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Old 09-22-2014, 07:19 PM   #100
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Originally Posted by Darnold View Post
I get that the original fluids are there to assist in handling any flaws in production and assist in the break in period, the reason I want to be persistent with changing fluids is it's not uncommon to acquire shavings or other pieces of debris in the filter/oil within the first couple hundred/thousand miles. I'll see if I can make it to 2K miles but I won't drive the car very hard with whatever it came with.
Filter is before the rest of the motor and unless you had MAJOR wear the filter isn't going to go into bypass from restriction. If you have wear bad enough to clog the filter, your engine is toast already.
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