more shrinking Motorcraft filters, maybe not

[bdcardinal]

got a stock order in which included FL=2021's (they fit V8 Lincoln LS and the newer T-Birds with the 3.9) and noticed that the boxes were shorter

so i took them out of the box and it looks like they just redesigned the filter and made the box smaller.

 

[Bluestream]

Motorcraft is going green! Yeah for them!

 

[postjeeprcr]

You should cut one of each open and post pics of the internals

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted By: postjeeprcr
You should cut one of each open and post pics of the internals


not gonna happen. at $12.44 a pop and considering i do not own nor have any wish to own one of the vehicles that these fit, im not investing money on them. just sharing what i saw at work.

 

[SuperBusa]

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: postjeeprcr
You should cut one of each open and post pics of the internals


not gonna happen. at $12.44 a pop ...


For a Motorcraft filter?

 

[Kruse]

Originally Posted By: SuperBusa
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: postjeeprcr
You should cut one of each open and post pics of the internals


not gonna happen. at $12.44 a pop ...


For a Motorcraft filter?

Uh....he's probably the one guy here who gets them from the dealership instead of Wal-Mart.

 

[bdcardinal]

thats Ford MSRP, i buy them for less than you can get them from WalMart.

 

[ThirdeYe]

Originally Posted By: Kruse
Originally Posted By: SuperBusa
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: postjeeprcr
You should cut one of each open and post pics of the internals


not gonna happen. at $12.44 a pop ...


For a Motorcraft filter?

Uh....he's probably the one guy here who gets them from the dealership instead of Wal-Mart.


They're even cheaper at Pep Boys.

That's where I get mine. Doesn't Wal-Mart charge $4 for the FL-400S? They're $3.50 at Pep Boys, which is surprising considering how Wal-Mart is always squeezing their suppliers.

 

[hardcore302]

got mine ate autozone for like 3 and change. the blend was 3 something a quart, as well. best bang for the buck, EVAR!

 

[Kruse]

Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Motorcraft is going green! Yeah for them!


Profits before tree hugging.
It just means that Ford can now stuff more of these in the delivery truck. Of course, their slant on all this is that they can save fuel by doing it.

 

[bdcardinal]

this isnt as common of a filter as the 820 or 400 simply because it only fits a select number of applications. i have never seen one outside of a dealer, and whenever i go to WalMart or PepBoys i take a mental note of what Motorcraft they carry and for how much.

 

[MKZman]

I saw 2 400s filters at Walmart in different size boxes and the filters were different height too.. not just the box change.

 

[lawmanracing]

I believe they switched suppliers. You could check the Country of Origin to see if that changed.

 

[JustinC25]

I contacted purolator about the size reduction on the FL-400S. They confirmed that they are still the supplier for Motorcraft. They didn't comment on why the filter size was reduced, however they did say that the effiency is still the same. Probably smaller can, with better media ??

 

[Kruse]

Originally Posted By: MKZman
I saw 2 400s filters at Walmart in different size boxes and the filters were different height too.. not just the box change.


I bought the last long FL400 filters at my local WM. The shelf space was empty for a few days and then they were replaced by the short ones.

Originally Posted By: JustinC25
Probably smaller can, with better media ??


Not to bash Motorcraft, as I use them also, but my guess is just a smaller can.

 

[hardcore302]

my guess is smaller can, better media.