Another OG XG 10060

[OLEJOE]

This filter had just shy of 4k miles. 130 hours. Came off my Ram 2500 6.4 Hemi using PUP 0W-40. Just another great filter.

 

[OLEJOE]

Looks like it was made 233 day of 2020.

 

[OVERKILL]

Fantastic filters

 

[OLEJOE]

Fantastic filters

Did you notice the close up of the media? It’s very thick and mashing it with my fingers and a paper towel just about completely cleaned the oil out of it. That’s good flow.

 

[Ls1z]

4k..? Wow... Looks terrible

 

[OLEJOE]

Well I thought I would just skip the initial cut as there’s really nothing to look at. They all look the same so I tore it apart first.

 

[ZeeOSix]

4k..? Wow... Looks terrible

I think you are assuming the glue on the ends of the pleats is "sludge" ... it's not.

 

[53' Stude]

This filter had just shy of 4k miles. 130 hours. Came off my Ram 2500 6.4 Hemi using PUP 0W-40. Just another great filter. View attachment 111794View attachment 111793View attachment 111793

Looks good. What went back in and on? Thank You

 

[ZeeOSix]

Why does that OG Ultra have louvers in the center tube?

 

[OLEJOE]

Looks good. What went back in and on? Thank You

Put PUP 0-40 and a NG 7899. Truck only has 8k miles on it in the 11 months I’ve had it. It was built in September of last year.

 

[OLEJOE]

Why does that OG Ultra have louvers in the center tube?

I don’t know. I don’t really like louvers but these were wide open. You could actually see across my shop looking through them.
Looked almost like a metal e-core.

 

[OLEJOE]

It’s more slotted holes than louvers.

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ Those are louvers ... just "slotted" shaped louvers.

 

[OVERKILL]

Why does that OG Ultra have louvers in the center tube?

Can't escape them!

 

[ZeeOSix]

Can't escape them!

What's strange is it's the first Fram I've seen posted that has louvers. It must have been made by someone else for Fram.

 

[OLEJOE]

The media seems thicker than that in the XG2’s I have that were made in late 2021.

 

[OVERKILL]

What's strange is it's the first Fram I've seen posted that has louvers. It must have been made by someone else for Fram.

This is the RAM 1500 filter, if that's the case, that's surprising. Can't remember if I C&P'd the one I ran before I switched to the XG2, I'd have to search.

 

[OLEJOE]

That particular size filter is used on a lot of different vehicles by a lot of different manufacturers.
The media in this filter looks a lot more coarse than the other ones I’ve seen. IDK
Also didn’t have a metal crimped seam. Looked like it had been crimped but no piece of metal found.

 

[OVERKILL]

What's strange is it's the first Fram I've seen posted that has louvers. It must have been made by someone else for Fram.

The media seems thicker than that in the XG2’s I have that were made in late 2021.

That particular size filter is used on a lot of different vehicles by a lot of different manufacturers.
The media in this filter looks a lot more coarse than the other ones I’ve seen. IDK
Also didn’t have a metal crimped seam. Looked like it had been crimped but no piece of metal found.

Here are a few older threads, 1st one shows the old style filter with the holes in the centre tube:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/new-2021-fram-ultra-xg10060.344622/

More recent filter from the same poster, showing the same filter as the OP with the louvers:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/fram-ultra-xg10060-cut-open-5000-miles.358012/

 

[haggler]

I'm confused by suspected sarcasm a bit. Is this a good or bad filter? The endcap did not separate on its own correct?