Motorcraft FL820S cut open (pics)

[wavinwayne]

I changed the oil on my wife's '97 Expedition 4.6L w/109k miles Thursday night. Today I cut open the Motorcraft FL820S oil filter & took pics. I didn't notice anything unusual, just a filter soaked with used oil. The filter media didn't have any sludge or anything else that would concern me. I'm very happy with it's performance.

This was a 4k mile (4 months) run on Quaker State Peak Performance 5w30. Make-up oil was 1 qt. QS & 1/4 qt. Mobil 1 0w40 that I had left over from my VW's previous oil change.

The MC filter help up extremely well.

The construction was so good, I had a very difficult time getting it apart. The filter media was glued to the metal end caps on both ends, so I had to tear it apart, which was not easy. The orange piece in the picture (ADBV)???, was still very, very soft, not showing any signs of hardening.

If you've been considering using MC products, I HIGHLY recommend them. Enjoy the pics!

And here's the Expedition:

[ March 05, 2005, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: wavinwayne ]

 

[Bryanccfshr]

Nice convincing pictures. Running an FL400s on my truck right now and will be stocking up on more of them.

 

[Dave Hess]

Wavinwayne,

Nice photos, but was there any 'sediment' or noticeable crud trapped by the filter emelent ??

 

[wavinwayne]

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Originally posted by LT4 Vette:
Wavinwayne,

Nice photos, but was there any 'sediment' or noticeable crud trapped by the filter emelent ??

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No, there was absolutely no sediment, crud, sludge or anything like that.....just used oil. I couldn't be happier.

The filter media in the second picture has some "specs" showing on it.....Those came from my dirty garage floor, where I had layed the pieces of filter element before putting them on the paper towel for pics.