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First sample with Castrol Magnatec. Oil is 5W-30, full synthetic (old formula; not SN+). I've shifted gears from my previous testing and now plan to run the oil until my OLM gets to 20%. Oil was run for 6,811 miles over 153 days. It ran for 251 hours, including 61 at idle (24%). OLM was at...

Pretty boring...No burrs, cuts, wonky pleats or rattles. 6,811 miles over 251 hours is nothing for these filters. The one I just installed on my truck will be on for two oil changes.

Another solid looking Fram Ultra. Almost not worth posting, but why not... Looked nearly new after over 6,000 miles. I’m going to run a few cycles of the Castrol Magnatec to set a baseline in my motor and then I think I’ll go two cycles on one of these filters.

For my final oil on this “sheet”, I used up the Mobil 1 5W-30 in my stash. Oil ran from April 28, 2018-July 22, 2018. Premium fuel/octane and a Fram Ultra filter. Cycle includes a 3,600 mile road trip, the final 945 miles towing in 95-100 degree heat and getting 8mpg. I put the truck in cruise...

I’m sure this has been asked often, but I went back 7 pages and didn’t see anything, so here it goes. I’m surprised my Ford Owner’s Manual doesn’t specify how frequently I should change the brake fluid in my 2016 truck. I’ve had Dealerships tell me every 2-3 years in the past, but that really...

All this talk about the dangers of low speed pre-ignition damage and I’ve yet to read of anyone actually damaging/destroying their motor from a confirmed case of LSPI. Does anyone know of an actual real world example? I’ve read many posts here and spent some time on the Googles looking at LSPI...

4,589 miles in 112 days...everything looks fine. Born On Info: Still pliable and in perfect shape. No burrs or anything worth mentioning... Nothing to see here... Backside from seam. Also nothing to see here... The seam area. Not perfect, but I’ve (we’ve) seen many that are much...

So occasionally I see people posting that Ford’s OLM only tracks mileage and not driving conditions. This was the case years ago; my 2010 F-350 was like this. However, Ford started adding the “intelligence” into the OLM since then. I have no idea when and where is started, but my 2013 Explorer...

Here’s my latest UOA. This is my oil cycle that included the torn MC FL-500 filter (pics posted in the filer section). Not sure if I’m starting to see fuel dilution because my motor is breaking in or because I changed the oil with very little warm up. Normally I go for a drive to warm everything...

I hadn’t seen many of the FL-500s posted here with tears, so I was really hoping this model wasn’t affected by the Purolator quality issues. I actually tried to search and count the various MC posts here to get a ratio of bueno to no bueno...but we all know how limited the search engine is. I’ve...

This was my first run with Schaeffers 9000 Full Synthetic (the other two UOAs are M1). Glad to see it didn't shear down as much as the M1 has, but the wear numbers took an unexpected jump. I only had 25 hours of idle on this cycle (14%) and the OLM was at 39%...tracking with Ford's apparent...

My first time not running a MC FL-500S on my Ford. Filter was looking new; very impressed. No issues found. The lines/veins on valve were not cuts, just marks from the spring. Sorry for all the posts... the pop-up window to upload pics doesn't like my iPad and I'm limited to two at a time...

Stop me if you've heard this before...Lurked on the forum for a while, did a UOA or two and then started looking at oil and filters in the store... But I'm still learning. I've got 9 oil changes worth of oil and only five filters...

I follow this guy on YouTube. He does great engineering "nerd level" videos, but at a simple enough level to understand. This video is sponsored by M1 for their new Annual Oil Protection. I still found it very interesting. I might try/test the oil after I'm done with a few others..

Adding to the collective knowledge here at BITOG. I'm running this now for a few cycles in my rig, so wanted to see how the virgin oil looked...

Here's my second run with M1. Oil ran for 4,878 miles, 203 hrs (61hrs @ idle (30%)). Been targeting 4mo/5,000 cycles as part of a broader test to see how the oil holds up to the EB motor and idling. A bit of shear on the oil, but overall I'm really happy with these results. Especially since...

Here's the latest FL-500 off my F-150. Installed for four months, 4,878 miles, 203 engine hours (61 idle). Pleats were nice and stiff. No issues found with anything. Overall very happy.

My oil filter cutter finally arrived... Everything looks good to me. The louvers are all well formed and open. I didn't know the louvers are both "up" and "down". From the pictures I've seen recently, I thought they only opened up one direction.

I've got a '16 F-150 with the 3.5l Ecoboost (direct injection; turbo) and running Mobil 1 5W-30. My first UOA looks pretty good (posted below in the forum), but it was a short run. I'm planning to run M1 for two more cycles and then switch to something else for fun. I did some searching and...

Oil life monitor at 43% (remaining). Oil ran for 161 hours, 32 of which were at idle. Was glad not to see any fuel in the mix. Feedback always appreciated.