Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
If a tech does the required oil filter check as you stated, how does he check inside the filter, the media itself to see if it is too dirty, clogged, or torn in any way? Someone please answer that Q?
The same way you do on your vehicle right now. Your oil filter could have a massively torn media inside, right now, and its efficiency could be zero. And you have no idea.
Is that likely? Not really. But you certainly have the option of replacing your filter every 1,000 miles if you like, just to be safe. We all will have different lines in the sand that represent our comfort zone. There's no rule that says that you *must* replace an oil filter during an oil change. There's no rule that says that you *cannot* replace an oil filter outside of an oil change. It's simply convenience that the filter is changed at the same time as the oil.
You could run your oil 5,000 miles, and your oil filter 2,500 miles, and use two filters for each oil change, right? You could also run your oil 2,500 miles, and your oil filter 5,000 miles, and use one filter every two oil changes, right? Lots of ways to skin a cat.
If a tech does the required oil filter check as you stated, how does he check inside the filter, the media itself to see if it is too dirty, clogged, or torn in any way? Someone please answer that Q?
The same way you do on your vehicle right now. Your oil filter could have a massively torn media inside, right now, and its efficiency could be zero. And you have no idea.
Is that likely? Not really. But you certainly have the option of replacing your filter every 1,000 miles if you like, just to be safe. We all will have different lines in the sand that represent our comfort zone. There's no rule that says that you *must* replace an oil filter during an oil change. There's no rule that says that you *cannot* replace an oil filter outside of an oil change. It's simply convenience that the filter is changed at the same time as the oil.
You could run your oil 5,000 miles, and your oil filter 2,500 miles, and use two filters for each oil change, right? You could also run your oil 2,500 miles, and your oil filter 5,000 miles, and use one filter every two oil changes, right? Lots of ways to skin a cat.