So a friend of mine stopped by in his pretty nice 2007 Ram 1500 with a 5.7 Hemi, asking me about brake noise. I diagnose the noise but can't get around how bad the engine sounds. I pull the stick, and nothing. No oil on it. I tell him I have some oil (Mobil 1 AP 5w-20) and a filter that fits (Super Tech ST16) on the shelf, I'll just change the oil. Check engine light is on with cylinder deactivation codes too. (MDS). Wonderful. So I drain 3 quarts of crude oil out and dump the Mobil 1 in, engine obviously sounds much nicer. Didn't clear the codes, I just key danced them.
Anyway.... don't think I can really blame the filter, it was used far past it's useful life.
Yes, it's torn. The nitrile adbv is hard as a rock and did not hold oil. There is sludge in the bottom. In the third picture you can see the media adhesive delaminating from the end cap. The media feels like burnt popcorn. But here are the pics anyway. For science.
Anyway.... don't think I can really blame the filter, it was used far past it's useful life.
Yes, it's torn. The nitrile adbv is hard as a rock and did not hold oil. There is sludge in the bottom. In the third picture you can see the media adhesive delaminating from the end cap. The media feels like burnt popcorn. But here are the pics anyway. For science.
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