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    Fram P8044 cut open

    This filter came out of my Freightliner truck. The filter resides inside the power steering tank submerged in fluid. What is interesting about this filter is that the fluid comes into the filter through the baseplate (both big and small holes), gets filtered and then comes out through the holes...
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    Virgin Napa Silver 31334 cut open - Manufacturing Defect

    This is a made in Mexico Wix/Affinia filter, made for NAPA on 09/24/2015. I don't have a vehicle that this filter fits on so it sat unused for years. Recently I looked at my stash of filters and saw this one pretty well rusted and I decided to put it on the chopping block. Don't know why this...
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    Ecogard X10040 cut open

    This filter was used for 2 months, 8587 miles and 197 hours on my 2018 Ram Promaster with the 3.6 Pentastar engine with 275763 miles. Out: QSUD 5W-20 and Ecogard X10040, Made in China in February 2023. In: QSUD 5W-20 and a Dorman filter that came with the oil filter/cooler assembly that I...
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    Toyota 04152-YZZA6 cut open, 10k miles

    This filter came off of a 2016 Toyota Prius, ~120k miles on the car, ~10k miles on the filter. Out: Pennzoil Platinum 0W-20 and Toyota YZZA6 filter made in Thailand. In: Pennzoil Platinum 0W-20 and Wix Protec PXL57064 filter made in China. I included a few photos of the brand new filter also.
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    Supertech Full Synthetic 10k mile oil, 12 quarts box, $36.50.

    Regular price $45.98. Interesting that at some stores 10w-30 is marked down, other stores 5w-30, others 5w-20. Haven't tried scanning if all of them are $36.50 or just the weights that are marked down. Pretty good price at about $3 a quart without the need of rebates, but I have been spoiled...
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    How much does it cost per mile to drive your EV?

    This question is more or less directed to current owners of EVs. I am not focusing on other aspects of an EV, like power, acceleration, range, etc., but purely on a cost of 'fuel' per mile driven. I own a 2016 Prius that gets about 65 miles to a gallon of gas. In my area right now gas is under...
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    STP S11665 cut open, 9,369 miles.

    Filter came off of my 2018 Ram Promaster 3500 with the 3.6 liter Pentastar engine with 267,176 miles. Filter and oil had 9,369 miles, 212.93 hours and exactly 3 months. Oil used was STP Pro Formula 5w-20. I put back in some Quaker State 5w-20 oil and an EcoGard X10040 filter. Filter did its...
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    LuberFiner PH2835 cut open

    This 3600 sized oil filter came off of an Eaton 10 speed ultra shift transmission on my 2013 Freightliner Cascadia truck. The truck had around 500k miles, but I don't know how long this filter was on. Whoever installed it used some tool to tighten it and nicked the paint in a few places. One of...
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    2 Tim Hortons gift cards

    I have 2 Tim Hortons gift cards worth $10 each. I used to work in Detroit but I changed jobs and I don't go any more into an area with Tim Hortons. I have been carrying them in my wallet hoping I would get to use them one day, but that day never came. I will stick them in an envelope and mail...
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    Bosch Distance Plus D3330 10k miles cut open

    This Bosch Distance Plus D3330 came off ov a 2017 VW Jetta 1.4TSI, 10k miles on the filter, 30k on the car. Oil was Castrol 5w40. I put another D+ 3330 and some more Castrol 5w40. The ADBV was cut like almost all that I cut open, but not all the way through, and one of the metal end plates...
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    SuperTech ST16 Cut Open 6k miles

    Old design SuperTech ST16 from a 2016 VW Jetta with the 1.4 TSI engine. 6k on the filer, 30k on the car. Oil was Pennzoil Euro AV 5w30. I put on a Bosh Distance+ 3422 and Castrol 5w40 oil.
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    Fram TG4386, 112 hours, cut open

    Changed the oil in my Generac Generator, 112 hours on the oil and filter, 5115 hours on the engine. This filter (previous model of the Tough Guard line, bought on clearance from Walmart) and Rotella T5 10w30 were in use for about 9 months. I put a Napa ProSelect 21394 back on, and some more T5.
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    Thoughts on Purolator's tearing issue

    I'm in the transportation industry and I just picked up a truck load of filters at the Fayetteville, NC Purolator plant destined for John Deere. Sitting there getting loaded I saw literally hundreds of pallets of filters waiting pickup marked Motorcraft, Mopar, John Deere. Then I realized why...
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    New Bosch Distance Plus D3330 damaged ADBV

    I was looking through my stash of filters and noticed that the ADBV of this one does not look too good. This is the 3/4-16 filter similar in size to the Fram 3614. If my decoding ring works right, it was built in the Fayetteville plant on November 18, 2014, Line B, 1st shift. Too bad, since it...
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    OEM VW oil filter for CR TDI

    Changed the oil on my 2011 VW Jetta TDI. Filter is the OEM VW, Purflux L267A. 10k miles on the filter with Total Quartz 5w30 oil. 90k miles on the car. I put on a Mann HU719/7 X filter and some Mobil 1 0w30 ESP. The Mann filter has straight pleats, so a bit less filtering surface than this filter.
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    Bosch Distance Plus D3422 10k miles cut open

    This filter came off a 2017 VW Jetta with the 1.4 TSI engine. 20k on the car, 10k on the Valvoline SynPower 5w40 MST. Nice formed louvers, no tears, slightly wider pleats at the seam but not too bad. The ADBV is still soft and pliable, a few little cuts in it but not deep enough to cause any...
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    Purolator L14459, 4357 miles, cut open, TORN

    This sorry excuse of a filter came off my sister-in-law's 2003 Subaru Outback H6 with 78859 miles. I made sure she didn't run it too long to prevent tearing, but it did anyways. Ran it only 4357 miles with Napa 5w30 conventional over the summer months. The ADBV is still soft. Other than the...
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    Napa ProSelect 21394 cut open

    Changed the oil in my Generac generator, 110 hours and 6 months on this filter and QSUD 10w30. I put on another Napa ProSelect 21394 and filled it up with Traveller SAE 10 oil. In photo #10 I cut a bit into the media while cutting the can open.
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    Fram TG3600 5000 miles cut open

    Came off of my sister's VW Jetta, oil was Pennzoil Euro 5w40. Put on A Bosch D3422 and some more Pennzoil Euro 5w40.
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    Fram PH3593A 9300 miles cut open

    Came off my siste-in-law's 2003 Subaru Outback H6, with Havoline 10w30 oil. The oil should have been changed sooner, but it just got away from her. I expected to see some tears but I inspected it thoroughly and found none. I was pleasantly surprised how well it held on for 9300 miles over the...
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