[Cut Open] Valvoline V0-118 - UNK miles

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This is off of a new to the family Ford Ranger, UNK miles on filter and UNK oil. Truck is a high miles (175,000ish) 3.0L and we had the timing cover off to fix a leak, replaced the timing chain and gears while we were there. Timing chain was shagged, engine was very clean.

Truck came from a local lot and they did say the prior owner was a good customer who took care of the truck FWIW.

Sparkles in last picture are from the flash, not metal, as usual element drying out.


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In went MC Blend 5w30 and a FL400S.
 
Adam you're welcome of course.

Yep the chain was stretched... put a new Coyles in it.

Looks like a AC Delco too.
 
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Adam, (sorry was reading and posting from phone earlier) yes for this one I thought the MC blend and FL400 was best choice, local use mostly and low annual miles... doubtful that its had anything fancy to this point. Truck seems to have been maintained but not necessarily to a high standard, for instance the heater hose assembly that is moulded with T's has been patched together with plastic "T"s, it works, but is on the list to remedy.

It is a pretty cool little truck, 4X4, Short bed, regular cab and a 5 speed. Once we get a few things on the punch list done, I'm not sure how much I'll be working on it, I'm willing but the truck lives a good distance away...

I still have the other one here to attend to as well... Guess I should just buy myself one and become a Ranger specialist...
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This is identical to the SuperTech filter I'm sending Adam soon... it's a weird double-entry on the thread side. The first part you see is just like a thin sheetmetal guard, and there is another "top" plate that the ADBV seals to. Wonder why they do it that way?
 
Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo
This is identical to the SuperTech filter I'm sending Adam soon... it's a weird double-entry on the thread side. The first part you see is just like a thin sheetmetal guard, and there is another "top" plate that the ADBV seals to. Wonder why they do it that way?

Perhaps the only thing they change for different applications is the threaded baseplate?
 
Originally Posted by DuckRyder
Adam, (sorry was reading and posting from phone earlier) yes for this one I thought the MC blend and FL400 was best choice, local use mostly and low annual miles... doubtful that its had anything fancy to this point. Truck seems to have been maintained but not necessarily to a high standard, for instance the heater hose assembly that is moulded with T's has been patched together with plastic "T"s, it works, but is on the list to remedy.

It is a pretty cool little truck, 4X4, Short bed, regular cab and a 5 speed. Once we get a few things on the punch list done, I'm not sure how much I'll be working on it, I'm willing but the truck lives a good distance away...

I still have the other one here to attend to as well... Guess I should just buy myself one and become a Ranger specialist...
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Robert, that sounds like a cool lil' truck
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This V0-118 looks like a PF63E I used a while ago, e-cores all the way. Different threads.
This cross references with a Fram Ultra XG3600. Strongly suggest using the Ultra, of course, right? Motorcrafts prone to tearing like the Purolator they are, UNLESS the USCAR-36 push at Ford-Motorcraft has actually done something about the infamous tears & holes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8x6RlI8bQ
 
Well, it just so happens I am sending a ST 3600 and one of every Motorcraft car filter that my local WM carries to 53' Stude this week. So we'll be able to support or debunk all of your statements very shortly
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Originally Posted by oil_film_movies
Motorcrafts prone to tearing like the Purolator they are, UNLESS the USCAR-36 push at Ford-Motorcraft has actually done something about the infamous tears & holes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8x6RlI8bQ


What's strange is Motorcraft mentions nothing about USCAR-36 on their boxes. Someone mentioned the same in the comments here:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1524645-sae-uscar-36-motorcraft-oil-filter-testing.html

Wonder if other brands are USCAR-36 certified? Seems nobody advertises that on the box.
 
USCAR-36 is great, yet I'm guessing it may not detect an X% of filters that might tear in the field after use. And, no manufacturer ever wants to acknowledge any oil filter ever tears. Evasiveness. For example, Purolator has never had any statements about the results of sampling the field, and what corrective action they are taking, if any. I'm in the dark.
 
Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo
Who would advertise USCAR-36 when their filter does 4% better at 10 fewer microns?
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USCAR-36 defines minimun performance specs. Low efficiency filters like Toyota and Honda wouldn't pass it for instance.
 
Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo
This is identical to the SuperTech filter I'm sending Adam soon... it's a weird double-entry on the thread side. The first part you see is just like a thin sheetmetal guard, and there is another "top" plate that the ADBV seals to. Wonder why they do it that way?
That inner set of holes is the bypass part of the filter. That is how the combo bypass on the ecores are done.
 
Originally Posted by oil_film_movies
This V0-118 looks like a PF63E I used a while ago, e-cores all the way. Different threads.
This cross references with a Fram Ultra XG3600. Strongly suggest using the Ultra, of course, right? Motorcrafts prone to tearing like the Purolator they are, UNLESS the USCAR-36 push at Ford-Motorcraft has actually done something about the infamous tears & holes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8x6RlI8bQ


I've used Ultras, for what I expect the mileage on this per year to be its WAY overkill, like beyond my normal overkill.

I've never had a torn FL400s or FL500s - that doesn't mean they don't tear of course, but I'm a lot more OK with MC than with Puro.

In fact since the mileage on the other Ranger I take care of (and it has a couple of cut open XG3600 here) seems to be dropping, I may just start running MC on it too. Though a M1-209 is cued up next.
 
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