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Originally Posted by Nfsundrgrnd
Do you think I'd see metal debris if I'd cut open the oil filter? If it was indeed failing that is.
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If you see metal debris it is already too late.
The majority of the ones that failed do so within a thousand miles. If there is enough material blocking oil flow you are not going to get far before things go bad. It isn't a gradual wear situation but a rapid and catastrophic one.
I would not worry much after about that thousand mile mark. Not to say it couldn't happen but the probability is strong that it will not.
The only true way to check is (which has been mentioned) to pull the pan and check for silicone pieces. Checking the filter won't substitute for that since they are so big they don't even make it that far.