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Since this is a recent purchase, is there a warranty involved? If so, I would advise you to stick with whatever is prescribed in the owners manual until the warranty has expired. Even the aftermarket policies will balk at paying for repairs on a motor they perceive to be "improperly maintained"...

Champion ecore filters have a nylon plastic center core cage, this filter has the old style steel center core of the original extra guard. The fact that it has a nitrile style ADBV, indicates that this is a clone of an older extra guard design.

Springfield, Remington, and Smith Corona.

S&W Registered Magnum, which evolved into the M-27.

Originally Posted By: Russell I also would like some Idea who makes Subaru's brand of oil. Appreciate any help you can offer. Manufactured by Idemitsu Lubricants America Corporation of Jefferson, IN. (my apologies to sopususer who I now see provided this info in an earlier post)

Made by Purolator. If you were happy with Purolator before, you should be equally satisfied with the Motorcraft version.

Originally Posted By: Indydriver Are you suggesting that one lap around the block caused the oil to darken discernibly from when you installed it? Or that PP is a little darker New than Honda FF? The PP had an amber color going in. The oil on the stick is noticeably black after the trip around...

Originally Posted By: Danh The CRVs sold in the US are made in the US or Canada, so if the OP has one mad in Japan it's quite a rarity. I stand corrected. The car was made in Canada. The Port of Entry was Portland, OR, so Japan was an assumption of mine.

Rhino makes a set with 16,000 lb capacity for full size SUVs and pickups. They have a slightly higher lift, which means they have a slightly steeper ramp angle. My old Hyundai Sonata would just barely clear the chin spoiler, but my CRV and RAM pickup have had no problem. Your vehicle list should...

Originally Posted By: parshisa It was likely the leftover form factory fill that mixed with the fresh oil and darken it. I've overfilled once and had to drain some few miles after the change and it was dark already I'm hoping such is the case. The fill is only 3.7 quarts, so it probably...

Instead of saying "2017 Honda CRV purchased last winter with 5,000 on the odometer". I should have said "2017 Honda CRV purchased NEW last winter with 5,000 NOW on the odometer." This is first oil change from the factory fill. According to the dealer, break-in oil was 0W-20 synthetic blend. The...

Originally Posted By: JohnnyJohnson Having said that the oil in my Duramax is like coal in less than 500 miles. Since I run both Ford Navistar and Dodge Cummins pickups at work, I know how black the oil can get with the turbo diesel truck motors. Surprisingly, the Ford actually takes a 1,000...

2017 Honda CRV purchased last winter with 5,000 on the odometer. Changed the oil first time using Pennzoil Platinum 0W-20 with a new Honda -A01 filter (the Filtech version). As I usually do, I drove the car around the block and back up on the ramps to check for leaks. Everything looked good...

Originally Posted By: MoparMan1891 There are 2 types of Honda filters, "A01" and "B01". I think it is the location of filter manufacturing, but I've heard from multiple Accord sources that the "A" one is a better choice. Actually the two part numbers are 15400-PLM-A01 and 15400-PLM-A02. The...