Oil change questions
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03-17-2018, 04:07 PM
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Oil change questions
ok today I am changing my oil for the first time. I have a motorcraft fl-2016 filter for my 2008 6.4 and it has four prongs on the top that look like they clip into something. The filter I pulled out looks different, it doesn't have those four prongs and it's a little taller. The oil was last changed by the dealership I bought it from. Anybody run into this or maybe can shed some light on this? Is it some kind of after market cap or do I have the wrong filter. The 2016 snaps into place in the cap but not by those four prongs, instead, around the edge of the filte. Is this right? Also I see no place in the housing for the bottom of the filter to seal against, is this right?...........I just want to make sure I get this right,........Thanks
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03-17-2018, 05:17 PM
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Ok,.......just for everybody that might run into this in the future,.......after looking through the rockauto website I see that my cap is indeed an aftermarket cap that is sold with a CHEAP filter in a "cap already installed" type situation with "do not reuse" stamped on the cap.So I ordered a motorcraft cap, but what really pisses me off is when the dealer changed the oil before I saw it and bought it they must have just drained the oil and put new in and not replaced the filter.....REALLY???? Who does this? UGH!
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03-17-2018, 06:54 PM
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What will really **** you off is, if the dealer installed an OEM filter into a cap that is taller, then the filter was essentially bypassed for the entire duration between then and you changing it now.
bypassed in two ways;
1 - the OEM filter never sealed on the ends so oil easily bypassed
2 - the drain valve in the bottom of the bowl was never closed, therefore you had oil presure bleeding into the crankcase that should have been used to pressurize the bearings
bypassed in two ways;
1 - the OEM filter never sealed on the ends so oil easily bypassed
2 - the drain valve in the bottom of the bowl was never closed, therefore you had oil presure bleeding into the crankcase that should have been used to pressurize the bearings
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03-19-2018, 07:20 PM
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I hear you both on this. A Ford dealer in Texas was installing Napa filters (with the throw-away cap) during my oil changes. I finally found out when I bought a Motorcraft filter and took it to a quick-lube. They had to sell me the Ford cap for the MC filter. Never had the dealer do an oil change again. I figure they could make more money on the Napa filters. It just amazes me that a dealer would risk putting those in. They would definitely need to sneak around warranty claims.
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