Earlier this month, there was a thread about a defective fram ultra filter for a mazda 2.5L. Because of some bickering, the thread was locked.
An update was posted on another forum so I thought y'all might be interested -
Original thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/t...leads-to-engine-damage-in-2018-mazda6.337263/
Update:
"Hey everyone! Thanks to everyone for their advice, insights and recommendations, they were all appreciated! I wanted to give everyone an update about what happened. After I took my car back from the Mazda dealership and decided to bring it to an independent mechanic for a second opinion. Long story short, I decided to have the mechanic take apart the engine to see if he could find the seal (since the Mazda dealership didn't do this for me, they only assumed the seal was there). Lo and behold, as seen in pictures, the orange seal was blocked inside the engine. I ended up getting replacing my engine and just recently sent the filter back to Fram to inspect with all the details from the Mazda dealership and my independent mechanic. I just got my car back on Thursday after everything was fixed so everything is okay now. But lesson learned on getting an oil change from the dealership while under warranty going forward. Let me know if you guys have any questions. Thank you again for everyone's posts!"
An update was posted on another forum so I thought y'all might be interested -
Original thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/t...leads-to-engine-damage-in-2018-mazda6.337263/
Update:
"Hey everyone! Thanks to everyone for their advice, insights and recommendations, they were all appreciated! I wanted to give everyone an update about what happened. After I took my car back from the Mazda dealership and decided to bring it to an independent mechanic for a second opinion. Long story short, I decided to have the mechanic take apart the engine to see if he could find the seal (since the Mazda dealership didn't do this for me, they only assumed the seal was there). Lo and behold, as seen in pictures, the orange seal was blocked inside the engine. I ended up getting replacing my engine and just recently sent the filter back to Fram to inspect with all the details from the Mazda dealership and my independent mechanic. I just got my car back on Thursday after everything was fixed so everything is okay now. But lesson learned on getting an oil change from the dealership while under warranty going forward. Let me know if you guys have any questions. Thank you again for everyone's posts!"
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