6.7 RAM soot on air filter?

[cw41]

Make

Ram

Model

big horn

Year

2017

Miles

25000

Engine

6.7

Had a question on air filter on my '17 RAM. Replaced mopar air filter with the same and noticed the bottom of the air filter is full of greasy soot? Its mostly smeared on the bottom of the pleats and part way up but the top is clean so its doing its job but I was expecting a dirty filter not a sooty one? The owners manual says change every 15000 so I'm thinking this is normal?? Any ideas or comments are appreciated!

 

[JackC]

Looks perfectly normal to me.

 

[cw41]

Is the soot from the pvc venting into the air box? and does the 6.7 have a pcv valve that needs changed? thanks jackc

 

[JackC]

Sorry, I know nothing about that vehicle. Just thought the dirt looked like hundreds I have seen.

 

[cw41]

I've seen dirty but never sooty unless the pvc system was pumping a mist of oil from the crankcase pressure?

 

[Mobile Dan]

Truck has a weird airbox....I suspect crankcase oil mist, turbo or EGR functions are pre-filter, not post-filter like most vehicles. Read comments for more info.

 

[cw41]

thank you dan, I see there is a crankcase filter on top of the 6.7 and to chg it at 67000. ck eng lite will come on at 60 to remind you.