MC FL-500S, 4,000 miles CUT OPEN

[53' Stude]

Off a friends 2013 F-150 with v-6 engine. He had some work done at the dealer and they changed the oil. Looks real good for Mileage.

Put another FL-500S and some Castrol EDGE 5w30 he supplied in and on

 

[53' Stude]

 

[Onug]

Originally Posted By: car51



Question: what's that widget at the bottom there do?

I forgot to inspect the filter I bought last week. It's damaged...appears to have been dropped at some point. There is a good size dent at the end opposite the gasket (the bottom area of your picture), so I'm guessing that widget is possibly damaged. Curious if that would normally be a problem.

Side comment: I'm keeping the filter. Will tear it open as soon as my cutter arrives.

 

[Farmer]

Onug, that's a spring to keep the filter pushed up against the base plate.

 

[Onug]

Originally Posted By: Farmer
Onug, that's a spring to keep the filter pushed up against the base plate.


Thanks! So if it's damaged, you have the potential for the filter to not seal correctly and I assume oil could possible flow thru the canister without going thru the filter. Correct?

...new guy still learning here...

 

[53' Stude]

Originally Posted By: Onug
Originally Posted By: Farmer
Onug, that's a spring to keep the filter pushed up against the base plate.


Thanks! So if it's damaged, you have the potential for the filter to not seal correctly and I assume oil could possible flow thru the canister without going thru the filter. Correct?

...new guy still learning here...


I believe you are correct Onug

 

[KingCake]

Originally Posted By: Onug
Originally Posted By: Farmer
Onug, that's a spring to keep the filter pushed up against the base plate.


Thanks! So if it's damaged, you have the potential for the filter to not seal correctly and I assume oil could possible flow thru the canister without going thru the filter. Correct?

...new guy still learning here...


Yep. I had a driveworks filter that had been damaged somehow. That spring was broken and you could shake the filter and hear the entire cartridge inside rattling around in the can.

 

[Delta]

Looks like a toss-up with MC filters. Seems some look perfect, some ugly. Thanks for the C&P Car51!

 

[53' Stude]

You're welcome Delta