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I know @ZeeOSix and I, as well as @Pablo have previously discussed the use of the Donaldson Synteq media in the EaO oil filters. This was previously well known and understood to be the case, regardless of who manufactured the can and it was mentioned in some AMSOIL media from time to time, still appearing, presently, on some dealer's sites.
Since the disappearance of that, and the fact that we'd considered sending an EaO to @Ascent Filtration Testing for testing to compare to the Royal Purple, I thought it prudent to reach out to AMSOIL customer service and confirm that it was indeed still the Donaldson Synteq media being employed. Unfortunately, that no longer appears to be the case:
This is unfortunate, as for me, having one of the best synthetic medias on the market in these filters was a selling point and justification for the higher cost the filter commanded over filters like the RP (which has lower advertised efficiency) and the updated FRAM offerings.
That's not to say the filter isn't still excellent, it has a 99% @ 20 microns efficiency claim, but so does the FRAM Ultra, Titanium and now the FRAM Endurance, which may have the same media for significantly lower cost (speculating of course).
The mix-up in the filter space is definitely causing some ripples.
Since the disappearance of that, and the fact that we'd considered sending an EaO to @Ascent Filtration Testing for testing to compare to the Royal Purple, I thought it prudent to reach out to AMSOIL customer service and confirm that it was indeed still the Donaldson Synteq media being employed. Unfortunately, that no longer appears to be the case:
AMSOIL said:Thank you for the question. I can confirm that our filters are using a newer synthetic media and no longer the Donaldson media. However, the exact media we are using is proprietary and we no longer discuss it other than letting people know that it is a synthetic media.
This is unfortunate, as for me, having one of the best synthetic medias on the market in these filters was a selling point and justification for the higher cost the filter commanded over filters like the RP (which has lower advertised efficiency) and the updated FRAM offerings.
That's not to say the filter isn't still excellent, it has a 99% @ 20 microns efficiency claim, but so does the FRAM Ultra, Titanium and now the FRAM Endurance, which may have the same media for significantly lower cost (speculating of course).
The mix-up in the filter space is definitely causing some ripples.