Decided to cut open the filter that came off the 2002 Tracker 2.5 V-6 I just got. Unknown mileage, but I'm going to guess its been on there a LONG time. Anti-drainback valve was pretty hard. Lots of carbon deposits (nothing was attracted by a magnet) you can see in the can/baseplate and what I scraped from between a couple filter pleats. Seems like a solid filter that did its job. This thing holds 6qts and only 2.5 came out when I drained it. Timing chain start up noise has been eliminated with new oil/filter. Fram extra guard PH3614 and Chevron 5w-30 synblend went back in.
Parts Master PH2835 Cut Open Unknown Mileage
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Looks like a Premium Guard/Prime Guard type jobber tier oil filter. Agree, looks decent. If there for some time, a less than pliable nitrile adbv not unexpected. Could well explain the start-up rattle, but 2.5qts in 6qt capacity, doesn't help. smh
Thanks for c&p.
Thanks for c&p.
No doubt its better constructed than the orange Fram I replaced it with, but this filter is in an awful spot and I wanted the grippy stuff on the end of the filter.. haha
... was the oil level ever checked? Dipstick probably didn't even register an oil level.I ignored a lot of red flags when I bought this thing because cheap 4wd... Guy showed up where we agreed to meet for test drive with it running in park on a flatbed trailer, not tied down at all, said it had a bad battery and wouldn't restart if he shut it off.. so I pulled the dipstick with it running and knew it at least had some oil in it.. haha. Sometimes rolling the dice is fun. Also battery turned out to be fine, but it did have a battery terminal that needed to be replaced. When it was parked it did have the slightest line of oil on the tip of the dipstick..
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