That' what I loved about my Broncos, Mustangs, and E350 vans. All took FL1A! My Taurus and my 05 Expy both took the 820S, that was nice too... oh well. It won' be too long until I get my F150 with the ecoboost, I'll be back to 1 filter number again
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This is how I attack the filter in the ecoboost....
Leave the front end on the ground, unclip the map sensor and remove the top portion of the intake filter box, that way you can get to the filter from the top. Then you can just reach your hand down there and unscrew the filter slowly. If you give it time to drain before fully removing it the oil should only flow out of the back portion of the catch funnel.
I'm pretty tall and have long arms and I found this to work the best for me.
15ish years ago I worked at a tire shop and changed a lot of oil. This expedition rates in my top 5 PITA oil filter locations for sure.
an oil extractor will never get as much residue out of the bottom of the pan as will draining from the drain plug will.
And its real important to get out as much of that as possible on every oil change.
So are you saying the oil filter does'nt catch the metal particles but they are held by the external magnet?.....Here is another little tip that amazingly works- install a super magnet on outside side of your oil filter. Try it and first time you change filter- cut filter open to see the metal it picks up- it will make you a believer. Been doing this for about 15 years on my family cars. I also put then near diff case drain plugs or bottoms and oil pans if metallic. Collects the metals and keeps them from floating around causing further damage.