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Originally Posted by Guyton Buzz
re: [I]The copper washer is for the drain plug on the crankcase
I already had those from another source, but certainly thoughtful of them.
re: Is it possible that there's something wrong that could inflict the same damage on your new filter? Are you tempted to check it before it is time to replace it?
Yep, I think I will be attending to this more frequently. The holes are symterical, so perhaps some of that fine "imported" quality control. I don't think there are particles in the oil making the holes.
And after I drove about 40 miles the oil PSI drops to 1.5 bar at idle, but a smoother swing now.
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The filter looks like it has Exit Wounds, as if a particle had come outwards from it. But the filter looks like it had been sucked inwards, or possibly twisted because it was too long or something. Except it should be twisted the other way after taking it out. If something is circulating around in there, the old filter certainly didn't stop it. But I would think it would have caused some kind of mechanical problem.
Maybe somebody who knows how the oil should flow through the filter on this engine can explain how a defective filter could account for its appearance, but I certainly can't.