Just curious Brad, if any of your contacts have any idea why ALL the newer engines, even the light duty diesels have tiny cartridge full flow oil filters? I work on several fleets of passenger vans, 1 ton, and all of them newer than 2004-2005 have tiny scary looking bult-in, full flow filters. The Sprinter vans have 150,000 mechanical warranty and none have died that quickly, but the filters come out at the recommended 10K oil change interval very clogged-up. So much so that you can barely see the pleats. They look more like a solid gunky cylinder. Have you ever heard of a disadvantage to a bypass filter?
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