Snow kit for 6.7L in heavy snow

soulezoo · Dec 22, 2022

MTmudrunner said:
Heading to Laramie WY today I had to pull the filter twice due to snow the first time it was completely full, I'll be getting one of these kits. Waiting in sheridan for the roads to open.

I'll wave as you pass by

Grabber · Dec 23, 2022

Just curious, has anyone installed this snow filter and does it work? What prevents the snow from sticking to that filter and clogging up the intake.

Dutch061 · Dec 23, 2022

Potato Wilson said:
This is excellent info you’re sharing. I’d hate to learn this the hard way, I’m going to have to look into one of these too.
Media is spreading big time weather fear where you’re at (and almost everywhere). Wishing you safe travels

Growing up in southeast SD and spending many years there, we had a season named for the "Media is spreading big time weather fear". It was called winter, it seemed to arrive every year, most of the time by the early part of November but really setting in the week before Christmas. It was very common to get below zero temperatures that week and for them to last for 6 to 8 weeks. Yes, 6 to 8 weeks below zero, and I am not talking wind chill.

This is why the co-called experts have changed the name from Global Warming to Climate Change because they are aware that most people aren't buying what they are selling.

Potato Wilson · Dec 23, 2022

Dutch061 said:
Growing up in southeast SD and spending many years there, we had a season named for the "Media is spreading big time weather fear". It was called winter, it seemed to arrive every year, most of the time by the early part of November but really setting in the week before Christmas. It was very common to get below zero temperatures that week and for them to last for 6 to 8 weeks. Yes, 6 to 8 weeks below zero, and I am not talking wind chill.

This is why the co-called experts have changed the name from Global Warming to Climate Change because they are aware that most people aren't buying what they are selling.

We used to have a season called winter too. Not like SD, but winter nonetheless. In fact I still carry on an old family tradition preparing for it.

But now we have “ atmospheric rivers”, “cyclone bombs”, and “deadly arctic blasts”, and many people are caught completely off guard by these events, totally blindsided.

. Thankfully they can usually get a few days notice if they’re paying attention to their phones. That at least allows them to stay home from work and huddle in fear, worrying about mud in the streets while they have Starbucks delivered by door-dash.

stubby · Dec 23, 2022

Potato Wilson said:
We used to have a season called winter too. Not like SD, but winter nonetheless. In fact I still carry on an old family tradition preparing for it.

But now we have “ atmospheric rivers”, “cyclone bombs”, and “deadly arctic blasts”, and many people are caught completely off guard by these events, totally blindsided. . Thankfully they can usually get a few days notice if they’re paying attention to their phones. That at least allows them to stay home from work and huddle in fear, worrying about mud in the streets while they have Starbucks delivered by door-dash.

Don't forget about the "once in a generation snow storm" that is hitting everywhere right now. Now if only the arctic would blast some more cold air to help freeze over lakes and freeze any slush on top of the existing ice, life would be great.

towerrigger · Feb 22, 2023

I'll add my experience here as when I was going through this ordeal I could not find any info on the internet about it. Back story required here, last year I went through 2 turbos on my 2020 F-350. 1 in December and the second one lasted 5000km. Both instances the truck was being driven in heavy snow conditions. Warranty covered both turbos as there was shaft play in the turbo. Dealer could not explain why turbo's were failing. Fast forward to this winter. 2022 F-350 in my fleet I manage eats a turbo. Truck was whistling loudly so I took the truck in immediately. Turbo intake vanes were found to be serrated. No shaft play in turbo, truck was not driven enough to create an imbalance in the turbo. Ford comes back and states the turbo is not covered under warranty as there must of been foreign debris enter the turbo. I couldn't believe what they were telling me as the truck was still under warranty, 46 000km, and only had 4 oil changes and 1 air filter change back in September. I met with service manager and asked to see the faulty turbo. After discussion with service manager we can assume the truck's air filter is plugging up with snow, the snow is melting on the air filter as the truck is being driven on a long trip(4-6hr). The turbo is sucking this moisture past the air filter and building up on the intake tube. The truck gets shut off at destination and all that moisture freezes into ice pellets on the intake tube. If the truck is left outside in below freezing temps and started up later the ice left in the intake tube past the air filter leaves this damage as seen in the photos. Ford's recommendation was to add the deep snow kit LC3Z-9K635-AA, ok great lets order in 8 of these kits for my fleet of Ford trucks, I don't want this happening again. Sorry sir the deep snow kit is back ordered with no ETA. I have managed to get my hands on two of these kits and so far I am not that impressed with the results. After driving through another winter storm there is still snow buildup on the air filter.