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    Fram tg10575 Ford Coyote

    The end cap has flexed right at the widely spaced pleats. I wonder if that prevented the filter media from tearing.
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    Napa filters

    All filters are marked up like that. A WIX is $13 at O'Reilly now while the same one is $5 at RockAuto. Auto part stores them in the store today for nearly all applications. For the oddball ones that they might not have... it will be there next day. For businesses... they deliver same day...
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    Premium Guard 10575 - potential issue

    I'm wondering if something was partially clogging the pickup screen that finally drained with the old oil or or broke free after the oil change. It sounds like the oil was in rough shape for the mileage, so there could be other factors going on here. I would also check to see if the bypass...
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    B&S 492932 C&P

    Probably the worst value that exists in the oil filter industry. Sloppy construction, tiny filter element, cheap bypass valve design... and priced higher than many premium filters.
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    Most Expensive Oil Change/Rotate?

    When we were shopping for cars last year, Southeast Toyota Distributors had added their dumb "Toyoguard" service for $700 to every new car in the area. It covered 2 oil changes and tire rotations (after the first 2 free ones through ToyotaCare). So those oil changes are $350 each. It did...
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    Does oil go bad after time?

    The main concern is that the additives and viscosity index improvers fall out of suspension, especially the anti-foam. He is submitting shaken and un-shaken bottles for oil analysis... it will be interesting to see the results of that. Regardless of additives, old oil does not meet spec for...
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    LSJr's Video Testing Data - Pennzoil and Quaker State's Differences

    Private browser windows are a good way to keep your recommendation algorithm from being messed with. As for Lake Speed Jr, his videos don't really qualify as clickbait. Within 3 minutes, he is already getting into details about base stocks and getting into oil analysis. That is way more in...
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    Full 2-OSB007 cut open after 8k

    The new Tokyo Roki Subaru filters are made in Indonesia... at least so far. Tokyo Roki's website doesn't show any manufacturing locations in Indonesia, and a company called Selamat Sempurna (Sakura) indicates that they have an agreement to produce filters for Tokyo Roki. The construction of...
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    Baldwin B7491

    Clearly they aren't aware that Zoro is owned by Grainger. The Baldwin website lists Grainger under where to buy so I am confident that these are genuine filters.
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    New interstate batteries at Costco

    I honestly wouldn't hold Exide's reputation form 10 or 20 years ago against them. They're under new ownership, and these are a maintenance-free lead-calcium design instead of the old lead-antimony batteries that required frequent water top-offs and regular terminal cleaning due to corrosion...
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    C&P 2 new CarQuest 84356 1 Made in China 1 made in Vietnam.

    It seems to be fairly common with oil filters. I'm losing track of how many times FRAM made changes to the Ultra without changing the part number or even the box that advertised the construction method of the filter. You can see the same thing with WIX... we have seen Purolator designs and even...
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    Fram Ultra XG9688 Before HPL Cleaner and Post HPL OCI 5200Miles

    On a Subaru, I wonder if the FRAM being set at half the OE spec bypass pressure could result in worse filtering than a less efficient filter that, in theory, goes into bypass less frequently. During the great Subaru oil filter shortage, they released an alternate filter that had a lower bypass...
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    Fram Ultra XG9688 Before HPL Cleaner and Post HPL OCI 5200Miles

    That's exactly why I chose that wording.. remember that thread about 3 different designs for one part number all found on the same shelf? I would like to know how their quality processes work with such frequent design changes. Or on second thought maybe it is best not to ask. It is usually best...
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    Fram Ultra XG9688 Before HPL Cleaner and Post HPL OCI 5200Miles

    Wavy pleats have been seen in other Fram Ultra filters ever since they started to move away from wire backed fully synthetic media. I doubt it has anything to do with running HPL cleaner. As long as there aren't any tears in the media, you should be fine. If the wavy media bothers you, consider...
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    STP S2808XL - Cut open - Unknown miles - 1 Year.

    I had that same engine in a 2014 Kia Soul and it could put some nasty crap in the filter after less than 6 months and 7,500 miles of mostly highway driving. There was never anywhere near this amount and oil analysis reports looked OK... but these are not the easiest engines on oil. I could...
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    Cutting a Filter Open

    Try looking for replacement blades for a pipe or tubing cutter. They have to be using some fairly common off the shelf size.
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    Fram PH 8172

    There are a lot of good and cheap choices if a slightly longer filter will fit. I'm running a NAPA ProFormer 21348 which was under $5 rather than overpaying for a tiny filter from Briggs & Stratton or an OPE specific filter from FRAM, Wix, etc. The O'Reilly equivalent would be MGL51348. As...
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    Cutting a Filter Open

    Just go slowly... The blade shouldn't be forced into the can, just let it lightly touch and give the can a few rotations which will remove a small amount of material. Tighten it a tiny bit more, repeat the process and you should be able to get through it. If this still doesn't work, try...
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    Subaru 15208AA20A with 6K Miles cut open

    05 10 23 No efficiency specs are published, but YouTube user WhipCityWrencher took a picture of the media under a microscope. You can see some light spots in the media which you don't typically see on higher end filters.
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    Subaru 15208AA20A with 6K Miles cut open

    You are correct. The supply issues have been resolved. Tokyo Roki replaces First Brands (FRAM) as the supplier for these oil filters. An updated part number was issued.
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