Just a thought guys and I know you'll jump all over this one if I'm out of line. Okay, we just bought a new tractor or car or truck or whatever. We have a factory air filter fresh out of the box that came with this vehicle. The first filter that came with that vehicle is working it's rear end off trying to filter casting flashings and anything else that is running thru the engine. How long does this process take to cleanse the block? You tell me. After all of this is accomplished, just what is the oil filter picking up? We all spend millions looking at oil filters but when was the last time we looked at the air filter? Any contamination after 50 hours or so(we'll call that break-in time), what is going to contaminate the oil at this point except for what passed through the air filter? I usually find what's been left in the engine, magnetically stuck to the oil plug. Oil changes at factory recommended intervals is way, way too long for me. I buy a good grade oil, don't change brands midstream, and change it every 50 hours. Yes - I always change the oil filter also but I concentrate on the air filter moreso. I think any conscientious owner, over medicates his machinery and that is not wrong. I just think we are looking in the wrong direction as to what is contaminating our oil and how to keep the oil clean to begin with. Did you ever notice that on the first oil change, the oil is almost as it came out of the bottle. Okay, think about it...we changed the oil and the oil filter but not the air filter. The next oil change, irregardless of the oil filter quality, does not look the same as the first time. Just my opinion - Clyde