Those are excellent points and questions. I had the same thought: who/how was that determined? But I can only go off what I saw in Stangmode's IG post, where he says the car "spilled oil everywhere and left him & his Shelby Gt350 driving on all oil ".
Dude didn't walk away, look at the A pillar, that thing was cut with a firefighter saw, and the post says he is in the trauma center, just that he will make it... which, is still pretty amazing considering the pictures.
The driver responded later that he's OK, has a bruised hip and a nose bleed from the airbag. In my book that's "walking away" but whatever.
The MY '15/'16 and early '17 GT350 have spin-on style oil filters that can vibrate loose if they aren't torqued on properly. The mid '17+ have the canister style filter which fixes the issue. It doesn't seem very common, but the spin-on filters have been known to come off and cause serious problems. This is the first accident I've seen that someone suggested the cause was the filter coming off - but maybe it happens a lot more than I'm aware. I have a '16 GT350 with the spin-on filter, so it is a little disconcerting to see
I have an early 2017 build with a spin on filter. My car sees track time a few times a year and the occasional weekend blast, never an issue. IMO if torqued to spec, its a non-issue. I'd rest easy.The MY '15/'16 GT350 have spin-on style oil filters that can vibrate loose if they aren't torqued on properly. The '17+ have the canister style filter which fixes the issue. It doesn't seem very common, but the spin-on filters have been known to come off and cause serious problems. This is the first accident I've seen that someone suggested the cause was the filter coming off - but maybe it happens a lot more than I'm aware. I have a '16 GT350 with the spin-on filter, so it is a little disconcerting to see
interesting. ive only ever seen the spin on kind on the 4 vehicles ive owned.The MY '15/'16 GT350 have spin-on style oil filters that can vibrate loose if they aren't torqued on properly. The '17+ have the canister style filter which fixes the issue. It doesn't seem very common, but the spin-on filters have been known to come off and cause serious problems. This is the first accident I've seen that someone suggested the cause was the filter coming off - but maybe it happens a lot more than I'm aware. I have a '16 GT350 with the spin-on filter, so it is a little disconcerting to see
