Crush ring and Castrol

[chitowndad]

So the last time I took my car in to have the oil changed at a local oil place which overfilled the car. Today I changed the oil myself and the bozo's that did it last time didn't replace the spring in the oil filter!

Now I know why I do it myself!

If I recall correctly, the spring is used as some form of a bypass, right?

-Steve

[JTP]

Here in Fairbanks Alaska, the local parts store has Castrol Syntec and Mobil 1 for $8.99/qt , some places as high as $9.99/qt . $6.99 doesn't seem too bad, you'll end up spending an extra $10 per oil change and that's a small price to pay for better protection as these cars are not cheap econoboxes (no pun intended) so you'll end up paying more for everything.

[clickman]

Originally Posted by chitowndad

So the last time I took my car in to have the oil changed at a local oil place which overfilled the car. Today I changed the oil myself and the bozo's that did it last time didn't replace the spring in the oil filter!

Now I know why I do it myself!

If I recall correctly, the spring is used as some form of a bypass, right?

-Steve

What spring?

[chitowndad]

On my 2001 S, there is a spring that sits inside the core of the filter.

you don't have one?

[clickman]

Nope. Nothing in my OEM replacement filter. No mention of it in Bentley or any of the internet info sources that I've looked at...

[jmatta]

Went to AutoZone today and picked up two of the Castrol Syntec 10W40 specials (5 qts plus K&N Gold filter for $27.99).

Needed 9 qts or so for the Box, plus my car has the LN billet adapter, so I was able to pick up two of the recommended K&N HP-1007 filters with the special (normally $13.99 ea) basically for free!

Funny part was, I attended a PCA Chicago tech clinic yesterday where Charles Navarro (LN Engineering) was one of the guest speakers; drove the Box since it was 70+ degrees, and he discussed motor oil advantages/disadvantages.

Here's what my LN magnetic drain plug looked like...kind of a "metallic paste" on the end of the magnet...around 2k miles on this fill.

Good timing all around and now my Box is ready for hibernation.

[gschotland]

FYI. Pep Boys has 5 qts of Castrol Syntec + a filter on sale for $27.99 for the month of May. Even without the filter that's a great deal compared to my alternative, $7.49/qt at Autozone. Time to stock up...

[Frank M]

Originally Posted by gschotland

FYI. Pep Boys has 5 qts of Castrol Syntec + a filter on sale for $27.99 for the month of May. Even without the filter that's a great deal compared to my alternative, $7.49/qt at Autozone. Time to stock up...

Castrol website shows 5w-40 as the recommended Castrol oil.
I do not see this weight at Pep Boys here in NH.
Autozone carries it though.