Anyone here used a PF46E ?
02-24-2014, 11:40 AM
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Anyone here used a PF46E ?
Color me not impressed !
I did not realize that what I had put on last oil change was the E - what I did realize was that my oil pressure had been low - like, not even hitting 40 psi on a cold start with temps in the mid 30's.
I was using Castrol 5W 30 synthetic oil.
Changed it Friday night to Valvoline 10W30 synthetic with a PF46 - night & day.
45 psi cold starts, 60 psi when revved cold, and hot idle ( relative term as it has been in the mid to high 70's this weekend, but I was running the A/C ) no lower than 30 - 35 psi.
Maybe my situation was a fluke or a mis-packaged filter, but I will run a Purolator or some other brand before I put one another PF46E.
As the title states - anyone else used one, or had similar issues ?
Britt
I did not realize that what I had put on last oil change was the E - what I did realize was that my oil pressure had been low - like, not even hitting 40 psi on a cold start with temps in the mid 30's.
I was using Castrol 5W 30 synthetic oil.
Changed it Friday night to Valvoline 10W30 synthetic with a PF46 - night & day.
45 psi cold starts, 60 psi when revved cold, and hot idle ( relative term as it has been in the mid to high 70's this weekend, but I was running the A/C ) no lower than 30 - 35 psi.
Maybe my situation was a fluke or a mis-packaged filter, but I will run a Purolator or some other brand before I put one another PF46E.
As the title states - anyone else used one, or had similar issues ?
Britt
02-24-2014, 07:47 PM
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Re: Anyone here used a PF46E ?
Color me not impressed !
I did not realize that what I had put on last oil change was the E - what I did realize was that my oil pressure had been low - like, not even hitting 40 psi on a cold start with temps in the mid 30's.
I was using Castrol 5W 30 synthetic oil.
Changed it Friday night to Valvoline 10W30 synthetic with a PF46 - night & day.
45 psi cold starts, 60 psi when revved cold, and hot idle ( relative term as it has been in the mid to high 70's this weekend, but I was running the A/C ) no lower than 30 - 35 psi.
Maybe my situation was a fluke or a mis-packaged filter, but I will run a Purolator or some other brand before I put one another PF46E.
As the title states - anyone else used one, or had similar issues ?
Britt
I did not realize that what I had put on last oil change was the E - what I did realize was that my oil pressure had been low - like, not even hitting 40 psi on a cold start with temps in the mid 30's.
I was using Castrol 5W 30 synthetic oil.
Changed it Friday night to Valvoline 10W30 synthetic with a PF46 - night & day.
45 psi cold starts, 60 psi when revved cold, and hot idle ( relative term as it has been in the mid to high 70's this weekend, but I was running the A/C ) no lower than 30 - 35 psi.
Maybe my situation was a fluke or a mis-packaged filter, but I will run a Purolator or some other brand before I put one another PF46E.
As the title states - anyone else used one, or had similar issues ?
Britt
-Geoff