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YOUR RESEARCHCut open Oil filter - NADA
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Run oil through a sieve as it was coming out
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I also ran the oil through a sieve as it was coming out.
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Check airfilter...unless you've recently had the sump, or something else
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If not, check your airfilter...unless you've recently had the sump, or something else, resealed.
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In reference to elevated silicon levels, check behind the drivers side rubber bellow that connects the throttle body to the plastic intake manifold.
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So, 2500 km on oil from last summer. Finally got around to cutting open the Napa gold filter.
I FOUND NOTHING. Good news story. Car has 76000 km, solution installed at 73000 km.
I also ran the oil through a sieve as it was coming out.
Sometimes a good news story is a good story.
And those napa gold filters are hard to take apart!
Similar experience with me a few weeks ago but with a stock filter (much easier to cut). I ran my oil through cheese cloth as it was draining & cut the filter. Couldn't find a single speck. 4,400 miles & 7 months on the oil.
The magnetic drain plug did have some extremely fine fuzz on it and I'm not sure if that's normal. I got my first UOA back from SpeedDiagnostix a few days ago and all was good except they found 20 PPM of silicone.
Fram filters are a LOT easier to take apart...because they SUCK compared to Napa Gold.(any many other brands)
After seeing what was inside a Fram filter, I decided I'd never use them for ANY of my vehicles.
I've bought several readily available filter brands for my other cars just to take them apart.
I now know which filters are best for my Honda Odyssey & 2006 Ford Mustang.
There's a reason why LN Engineering recommends Napa Gold filters!
...and it isn't because of cost.
Cardboard is what is inside a Fram filter, not steel.
Here are some pictures of the one that I cut open for my Automotive 101 class:
Did they recommend you do anything about the silicone?
If not, check your airfilter...unless you've recently had the sump, or something else, resealed.
Mileage is 42K. They didn't have any recommendations. I replaced the air filter last year and have done some PM (coils/plugs, etc) but nothing involving any sealant. An LN retrofit bearing was put in by the PO at around 34K miles. Not sure what to make of the silicone. I read that re-sealing something (which I haven't done) could cause it. It can also be a sign of bore scoring. Hope it's not that.
Thought about that. Wanted to see how hard it was with snips. Wasn't too bad. Harder to take apart the filter than the cutting. Not sure it is worth $100.
I remember reading that as well. I did take it to my cousins' out in the desert twice & their driveway is dirt. Other than that it's seen nothing but pavement. I'll take a look at the air filter.
I have a $30 filter cutter that I got from Amazon that I use to cut open spin-on oil filters.
It works well.
The inside element is the tough part to cut apart...except on Fram filters.
In reference to elevated silicon levels, check behind the drivers side rubber bellow that connects the throttle body to the plastic intake manifold. There should be a small vacuum line that connects to the backside of the bellow. I think it�s a poor design and can easily detach, thus allowing your intake to ingest unfiltered air from the engine compartment.
