Originally Posted By: tomcruise
Originally Posted By: goodtimes
The stuff on the pad is black. Soot from unburned fuel? The pad filters good. I will unpopularly say this is a good case for oil filter recycling instead of cutting. I always used Motorcraft on my Fords, until the issue came up, wonder what they will do with the filter reset by Purolator next year. At least MC doesn't do the good, better, best filter choice baloney.
All the Motorcraft filters I've cut look like this. No tears, or wavy pleats. I did this at work, so everything was recycled properly, pad included.
I'm sure all yours were fine. There still is the issue. I don't know where I would recycle used oil soaked pads. I probably won't cut many more used filters, maybe one. Here they give out a recycling bag and you put the drained used filters in it and the oil in a provided jug, and the recycle guy takes it. Not sure how it can be denied cutting used oil filters makes a huge mess. Which is unpopular to say here. It will be interesting what Motorcraft does after the old filter lines cease, or maybe Mann will still make contracted filters the old way.