Class A Gas Motorhome Air Filter Change. Easy DIY
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- It's time to change our Class A, V10, Motorhome, F53 chassis air filter. We have been performing a lot of maintenance like crazy this winter on our Class A, gas motorhome on a F53 chassis while down here in RGV. Now it’s time for the last Class A gas engine compartment air filter. This will increase your acceleration and climbing power up to 10%. Changing an air filter on a Class A Gas Motorhome is a easy DIY job but does help if you know these little tips to gain access to the air filter compartment.
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Great video….. you are making people think twice about doing their own Rv maintenance.
Super easy, dealer would probably add fifty bucks plus the cost of the filter alone, and never wipe out the box.
You are 100% right, nobody cares for your Rv like you do!!!
Thanks....By showing the tabs and advising to pull the top up and back, that was golden. If you have a stiff tubular duct that is hard to move, you don't have to lift the top all the way up to get the filter out and in.
Thank you soooo much. I went to check mine the other day and I knew there had to be something on the backside but I didn’t know what it was or how to do it so I just stopped and closed the clips back up. I didn’t want to force anything and break it. I will check mine tomorrow 😊 This is why we bought a gas motorhome this time around, so I could do some thing’s myself...had to pay to have everything done on our diesel pusher but not now! Thanks again.
Way to go Marsha. Yeah this is easy. You can do this with no problem.
Great videos. Just got my first Class A and the list of mantinence jobs grows with every video I watch.
Thanks again for all your hard work.
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I really appreciate your thorough explanation of everything you are doing and why. Thank you!
Another five star video. I had not idea how to remove the air filter cover, thank you so much!
Thanks Donald. And glad you're staying on top of your RV maintain. It always pays back great dividends.
I love the way you patiently design these videos. You don’t leave out any steps that many folks would assume we already know. Tim.
Thank you for noticing these details Tim. 👍
Good job explaining locator tabs!
Thank you. Just found this video today, and have ordered a new filter. Thank you for the great explanation.
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Great video as all the rest. Thanks.
Thanks, Martin. I just used your link to order a new filter. We are heading West from North Texas to CO, UT and NV on Wednesday and I should get the new filter tomorrow. This was a very useful video and timely for me. Please keep up the good work.
Thanks so much HBB. Glad it helped. Keep that rig of yours up and safe travels my friend.
enjoyed the info thank you
Always great info. Great video.
Man I’m jealous of the amount of room you have under that hood! On ours the hood opens out instead of up like yours.. getting to any of the items towards the top of the motor is a real challenge! When I change the oil there is no room for a funnel and quart bottles are the only way to pour it in so I have to pump the new oil in from the 5 quart jug with a oil transfer pump and getting to it from inside the coach is a no go either. Great video, I also use the oem air filter on ours but ours doesn’t have the air intake port on the front of the air box like yours it only has the big one on the side. Mine is a 2012 chassis
Yep, using a hand or powered transfer pump is the way to handle that problem. I use a hand pump to change out my ATF in my leveling jack reservoir for the same reasons. Hard to get to. If you'd like you can see that here:
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Thanks for the video Martin. I have shared this video with my fellow Tiffin Open Road F53 owners via our Facebook page. Already getting some comments of appreciation that I send back to you.
Thanks Barry. That means a lot man.
The best videos I've seen. I'm a fan,and thank you. 2001 Fleetwood owner
Wow, thanks Joe.👍
Another good job
Another great video and always appreciated.I did the second change of our air filter on our 2016 WBGO Adventurer F53 last week. Previously we had a 2014 WBGO on an F53. Both rigs have/had the exact same air filter set up. The 2016 seems a bit more difficult as the way the discharge from the filter box enters the engine has less flex and thus requires that I disconnect the intake top from the discharge air pipe into the engine-- just to get enough play to get clearance to raise the box lid. Not overly difficult but it take a few more minutes and a contortion or two with my hands to get to the pipe clamp. Still an easy task. One other change in the 2016 model is they now tightened up the gaps in the hood and dropped the hood downward instead of raising it to access the front. It was sooooo much better when it raised upwards on the earlier models-- either that or I now need to get longer arms LOL. Many thanks Martin and Joanie (PS Did the whole rig with Rejex- one bottle for the whole 40' coach. Just like you said- that stuff is awesome- and easy to use! Thanks for the tip!)
Thanks so much Joe. And yeah...that RejeX is awesome stuff isn't it? The best kept secret to keep your Rv protected. It's all about helping each other right?
my 2020 Tiffin open road has the same basic setup, however the front intake is actually capped off. i have been averaging 7-8mpg and not had problems. well thx for the info. i will try pushing that top cover back to get it to come loose and also the one you demonstrated has to have that discharge tube for the filtered air to make its way into the engine. i tried loosening up that clamp but that didnt work.. just need to have care not to try to actually remove the top cover of the airfilter housing, as it is connected to that tube.. thx m
Good information. I’m changing mine for the first time at 34K miles. It was dirty!
34K in Arizona.........I'll bet it was dirty. 👍
Great video, do you have a video for changing the serpentine belt?
Sorry but no. But it's not hard. Have one person inside helping you thru the dog house and another person underneath the chassis. Have a socket and ratchet to turn and release the pressure off the belt tensioner then remove the old belt. Then thread the new belt using the diagram with the pressure still off the belt tensioner. Once belt is threaded release the tensioner. It's about a 30-45 minute job.
We aren't full time, so I change mine at the end of each season, which is dramatically less than the mileage in the manual. I too have the F53 Chassis. I wish mine was built like yours. Mine has a filter housing with 6 bolts on top. 4 of them have to be removed from under the "dog house" inside. The other two are outside under the hood. The housing top is stuck through the firewall with only an inch of clearance on top.
OH wow, that's a lot more hassle now isn't it?
Hi. , my air box is a bubble type???
Martin - What's your opinion of the K&N washable filters? I'm considering one, but at 5X the cost of Motorcraft OEM, its a tough decision.
I don't like them and there's no advantage to them either-as claimed) they don't filter as well and you have to buy a K&N cleaning kit. Plus they MUST be cleaned regularly. They can also be harmful to the MAF sensor (Mass Air Flow Sensor) if you over oil them. Stick with OEM.
Oh interesting - i also have a 2012 F53 chassis RV with all same engine bits - same air filter housing - but my front air intake has a thin, cracked blue plastic cover on it which comes off very easily. I haven't been able to find documentation on why though - any ideas?
It's a shipping cover and should be removed.
Be sure to install a 90 degree PVC fitting on the front intake like I did to keep water out while driving in the rain.
@@RVstreet egad! that's embarassing. Thank you kindly for the reply. that would explain both i could not find info on it and the lack of quality of the cap. I will definitely installing an elbow on that intake.
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If your going to at Quartzsite in January can I drop my Tiffin off for a oil and filter change ? Lol
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I have done a Class A, gas Motorhome oil change video though so you can be self sufficient. Have you seen that one?
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The previous owner changed it up to a tank less Girard water heater. It leaks water. It's toast. So I ordered a new one. Back behind there , there is a green colored propane pipe. Must be the leak.