If the filter was made in Asia, that might be the source of the debris. I
once bought oil filters made in India and found that if you bumped them on a
table, small pieces of debris would fall out. I called the seller who
checked his stock and found the same thing, so I returned the filters.
Luckily I noticed it before installing any of the filters. Since then I use
only German brand filters.
Gerry
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From: <l02tur...@comcast.net>
I posted this on the 15th but rec’d no replies – I’ll try again:
The long metal tube attached to the Filter Canister Cover has a hole in
the bottom and a hole near the
top. The upper hole had what appeared to be a piece of plastic-like paper
partly in the hole (like the cellopane on a pack of cigarettes but much
stronger).
I pulled it and believe all came out although I had to
tug pretty hard. I tried to blow through the tube opening with my
compressor and I got some oil seepage from the hole. I'm assuming the
piece of "stuff" (I think I'll retrieve it from the trash) was stuck to
the
filter perhaps? and came loose then was sucked into the upper hole?
Don't know how long it's been like this ---
What is the tube for? What do the holes do?
Can the tube be removed from the cover?
Thanks -
LarryT
91 300D
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