AMSOIL EA 011 oil filter CUT OPEN

[53' Stude]

A anonymous member graciously sent me this oil filter. Looks pretty solid. Aside from baseplate rust I’d use it if I had a vehicle that specified it.

Made in Mexico also January 26, 2010 and time is 17:25

 

[53' Stude]

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[Freischneider]

Filter media looks great but I hate center louvers. Thanks for the posts.

 

[53' Stude]

Filter media looks great but I hate center louvers. Thanks for the posts.

You’re welcome

 

[OVERKILL]

Louvers look a lot better than the ones I received (originally, prior to @Pablo getting me new ones). These filters are shipped naked in a cardboard box, so if they sit around in a humid environment, I could definitely see opportunity for rust on the baseplate.

Great looking construction, and that's supposed to be the premium Donaldson Synteq media. Would you mind pulling the media apart to see if there is more than one layer?

 

[53' Stude]

Louvers look a lot better than the ones I received (originally, prior to @Pablo getting me new ones). These filters are shipped naked in a cardboard box, so if they sit around in a humid environment, I could definitely see opportunity for rust on the baseplate.

Great looking construction, and that's supposed to be the premium Donaldson Synteq media. Would you mind pulling the media apart to see if there is more than one layer?

I will try to do this

 

[53' Stude]

Best you are gonna get. Tried with two pairs of pliers; media is strong enough it cut me few times. Heck with it

 

[53' Stude]

So was finally able to pull wire backing off. Dark spots are from where earlier today I tried to light the filter media. Didn’t burn hardly.

 

[53' Stude]

So to post what I learned:

Filter media is thick, but I could tear it apart very easily.

Took some effort to pull endcaps off also.

I would use filter even if it’s 2010 made as this one is solid. Cheers

 

[OVERKILL]

So was finally able to pull wire backing off. Dark spots are from where earlier today I tried to light the filter media. Didn’t burn hardly.

Yeah, IIRC, the Donaldson media is microglass, so shouldn't really burn. Other filters use a polymer, which should light up.

 

[53' Stude]

Yeah, IIRC, the Donaldson media is microglass, so shouldn't really burn. Other filters use a polymer, which should light up.

Very good, thank you for the info.

 

[Krieg]

Amsoil sells some nice filters..Expensive, but you get what you pay for. Personal preference of course.

 

[2EHA]

yup this is the aston martin filter but shorter

donaldson seems to be a cut above the champ cans they use now

 

[ZeeOSix]

So was finally able to pull wire backing off. Dark spots are from where earlier today I tried to light the filter media. Didn’t burn hardly.

Media burn tests now ...

 

[53' Stude]

Media burn tests now ...

Hey! If I had known the media type (now I do thanks to gracious OVERKILL) for filling me in, I wouldn’t have tried burning media

 

[Al]

A s I recall their filters are 20 microns @99% ?

 

[OVERKILL]

A s I recall their filters are 20 microns @99% ?

Yes, though they had also previously been advertised at higher than that, 99% at 15 microns IIRC? Good filters.

 

[mphilleo]

donaldson seems to be a cut above the champ cans they use now

Maybe, but good luck getting your hands on one.

 

[Duffyjr]

You guys are being awful lenient on these louvers, it looks to me like some of them are not open all the way and are deformed. This one doesn't seem to be as bad as some and I suppose it will still pass enough oil thru to be ok. Making that nylon cage look better and better to me.