unfiltered air in. The K&N filters were letting fine dirt
>pass right through!!!

Silica is more than just dirt -- it's silicon dioxide, commonly known
as quartz.  It's what's in paper that dulls your scissors, it's
what's in grass that dulls your sickle and wears your teeth down, and
lets archeologists thousands of years later know you ate grass.  It's
also what's in Country Time lemonade mix that makes it nice and
cloudy, until it settles out in the jug and your glasses and is a
nuisance to remove.

Yours,
David