[Cut Open] Ford OE (FL500S equivalent) 4948mi

[DuckRyder]

UOA HERE

 

[crazyoildude]

Who makes that filter? I like the threads on the baseplate better than the motorcraft filters or at least better than the 820-s which has less threads on it.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Must have been the filter from the factory. How was the pleat spacing at the seam?

crazyoildude is drooling over those giant base inlet holes ... LoL.

 

[Ethan1]

Yes, that's a factory filter.

 

[Kruse]

The Ford factory filters used to be all white. Now most of them are at least getting the FoMoCo printed on them.
So a few years from now when people are restoring their cars to "factory new" condition, I wonder who will be making these repop filters?

 

[901Memphis]

Those are Fram/Champion Labs i believe

 

[Branson304]

Looks great. I believe I saw somewhere a while back that Ford factory filters are built by Champ Labs/FRAM. Honestly I wish Motorcraft retail filters were like these instead of Purolator.

 

[robo339]

No bypass?

 

[CarbonSteel]

Looks very similar to the OEM that I pulled on my 2014 Explorer at 1,900 miles.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted By: robo339
No bypass?


The bypass is on the base end. He just didn't take any photos of it. You can see it in 2015_PSD's link he gave above.

 

[bdcardinal]

We replaced one in the shop for leaking on a new full size Transit. I had to send it to Purolator for analysis.

 

[DuckRyder]

Yes it is a factory installed filter, and yes the bypass is on the other end...

I will dry it out and take more pictures, including the seam.

 

[CT8]

The OEM? Ford filters are way better than the Motorcrafts we are sold.

 

[WiskyBadger]

Why do they use Champ at the factory but Puro makes the Motorcrafts?

 

[DuckRyder]

Dried out a bit: