Sorry, but you'll have to wait until XXXXX miles for this to get cut open. That said, I'm not sure my pipe wrench will make it through this can...
Here's the Ford "Racing" Filter 820S
Yep, looks like a filter box. Weird though, the 820S box is 3 years old, so I think it's the longer version. I'm guessing they didn't shorten the CM-6731
Here's the side-by-side comparison.
And lastly, a close-up:
General thoughts
-it was really expensive. $12.50 w/shipping. yikes!
-it's ridiculously heavy
-it has a cheezy paper decal on it (is that going to catch fire? should I peel that thing off???)
-the base appears to by 1 heavy machined piece. The holes are almost 3mm think in parts. The 820S is two pieces of stamped steel
-the threads appear to by cut to a way finer tolerance, and there are more of them, about 30% more
-sealing gasket is slightly larger and a different material (silicone). And it's blue!
-none of the above is likely to make a difference in my engine and driving habits...
I bought a case of 820S's 3 years ago and I was on my last one, so I wanted to try something new, just because. I saw the specs for this in another thread, and it offers both better filtration (99%@ 20u) and better flow (flow chart is this thread). It has over twice the media area, so since it also flows better I can only assume it's a thinner, higher-quality media. It has (slightly) higher capacity at 11 gms, but with the increased efficiency I'm guessing the capacity will be the same as the 820S. Maybe??
I'm still undecided as to how long to leave this guy on, but I'm thinking that with 22-24K miles of driving planned over the next year, I'll just do 2 OCI's and change the filter each time. There are lots of hwy miles, not much stop and start and the Duratec is easy on oil. My other option is 7-8K OCI's and using the filter for 2 runs.
Anyway, I don't think I'm headed out to the track with the Freestyle any time soon, but I figured I'd post some pics for those who may be interested in the filter. It's a really well-constructed oil filter, that's for sure. Yeah, it's ridiculously expensive and it's way past the law of diminishing returns for a filter, but I'll feel better knowing the best possible filter available is on my car. For all of the money I save by DIY all of my own maintenance, I figure it's OK to splurge a little.
Here's the Ford "Racing" Filter 820S
Yep, looks like a filter box. Weird though, the 820S box is 3 years old, so I think it's the longer version. I'm guessing they didn't shorten the CM-6731
Here's the side-by-side comparison.
And lastly, a close-up:
General thoughts
-it was really expensive. $12.50 w/shipping. yikes!
-it's ridiculously heavy
-it has a cheezy paper decal on it (is that going to catch fire? should I peel that thing off???)
-the base appears to by 1 heavy machined piece. The holes are almost 3mm think in parts. The 820S is two pieces of stamped steel
-the threads appear to by cut to a way finer tolerance, and there are more of them, about 30% more
-sealing gasket is slightly larger and a different material (silicone). And it's blue!
-none of the above is likely to make a difference in my engine and driving habits...
I bought a case of 820S's 3 years ago and I was on my last one, so I wanted to try something new, just because. I saw the specs for this in another thread, and it offers both better filtration (99%@ 20u) and better flow (flow chart is this thread). It has over twice the media area, so since it also flows better I can only assume it's a thinner, higher-quality media. It has (slightly) higher capacity at 11 gms, but with the increased efficiency I'm guessing the capacity will be the same as the 820S. Maybe??
I'm still undecided as to how long to leave this guy on, but I'm thinking that with 22-24K miles of driving planned over the next year, I'll just do 2 OCI's and change the filter each time. There are lots of hwy miles, not much stop and start and the Duratec is easy on oil. My other option is 7-8K OCI's and using the filter for 2 runs.
Anyway, I don't think I'm headed out to the track with the Freestyle any time soon, but I figured I'd post some pics for those who may be interested in the filter. It's a really well-constructed oil filter, that's for sure. Yeah, it's ridiculously expensive and it's way past the law of diminishing returns for a filter, but I'll feel better knowing the best possible filter available is on my car. For all of the money I save by DIY all of my own maintenance, I figure it's OK to splurge a little.
