Originally Posted By: ekpolk
Originally Posted By: INDYMAC
Once you have done it, it is really simple and not that messy. I asked the dealer how they deal with the over-torqued drain plug and they said they don't. They just loosen the canister and let it drain like I do. Some day I plan to get it out with a vice, but I'm not worried about it for now. It's actually more convenient to loosen the whole canister with my drive wrench than using the oil wrench (since the drain plug won't turn). There doesn't appear to be any need to re-torque the canister when finished either. The face plate secures very flush to the engine by hand, and doesn't seem like it will torque anymore. It feels like you could damage something if you tried to get it tighter.
I found the filter to look brand new at 600 miles with just the OEM fill. After 1400 more miles with ARX, the filter element was very dark and had quite a bit of grit and dirt in the pleats. I'm looking forward to seeing what I have when the ODO turns 5K in another month. I really like this feature. I was always to lazy to cut open the filters on my G35, Tundra, and S2000. Now there's no excuse for not examining what's getting trapped in there for me.
I agree about the procedures and the relative ease. I also agree that it is certainly easier to look at the element (but I've never seen anything in ours, and I have a cutter anyway...). Again, I'm most concerned about the needless presence of those O-rings. They seem like a dangerous vulnerability to me. When was the last time you saw this with a spin-on? (From the linked thread)
Other than easily viewing the element, what does this Rube Goldberg contraption add over a simple spin-on?
It has all to do about going green and not wasting metal and the oil that stays in the spin-on filter that is discarded.
Originally Posted By: INDYMAC
Once you have done it, it is really simple and not that messy. I asked the dealer how they deal with the over-torqued drain plug and they said they don't. They just loosen the canister and let it drain like I do. Some day I plan to get it out with a vice, but I'm not worried about it for now. It's actually more convenient to loosen the whole canister with my drive wrench than using the oil wrench (since the drain plug won't turn). There doesn't appear to be any need to re-torque the canister when finished either. The face plate secures very flush to the engine by hand, and doesn't seem like it will torque anymore. It feels like you could damage something if you tried to get it tighter.
I found the filter to look brand new at 600 miles with just the OEM fill. After 1400 more miles with ARX, the filter element was very dark and had quite a bit of grit and dirt in the pleats. I'm looking forward to seeing what I have when the ODO turns 5K in another month. I really like this feature. I was always to lazy to cut open the filters on my G35, Tundra, and S2000. Now there's no excuse for not examining what's getting trapped in there for me.
I agree about the procedures and the relative ease. I also agree that it is certainly easier to look at the element (but I've never seen anything in ours, and I have a cutter anyway...). Again, I'm most concerned about the needless presence of those O-rings. They seem like a dangerous vulnerability to me. When was the last time you saw this with a spin-on? (From the linked thread)
Other than easily viewing the element, what does this Rube Goldberg contraption add over a simple spin-on?
It has all to do about going green and not wasting metal and the oil that stays in the spin-on filter that is discarded.