oldVOR
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Anyone ever noted an OEM Ford filter to have a failure?
Something was nagging at me to change the oil shortly after I bought the Mustang so, I dumped it with roughly 1200 miles on the odometer and found an internal seal on the filter as noted below.
This is the OEM (factory installed) oil filter that I removed from the Mustang with an internal seal protruding from the filter itself. It's a good thing the internal seal is still attached or captured by the pressure relief spring or it could be wedged somewhere in a oil passage. The filter is solid white, unmarked and without any external damage. I reported it to the dealer, gave them photos, let them see the filter and then saved the filter, in its entirety, with a copy of the dealer report.
This is what came out of the filter when inverted and is what I would expect to see with break-in miles on a new engine.
Thankfully, I've always collected oil samples and sent them for analysis. This sample came back normal for a new engine with expected high levels of wear metals found within the sample. Aluminum 6, Iron 38, Copper 44, Manganese 23, Silicon 35.
An FL500S filter was installed and after ~4,000 miles, I repeated the process and found nothing unusual. This is that filter opened up and the black seal next to the pressure relief spring is what protruded from the first filter.
Again, an oil sample was sent for analysis and normal expected levels of wear metals were found for an engine nearing the completion of the break-in process. Aluminum 3, Iron 18, Copper 10, Manganese 5, Silicon 14.
Something was nagging at me to change the oil shortly after I bought the Mustang so, I dumped it with roughly 1200 miles on the odometer and found an internal seal on the filter as noted below.
This is the OEM (factory installed) oil filter that I removed from the Mustang with an internal seal protruding from the filter itself. It's a good thing the internal seal is still attached or captured by the pressure relief spring or it could be wedged somewhere in a oil passage. The filter is solid white, unmarked and without any external damage. I reported it to the dealer, gave them photos, let them see the filter and then saved the filter, in its entirety, with a copy of the dealer report.
This is what came out of the filter when inverted and is what I would expect to see with break-in miles on a new engine.
Thankfully, I've always collected oil samples and sent them for analysis. This sample came back normal for a new engine with expected high levels of wear metals found within the sample. Aluminum 6, Iron 38, Copper 44, Manganese 23, Silicon 35.
An FL500S filter was installed and after ~4,000 miles, I repeated the process and found nothing unusual. This is that filter opened up and the black seal next to the pressure relief spring is what protruded from the first filter.
Again, an oil sample was sent for analysis and normal expected levels of wear metals were found for an engine nearing the completion of the break-in process. Aluminum 3, Iron 18, Copper 10, Manganese 5, Silicon 14.
