Ran a short OCI on my new to me Lincoln Town Car (had bulk oil from last owner's oil change, unknown brand or weight) of about 2000 miles.
Refilled with Mobil 1 5W30 and on went a Mahle OC705 - made in Mexico strangely enough, can't wait to see the insides of that one.
Not much to see here, a little bit of waviness. All of the louvers were opened nicely, and unlike the last FL-820 that I cut open, I couldn't rip the end caps off!
All in all seems to be a decent filter, but it's the same price as a Wix 51372, and the Wix has a silicone ADBV, so there's better value out there.
Note that I accidentally cut the ADBV with my angle grinder when opening the can.
Refilled with Mobil 1 5W30 and on went a Mahle OC705 - made in Mexico strangely enough, can't wait to see the insides of that one.
Not much to see here, a little bit of waviness. All of the louvers were opened nicely, and unlike the last FL-820 that I cut open, I couldn't rip the end caps off!
All in all seems to be a decent filter, but it's the same price as a Wix 51372, and the Wix has a silicone ADBV, so there's better value out there.
Note that I accidentally cut the ADBV with my angle grinder when opening the can.
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