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Originally Posted by ckelly78z
It seems that oil filters are going the way of pre-packaged food or household goods, the package keeps getting smaller, but the price remains the same or goes up. My oil filter on my Diesel 7.3 L Ford, is honestly a foot long, and about 5-6" thick. You need to pour two quarts of oil into it before installing, and it is always a mess to replace (oil running down wrist).
I'm sure that it is a weight issue for the automaker, because every ounce they can save off the final weight means better fuel economy, and probably a slight bit cheaper.
This is why most new suspesion components no longer have steel inner or outer tubes,while many have gone to composite (melted plastic molded beads) torque rods, and motor mounts.
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Odd. Just replaced the filter on my e350 v10 (6.8l?), and the filter was really small too... Must be a new trend...