-Today, Saturday, out of state, Oso Blanco found oil splatter on the F-150 tailgate and elsewhere, then discovered a hole in the truck’s oil filter. Oso travels on paved roads, highways, and, rarely, on gravel roads. I had the oil changed at a Ford dealer about 3,000 - 4,000 miles ago.
-What causes a hole in the oil filter? Oso doesn’t recall impacts to the truck that could put a hole in the oil filter.
Oddly, my 2018 Ford Explorer lost its oil due to hole in filter at about 2000 miles–about a 1.5 months after I bought it new. Again, I did not observe any action or impact that may have put the hole in the oil filter. We’ve never experienced oil filter holes before these two incidences, and computer searches have yielded nothing.
Thanks for any assistance. Sorry about the font–attempts control it have been futile.
Okay. Oso changed the filter and put in more oil. When done, didn’t see anything with the old filter at that time, but earlier he said it looked as if there was oil coming out. Saved the filter for examination, and made it 250 miles home, and 50 to the dealer. I’m at the Ford dealer now, and asked the service manager to let me look at the filter with the mechanic. Also want to get the info off the filter, in case it’s a trend with the newer filters, and so I can look up the info on the filter, check for technical service bulletins…
I’ve never experienced a punctured oil filter, but if you were unluckly such a thing could happen if a sharp rock or piece of metal got thrown up against it by a tire. More likely if this truck is driven on rock covered roads, or in construction areas.
Found nothing to indicate puncture or hole in the oil filter (see attached photos, 1 per post due to new user). And, searching under the truck 2 weeks later, cannot see any sign of a leak or hole. Hmm.
Oso travels on paved roads, highways, and, rarely, on gravel roads. I had the oil changed at a Ford dealer about 3,000 - 4,000 miles ago.
Sorry about the font–attempts control it have been futile.
