Oil filter Castrol or OEM FORD

I used the Castrol once, and have been buying the assembled kit from ECS ever since. At 73K miles, now, and change it every 7-8K.

I added one to my Ford Excursion years ago. Loved having it. Turn the key to on, wait for the oil pressure gauge to register, crank.

Castrol Edge 0w 20 with the Dexos1 and an STP gold filter done at 2k.

7500 miles religiously, including filter every time. Full synthetic 5-30 Castrol.

I buy Castrol edge and Mazda oil filter off Amazon.

Plus I've been told its a better filter typically from the dealer.

My XJ channels its ww2 roots with Ford diesel oil and an FL-1A filter.

a 5qt Castrol edge 0w-20 container is $19. + $8 for a filter .. $30 every 5K miles is cheap imo..

when I did the first oil change on my car I removed an aftermarket Filter. The OEM filter was about 1/3 larger, and weighed the same as the aftermarket filter full of oil. Just makes me wonder how much more there is inside the OEM filter.

I double gasketed some dude\u2019s oil filter on his Crown Vic and got to enjoy the new experience of swinging an engine into that car for free