Motorcraft FL-820-S Oil Filter

Be sure to check with the Auto or Truck Manufacturer to find the correct SIZE of Oil Filter for your vehicle. Amazon's Parts Locator says that the Motorcraft FL820S does not fit my 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis, 4.6 Litre V-8 engine. This is incorrect. The fact is that the Motorcraft FL820S is the FORD-recommended filter for my 1995 Mercury engine, and is recommended in almost every application of the Ford /Mercury/Lincoln 4.6 Litre engine size. The Motorcraft FL820S interchanges with the BOSCH 3410, the FRAM TG2, and the K&N 2010. The Motorcraft FL820S has over 50 pleats, high flow rate, silicone anti-drainback valve, and steel end caps. Amazon's current low price ($3.69) is an excellent value for a quality oil filter that's MADE IN USA !! My car is driven in heavy traffic, desert temperatures, mountain driving, and trans-desert trips from Phoenix to L.A. The standard FORD Motorcraft Filters performed just as well as the high-dollar types -- and filtered MUCH better than the K&N, which has a very high flow rate (for racing), but the low 90% efficiency rating of the K&N makes it a no-no for extended oil changes. I wouldn't run a K&N oil filter for more than 3,000 miles -- you'd just be stirring up dirty oil and pumping it through the bearings !! :>( For my American V-8 engine, I have found the best value to be the Motorcraft FL820S Oil Filter and Mobil 1 5-W-20 Extended Life (Synthetic) engine oil. The quality of the oil filter allows for filter changing every 5,000 miles, and the engine oil is changed once-a-year, regardless of miles driven. For maximum oil life, be sure your PCV system is working properly -- Remove and wash out the PCV Valve with Carburetor Cleaner, and check for collapsed and/or damaged PCV hoses. A leaking PCV system will suck un-filtered dirt right into your engine !! 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis RS 225 HP 4.6 Litre SOHC V-8 Modified Air Box w/ K&N Air Filter Bosch Impeller Fuel Pump Bosch 19 Lb. Fuel Injectors Bosch Double-Iridium Spark Plugs Bosch Mag-Core 8mm Ignition Wires Bosch Oxygen Sensors Mallory Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator @ 35 psi. Walker H-Pipe Dual Exhaust 2" MagnaFlow Glasspac Mufflers Urethane Control Arm Bushings Urethane Sway Bar Bushings (Front&Rear) Urethane Spring Isolators MOOG Coil Springs MOOG Greaseable Ball Joints MOOG Greaseable Tie Rods MOOG Front Hubs/Bearings KYB Gas Shocks (Front & Rear) 6.5 X 15 "Italian Lace" Alloy Wheels Goodyear Comfortread 215 70R 15 98T (118mph) 4-Speed Auto Trans w/ B&M Shift Kit Castrol MerconV Trans Fluid 13,000 BTU B&M Transmission Cooler Hella LED Daytime Running Lights LED Interior, Brake, Parking, and Tail Lights 2.73:1 Axle Ratio

I own a 2008 Mercury Milan Premier V6 sedan that I purchased new from the Ford/Mercury dealership. I change my own oil at home and have always used this Motorcraft FL-820-S filter for my Milan. The Ford dealership uses Motorcraft oil and filters for the oil changes it performs, so I figure this must be a quality filter. Motorcraft is the official parts brand of Ford. If you buy a Motorcraft part, then you’re buying a true Ford OEM part. It's hard to beat using Motorcraft parts because they’re the same quality as the original and also have a good warranty. For most of my other oil filter needs, I tend to purchase only NAPA Gold filters because they typically cost less and are much better quality (i.e., Wix brand) than the comparable genuine OEM filters. However, that’s not the case with this particular filter. I’ve always been astonished by the relatively low cost of this filter, considering that it's a Motocraft product, and consider it to be a tremendous value because of that. Installing this filter has always been easy and I’ve never experienced any leakage issues afterwards. Even after all these years, my Milan continues to run great with absolutely no engine or performance issues whatsoever. Worth noting is that I used to purchase this oil filter only from Walmart once per year when I performed my oil change. The price of this filter at both Walmart and Amazon had remained unchanged for many, many years so it was convenient to just purchase it at the store when I was ready to actually use it. However, a couple months ago this summer, I noticed that Walmart had increased its price by more than 30% but Amazon did not and still has not. Subsequently, I chose to stock up on these filters from Amazon.

Go on and off easily. They're good durable oem quality.

There isn't a whole lot to say other than the price is good and it does its job!

Good oil filter

Needed Ford F150 with 5.4 liter. These filters have always given the appearance of a quality, well fitted product. Price is fair and better than the local part stores.

Good value on this oil filter.

Original Ford filter, can't go wrong with that.