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I did spread that pleat open, you can get a better idea of the actual pleat spacing from the photos where the filter is still on the filter cutter. There were no media tears

This one was manufactured in China

I opened up the pleat to get a better look for debris, pleat spacing was even before that

Was used on the Crown Vic for a 5000 mile interval with HPL no VII euro 10w-30. Cleanest filter I've seen on this car yet, see my other threads to see how much cleanup has occured. Finally no visible metal, although there was still some black grit, which I assume is carbon. I will be sending the...

The resale is insane, but I can say I totally get the appeal. My wife has had two, the first sadly totalled in a rear end collision, but the new one is even better, it has never been exposed to serious road salt. We plan to keep it for a long time, and use its capabilities. If and when it does...

That fuel pressure seems crazy high, I would investigate that first, that will cause a rich condition, the vehicle is attempting to compensate

Amazing, thank you for sharing

Seems like mostly bad luck, most of this isn't on the OP. A cooling system issue on a 2018 is disappointing but does happen, a bad starter is also just what happens sometimes, not many people replace starter motors preventatively. The ILX not starting because of a dead battery after a month of...

You get my point exactly

I try to commute on mine at least 3-4 days a week in the summer months. If I feel slightly groggy, or rushed in the morning I hop in the car, not worth the risk. When I ride, I arrive to work feeling refreshed and awake which is really nice, I always have a great start to the day after riding...

You probably need to be more worried about rust in that part of the country, lots and lots of salt on the roads. Have you done any kind of undercoating?

Probably one of Toyota's best engines. I wouldn't bother trying to use the fuel in there if there is any, the truck has been stored outside, and exposed to more humidity and temperature changes than a "barn find". Start with fresh fuel. I'd get it running first, consider a valve lash check, they...

Thanks for posting, it's always interesting to see analysis results from highly tuned engines. It looks like sticking with short intervals, with high quality oil, is the way to go. That fuel dilution isn't even that bad considering the use/spec of the vehicle

A Mahle OC705

Well this was run longer than I planned, 4070 miles. My wife's car got totaled, so she took the vehicle over for a while until we found a replacement. Looks like this engine is cleaning up well, little bits of carbon here and there in the can, and in the filter media, but much less than the...

I drain factory front diff fluid out of Toyotas on a regular basis, it always comes out somewhat grey, the rear diff and transfer case always comes out amber, couldn't tell you why, but your experience is normal. I wouldn't worry.

I drive old junk, most of which has probably been worse than your vehicle, and in the past have done over 40,000 miles a year. the most important lessons I have learned to avoid breakdowns are- Preventative maintenance, fluids of course, but minor leaks can become major in short order, that...

I don't know I would be worried too much, the volume of metal pieces isnt alarming, the large size of some of them are pretty unusual though. I'll try to remember to save filters to cut open from work from first services, it would be good to have more for comparison on this board.

That is super helpful to know thank you, I have been planning to replace the pcv every 100k miles as preventative maintenance.

I and many others appreciate what you are doing!