2021 Ford Explorer factory filter CUT OPEN

[53' Stude]

Good Evening folks. A friend bought this brand new 2021 Ford Explorer with the 2.3 engine in it. 4,400 miles on the factory fill. He drives 80-20% highway to city driving.

put some Mobil 1 5w30 and fram ultra 3614 in and on.

 

[53' Stude]

Baseplate photos and upshot after I took endcaps off

 

[bullwinkle]

Looks like the factory switched from Champ to Purolator!

 

[53' Stude]

Looks like the factory switched from Champ to Purolator!

Yes, but what’s odd is a Ford Eco Sport SUV if you can call it that has WIX made factory filter

 

[PimTac]

Yes, but what’s odd is a Ford Eco Sport SUV if you can call it that has WIX made factory filter

Isn’t that the same now? M&H?

 

[ZeeOSix]

Oil looks pretty dirty for only 4,400 on a new engine. Must be that direction injection and turbo (assuming it's the ecoBoost 2.3L).

 

[53' Stude]

Oil looks pretty dirty for only 4,400 on a new engine. Must be that direction injection and turbo (assuming it's the ecoBoost 2.3L).

Yeah, 2.3 eco boost

 

[Outlook214]

Looks like the factory switched from Champ to Purolator!

I thought they had been using Wix for quite some time now? Wasn't the damaged factory F-150 filter posted here a while back a Wix? And now with Wix becoming Wixolator or whatever Mann+Hummel are doing, who knows what anything is anymore???

 

[53' Stude]

I thought they had been using Wix for quite some time now? Wasn't the damaged factory F-150 filter posted here a while back a Wix? And now with Wix becoming Wixolator or whatever Mann+Hummel are doing, who knows what anything is anymore???

Yeah, very true. As I said, I took off a 21’ Eco Sport 1.5 engine filter and it was wix.

 

[OilUzer]

Is the filter material disintegrating after 4K mikes? Looks like cardboard ... on the other hand Motorcraft oil seems to be a very good oil based on some engine pictures that I've seen recently.

I need to spend $60 and buy me a nice filter cutter tool.

 

[53' Stude]

Is the filter material disintegrating after 4K mikes? Looks like cardboard ... on the other hand Motorcraft oil seems to be a very good oil based on some engine pictures that I've seen recently.

I need to spend $60 and buy me a nice filter cutter tool.

Not disintegrated at all. Pretty black looking is all