Dealer didn’t Install air filter

[WTX]

Damn. What dealer?

 

[Texas01]

Damn. What dealer?

Pollard Ford in Lubbock Texas

 

[RivRaptor]

And don't have that dealer do the scope inspection! I work on turbine engines (small ones, RC Aircraft / Drones) and the compressor wheels are almost the same as Turbo charger Comp wheels and when one is landed on a lakebed or stuffed into the ground you could imagine the dirt that gets sucked in, well anything bigger than a ruff edge like a good nick and that Comp wheel is junk. That little nick can cause a crack and then throw a blade. Depending on application these wheels can turn up to 200K RPM's so the small stuff matters. Now a little discoloration won't hurt but I would still be pissed. Also as others have said while checking cylinder crosshatch make sure there is not too much build up on top off the piston (that dirt doesn't just pass through some hangs around) because that can cause knocking and poor performance. Good luck

 

[icecoldak]

Change the oil asap and get it lab tested. Could be good evidence on how to proceed further.

That’s brutal. Tech must have been on his phone looking at ****.

Do this!!! The oil should tell how much dirt is in there!!!

 

[BellHeli407]

That’s crazy, after I read on here that the filter change was 30k and was blown away I went and checked mine. I’d assumed I’d already bought one since they know I’m fussy. Also I got some extras I didn’t have to pay for laying in there!! Check your filters!

 

[Hal993]

Pollard Ford in Lubbock Texas

OP - do you have an update on how this worked out?