5.0 Oil Filter Inspection at 2,300 Miles (5.0L)

[Je1279]

Out of curiosity, I decided to replace and inspect my oil filter after the first 2,300 miles on the truck. I felt it was too early for a complete oil change, but I wanted to have a look to see how things were going. After opening it up, I was pleased to find only the expected sparkles from initial break in and no large metal shavings or chucks. The pleats of the filter element looked good also. I added half a quart of Motorcraft 5W30 to the engine to replace what came out and will inspect it again when I do a complete oil change at 5,000 miles.

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[JExpedition07]

I’d drain the factory fill and change the oil, I changed mine at 1,000 miles. There are a lot of fines that get suspended in the oil during break in that the filter won’t catch. My take is your first oil change is one of the most important.

 

[Gros Ventre]

Some years ago, I started cutting these filters open, bought a special tool for this. After awhile I concluded that if you had anything you could see visually, you had a real problem on your hands. Cutting it open for inspection was a waste of time unless you truly suspected something...

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