Hi Everyone! I typically come here to read and learn and today I'm diving in with a question about something I haven't yet seen. Hopefully with your help I can gain a better understanding of what's going on. Here's the scoop:
Tonight while changing the oil on my 2017 Mazda 6 (2.5L Skyactiv-G), I was surprised to find some black string-like debris at the top of the oil filter I removed. It was both in and on the filter housing, sort of intertwined in the perf holes. It looks like it could be plastic?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Uz4useeQU119EP8FA
More Details:
[*] The filter was a Mobil 1 M-108A. I still have it, and add a picture once I figure out what
[*] It was installed on April 26, 2018 and removed on August 23, 2018 after 6,713 miles.
[*] The oil used Mazda 0W-20 with Moly.
[*] The vehicle has 27,308 miles on it.
[*] This is it's 5th oil change, and the longest drain interval yet.
My first thought is that the filter failed and something inside is falling apart. If that's true, I'm very glad I didn't ride this out until the oil life monitor prompted me to change (it was saying to go for another 5,500 miles!). I reached out to Mobil 1 customer service, but didn't have a way to attache any pictures. So we'll see what they say, and in the meantime, I'd love to hear what you all think it may be! How concerned would you be if this were your freshly removed oil filter?
Tonight while changing the oil on my 2017 Mazda 6 (2.5L Skyactiv-G), I was surprised to find some black string-like debris at the top of the oil filter I removed. It was both in and on the filter housing, sort of intertwined in the perf holes. It looks like it could be plastic?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Uz4useeQU119EP8FA
More Details:
[*] The filter was a Mobil 1 M-108A. I still have it, and add a picture once I figure out what
[*] It was installed on April 26, 2018 and removed on August 23, 2018 after 6,713 miles.
[*] The oil used Mazda 0W-20 with Moly.
[*] The vehicle has 27,308 miles on it.
[*] This is it's 5th oil change, and the longest drain interval yet.
My first thought is that the filter failed and something inside is falling apart. If that's true, I'm very glad I didn't ride this out until the oil life monitor prompted me to change (it was saying to go for another 5,500 miles!). I reached out to Mobil 1 customer service, but didn't have a way to attache any pictures. So we'll see what they say, and in the meantime, I'd love to hear what you all think it may be! How concerned would you be if this were your freshly removed oil filter?
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