I found three used filters laying around, and I decided that I might as well cut them and post pics. First is a "Car and Driver", I'm not sure of the number, but it would cross to AC Delco PF47. Second, we have the Firestone tf2876 which fits my wife's 2010 Sentra, and finally the dreaded OCOD PH3614 from my '91 4Runner.
Group shot:
Car and Driver:
This filter was on my 2001 GMC van when I got it. It has some damage to the element from me stabbing a screwdriver through it to get it off. I think that it had been on there for a very long time, as the oil was very thin and black as coal when it came out. It looks like a little bit of sludge formation on the bottom (dome end) of the can. Silicon ADBV still very pliable.
Firestone:
Tiny little filter, much smaller than other filters I've put on this car. May or may not have been replaced in the Firestone inventory with an e-core, a lot of Firestone filters are now e-cores. Nitrile ADBV was pretty stiff, but didn't break when I bent it.
Fram:
Fram-haters will find a lot to like here. This filter was on my 4Runner when I got it, and I changed it out very early because the head gaskets had just been replaced. Probably has less than 500 miles. The filter element is already wavy, and there are two big "dents" on the end caps, as if something (such as an assembly machine?) had grabbed it. That said, there were no signs that the filter did not do its job. The ADBV was still pliable, as you would expect from a newish filter, and the endcaps were secure. So, while I don't like the dents, it won't stop me from using up my stash of free and cheap Fram filters.
One more group shot to show just how tiny the Firestone filter element is:
Group shot:
Car and Driver:
This filter was on my 2001 GMC van when I got it. It has some damage to the element from me stabbing a screwdriver through it to get it off. I think that it had been on there for a very long time, as the oil was very thin and black as coal when it came out. It looks like a little bit of sludge formation on the bottom (dome end) of the can. Silicon ADBV still very pliable.
Firestone:
Tiny little filter, much smaller than other filters I've put on this car. May or may not have been replaced in the Firestone inventory with an e-core, a lot of Firestone filters are now e-cores. Nitrile ADBV was pretty stiff, but didn't break when I bent it.
Fram:
Fram-haters will find a lot to like here. This filter was on my 4Runner when I got it, and I changed it out very early because the head gaskets had just been replaced. Probably has less than 500 miles. The filter element is already wavy, and there are two big "dents" on the end caps, as if something (such as an assembly machine?) had grabbed it. That said, there were no signs that the filter did not do its job. The ADBV was still pliable, as you would expect from a newish filter, and the endcaps were secure. So, while I don't like the dents, it won't stop me from using up my stash of free and cheap Fram filters.
One more group shot to show just how tiny the Firestone filter element is:
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