LMM: P0101 and snow ingestion permanent fix???

[chevyburnout1]

I'm getting tired of having LMM's come in to the shop with snow caked on the air filter and setting a P0101. GM's fix is to just run the winter cover which I think is a load of crap and I'm getting tired of customers looking at me like I don't want to do my job. Any of you cold weather LMM owners figured out a permanent fix to prevent snow ingestion into the air box WITHOUT having to utilize the front winter guard? Any baffles or shields?

 

[Cknight199]

You could try a sand net that they make for the dunes for some air filters. How is snow getting on the filter?

 

[chevyburnout1]

Not a bad idea. Or I wonder if just some window screen would work? I believe the snow enters in through the grille and can make its way around the headlight/radiator support into the passenger fender where the intake gets its air. I'd like to prevent the snow from even getting close to the air box period so maybe something on the passenger side, in-between the grille and intercooler possibly?

 

[rcr1978]

I run without the lid on the air box seems to work for me.

 

[Bonestock]

Aftermarket air intake and with efi turn off 101.

 

[chevyburnout1]

I run without the lid on the air box seems to work for me.

See this was originally GM's fix but then they re-wrote the bulletin. I hate the idea of snow getting in there in the first place.

Aftermarket air intake and with efi turn off 101.

Hard to sell this to customers who just need a stock truck unfortunately.

 

[ripmf666]

Last I checked most dealers ordered the front cover and a extra air box lid and drilled. For the owner to swap out in the winter and summer. The engine bay temps with the added holes helped melt the snow and truck pulled air from the top of air box.

 

[LBZ]

Got the same issue with my LML work truck. Filter was 3/4 plugged with a 2-4" thick chunk of ice/snow.
I think a chunk of frog skin pre-filter screen over the inlet to the air box would fix this. It's what they use on sleds to prevent the same issue.

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[Chevy1925]

panty hoes boys.... :roflmao:

as hilarious as it sounds, it works.

 

[chevyburnout1]

So maybe just a little screen/pre-filter located in the fender itself where the filter box sucks it's air in? I'll have to try it on my dad's LMM.

 

[plowboy_lbz]

After doing the PPE air box mod I glued a piece window screen where the propeller used to be to keep out large pieces of debris. Idk if this would help with snow or not.

 

[DIESELMAFIAPER.LB7]

never seen this issue before on a lmm though most the ones i see have aftermarket intakes now lol