Those Ferrari owners so piss poor after their purchase that they can only afford Fram filters.

PA2TU,

I have never seen this "white net" filter. Possibly it is only for the newer engines. When I look up filters for my Benzes at Fastlane, I see the usual MANN, Hengst, Mahle, or Bosch. All with prices $8.50 or less. Even the HUGE canister filter (Mahle) for my Porsche is only $8.
I would be interested to find out how a filter can go longer before being changed out. The filter it's self isn't going to change the amount of "dirt" in the oil. By that I mean, yes the filter could be filtering better, but wouldn't that mean it would clog up sooner?

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the minimum called for in t he owners manual at idle is i believe about .5 bar. so i hope you can get there after cleaning everything with new oil. folks who dont change the oil really steam me.

i have looked at cars before that had the oil below the dipstick and had knocking bearings and the seller is saying that the oil is changed religeously etc. i have no patience for liars. i have stopped at convenience stores on a test drive before and added oil in pity for the poor benz. one car i drove around the block and came right back since it was clearly knocking and i didnt want to blow a rod on the test drive.

once i drove a four wheel drive (ford i think) and when i went around a corner the axle with the wheel attached came out o f the rear axle tube about 2'. i parked it and walked back tothe sellers house.

idiots!

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Actually, it was at "1.5" when idling in park. It was when it was idling in drive at full temperature at 500 RPMs is when it was around .1 / .2 mark, but that was only once, after that, it was at the .3, which others have said before is normal. This is a 20 year old car, with 263K, so I do not expect it to be perfect, but since it was at "3" at 1500 RPMS, I am sure it is OK. I will know more tomorrow how the new oil helps, because I am going to drive it tomorrow when I take it to have a middle muffler installed.

OK.... here it is! The WRETCHED oil filter.It made me when I saw it. I took these photos a little while ago. Yes, it is dark out, so sorry for the low/no quality.

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I think I am going to throw up.

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I told you it was bad.....

Now if that filter was from a diesel, then that would be ok. Did you check inside the oil cap and see if there is any crud build up on the valve train?

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2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
MBCA member

Excellent. I drove the car on several trips today and the pressure is even better than it was before, which even then was right where I was told it was to be. Now, at normal operating temperature, when in drive, it is at the ".4" bar. Sometimes at the ".3" or ".5", but mainly on the .4. Also, now when it hits 1300 RPMs, instead of 1500 rpms, it is already at the "3" mark. At idle when in park, it is still on "1.5" or "1.6".