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From the several years I have been here: 1. Possibly 2. No........

That picture has been around a few years. Crazy stuff. I shared a few years ago that in my Navy days, we had a young sailor that was heading home for Christmas and remarked before leaving the ship that his oil was low (someone told him how to check it.) He was broke, so added water in parking...

Yeah, Ford is the worst. By a long shot. Had like 7 on my Ford Escape before it even hit 10K. On the Ford Fusion (disaster of a car) probably had 5 before 10K. Fleet vehicles, no way I would ever buy a Ford. Until the newer engines show some reliability, won't buy a Hyundai again either.

Wow. Amazing. My Mom had a friend named Hilda who was mid 90's and still driving. Hope I'll still be able to!

IMHO, that bypass valve would NOT stick open like that in actual use in an engine.

Yeah...didn't take long! LOL

Yeah, looks like good stuff. Walmart has it for around $27 now. Several threads on BITOG already.

Absolutely. I say all this joking around, it really makes no difference as long as it is lubricated. I always wipe down everything squeaky clean. Lubrication is the most important thing. I used to fill oil filters before install, but haven't done it in a while for the same reason. I'm...

So, Dirty little secret. You know how you have to put oil on filter gasket before you spin it on? Well, I do that, but.......... shhhhhhhhhh I never have clean oil under car with me, so i dip my gloved finger into the drain pan and smear a drop of the old oil on gasket, then spin it on...

2024 Mazda CX-5 non-turbo 2.5. 6,315 miles on odometer. Second oil change for this car. OCI - 4,000 miles Out: Castrol Edge 0W-20, OEM Filter In: Castrol Edge 0W-20, PG Filter. Plan to change again at 10,000 miles and do 5K OCI from there on out. May switch to Quaker State also. $5 or...

My company maintains a fleet of thousands of vehicles. When a car is brand new, and factory fill gets dumped, in goes Valvoline Maxlife HM. Every car/truck. No issues I know of. They have been doing that longer than the 12 years I have been with them.

Agree. I Never seem to catch it though! LOL

Everyone of us that gets that reference IS getting old…..

My local BJ’s club carry’s it. Expensive though. Oil isn’t a very good deal at BJ’s unfortunately.

Used it in my sons 2019 Santa Fe for it's first oil change (for us, we bought it used.) Ran it 4K. No issues. Supertech in the engine now.

Filter looks good, but they put a jobber filter on at the deallership and not an OEM? Can't say I have ever heard of that happening. However, a few years ago, I did see the KIA dealership pouring O'Reilly house brand coolant into a car. so....anything is possible.

Too many to count for me. Pick one? @53' Stude for sure!

Diesel fuel would cost more than the filter....so...no. Oil filters are cheap overall. Why bother?

Wow. Nice filter for $2.97. Not sure how they make any money at all on that, especially these days.

If it's not sealed, I always do an open/inspect. That would have been caught right away.