What makes me mad about it is she goes on about one of her sons helping her take care of the car. I did her last oil change and assumed her statement meant her son has been taking care of everything else. Now I know better. I showed her the filters and she couldn’t believe it. Now she knows.
It was Toyota OEM. My wife doesn’t think it was ever changed out……car has 136K on it. She doesn’t drive much. Maybe 2,000 miles a year these days. 83 years old.
No, these are both Premium Guard factories from what we can tell. I ordered two cases of filter for my two Mazda's and one was made Vietnam and the other China. Both very good, PG filters.
Sigh.
Got everything installed. Cables routed. Everything looks great. Went to manually just turn fans a bit to make sure nothing rubbed. Heard a small little click from one of the fans. Looked closer and saw the radiator is dented. It's a small dent, I don't even notice it. Must have...
I have never purchased, nor will I, a Ford. Had a Fusion and an Escape for work. Recalls galore. Brake pads were the dustiest things I have EVER seen. Theres was nothing regarding quality on either of them. Fusion engine blew at 70K. Maintained every 5K. Oil intrusion into cylinder 2...
For your use, doesn't matter to be honest. Pretty low useage. For the Honda (GDI Engine), best thing is frequent oil changes, which you're doing, so, save your money and go Kirkland/Supertech.
Both Mazdas in my sig call for 4.8. They get 5. Yet, still not to the full line. Have to add a touch more. Roughly .2 quarts to get it to the full line.
Sons Santa Fe takes 5.2 quarts to get it to the full line.