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Wrong oil filter installed


ZeroPlus

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I just discovered that someone put on the equivalent of the FL400S oil filter on a 2009 Edge SEL.  This model calls for a FL500S oil filter and the 2 different filters are not compatible.  The FL400S has about a 2mm smaller hole, so it was forced onto the adaptor stem.  My question - is the oil filter adaptor stem on the car likely damaged, as the filter dimensions are different (400 is english increments and 500 is metric).  I don't want to pull the present filter off, only to discover the mounting stem has stripped threads and then nothing fits.  Ford made a serious blunder switching filter applications with the same model year - even most car parts places couldn't distinguish the correct application.  The 400S and 500S filters have different sized holes and the thread pitch is different.  

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