AC DELCO PF 63E CUT OPEN

[53' Stude]

Good evening folks from rainy southwest PA

Filter was off uncles 2018 Cadillac XTS sedan. Vehicle has 18k on it presently. Had this fikter and id guess syn for lil' less than 4,800 miles. Put a WIX he supplied and PP 5w30 in and on

 

[Oildudeny]

Love Delco's

 

[53' Stude]

Originally Posted by Oildudeny
Love Delco's


I love the DELCO CLASSIC. E cores not so much but this one did well

 

[xtell]

Now that the inner cage has been reinforced with more plastic cross bars, no reason to question the integrity of the filter. Uppon cutting filters open, I've never had one "blow through" the filter membraine

 

[Whipcitywrencher]

Nice C&P

Thanks Adam

 

[bbhero]

Originally Posted by xtell
Now that the inner cage has been reinforced with more plastic cross bars, no reason to question the integrity of the filter. Uppon cutting filters open, I've never had one "blow through" the filter membraine



True. The newer built ones have more reinforcement which has made them look very good after being cut open.

Thanks for your work here Captain. You are the man

 

[TheLawnRanger]

Made in the USA

 

[92saturnsl2]

Good looking filter, nice even pleats; held up well.

 

[oldhp]

What are the end caps made of???

 

[Realtech214]

Not bad lookin, However, A napa gold is the same price. These PF63E's are $7 something at my walmart so the Wix makes sense!

 

[bullwinkle]

"Engineered media", a type of fiberboard. Filter resembles the old Champ made TLE filters-it got the job done, but I wouldn't push these very far, nor put them on anything that had a sludge nor moisture problem.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

I find it amusing that they sell stuff like this. Good ol' Dayton Electric Company.

 

[Ablebody]

No expert here just a guy with an opinion. I think it looks really good. I just don't like the detachable pressure relief valves on some filters. I'd prefer a relief valve built into the filter. Seems like it could leak by where it fits into the element.

 

[WyrTwister]

Changed the oil / filter on Wifey's car this weekend . The cartridge on it looked about like that , after about 4,500 miles . Both look OK to me .

 

[GMBoy]

Average filter. Nothing great, nothing wrong. It got the job done. Thanks for sharing!

 

[LeakySeals]

Originally Posted by oldhp
What are the end caps made of???

Its a fibrous cardboard that flexes rather than tears the paper media (like rigid metal end caps do) under pressure or when it gets dirty.

 

[Ablebody]

Originally Posted by LeakySeals
Originally Posted by oldhp
What are the end caps made of???

Its a fibrous cardboard that flexes rather than tears the paper media (like rigid metal end caps do) under pressure or when it gets dirty.

Why not just not have an end cap at all going by that theory?

 

[oil_film_movies]

Thanks for the cut+paste! I've been trying to decide if I should slap on a PF63E for my PF64 application (oversize, plenty of room for a 63E on an '18 Equinox 1.5T)..... Or get a Wix equivalent-size to the PF63E.

 

[blupupher]

Originally Posted by Ablebody
Originally Posted by LeakySeals
Originally Posted by oldhp
What are the end caps made of???

Its a fibrous cardboard that flexes rather than tears the paper media (like rigid metal end caps do) under pressure or when it gets dirty.

Why not just not have an end cap at all going by that theory?

Some filters are built like that.
Just glue to seal the ends.

 

[53' Stude]

You folks are welcome