Oil Filter?
Cargo Master
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From: Tooele, UT
Gas motors also do not use oil to fire the injectors. Good filtration is more important in modern diesel engines than it is in gassers.
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An engineer I used to work with had the crank seal go out on his Chevy pick up while under warranty. Took it to the dealer and they said it was the Castrol oil that he used that caused it and denied warranty. When he asked them to put that in writing so that he could go after Castrol they back tracked and covered it. A customer should not have to go through that to get warranty. Use OEM and then there is no debate or shell game to play.
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Mike, I'm afraid that I can't be scared off by anecdotal stories. They are great tools to make people overspend on OE branded products but in the end, there are two angles. One is that the odds of an oil or filter choice related issue are next to nothing. Second is that the Magnuson-Moss Act completely protects you from such BS in the EXTREMELY rare instance that it happens to you. Does Motorcraft put out a quality product? Sure... and in the cases of their oil filters, a good product at a very fair price. Are their products better? Absolutely not and I won't be scared into using them by the chance of a lightning strike rare instance of a warranty issue that calls their use into question. But, that's just me. Everyone has the free will to make that decision for themselves... 
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Cargo Master
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I did not know that about the 6.7s. That's good to know.
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Bruce
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Mike, I'm afraid that I can't be scared off by anecdotal stories. They are great tools to make people overspend on OE branded products but in the end, there are two angles. One is that the odds of an oil or filter choice related issue are next to nothing. Second is that the Magnuson-Moss Act completely protects you from such BS in the EXTREMELY rare instance that it happens to you. Does Motorcraft put out a quality product? Sure... and in the cases of their oil filters, a good product at a very fair price. Are their products better? Absolutely not and I won't be scared into using them by the chance of a lightning strike rare instance of a warranty issue that calls their use into question. But, that's just me. Everyone has the free will to make that decision for themselves...
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I guess you go with your experiences. Mine has been to run what you want and don't worry about it. I've never seen one story on this 6.7 forum about Ford denying a warranty claim for using an aftermarket filter... and folks love to find forums when stuff goes bad. (Maybe they have and I missed it but it certainly is about as common as hens teeth as I'm on here daily.) Can it happen? Sure. Are the odds very low? Yup. Will the MM act protect you if it does? Indeed. Did your story even require that? Nope. Again, I'm not trying to change anyone's mind. I'm just stating what I do and my reasoning behind it...
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x2 Bruce!
There is and will always be obsession of people over what oil and filter that they will use. There's nothing wrong about using Motorcraft's filter which is cheap on Amazon and free ship with Prime. There's also nothing wrong with using a different filter of your choice or a name brand one that's on sale. It was probably made by the same company of the filter that you were going to use anyway. I use Filtermags on my oil filter but SHHH! Don't tell anyone. Last time I did, people went a little crazy.
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