BITOG Got Me Acting Crazy - CarQuest Premium
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Here is one of the many China CQP’s I’ve cut. All silicone. Not to say a run of nitrile was never made due to shortages.
2016 Acura RDX 115,211 miles
Out: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30
Off: Car Quest Premium 84356 6051 oci
In: Mobil 1 ESP 0w30
On: Fram Endurance FE7317
Looks good. Only complaint is some rust on base plate crimp.
Out: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30
Off: Car Quest Premium 84356 6051 oci
In: Mobil 1 ESP 0w30
On: Fram Endurance FE7317
Looks good. Only complaint is some rust on base plate crimp.
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I have two made 2023 China 84356 that have nitrile sealing gaskets. That noted, with decades of diy all with nitrile gasket filters and no issues, I don't feel shortchanged. Silicone gasket a nice extra though. Currently running the China made 84356 for a year getting ready to pull and plan c&p here soon. Will be replaced with same. I do have a few newer Vietnam coo in the stash
I agree and would run without hesitation.
OCI's within 3K - 5K, you can just use OEM filters. I've been using OEM's on my cars since they were just about new, with a few Ecogard's mixed in when I caught them on sale. The OEM's aren't expensive, and they get the job done IMO. I also run between 3K - 5K OCI's, and have no issues with the engines. All the cars have well over 100K miles on them. Don't make yourself go nuts over oil filters that you're gonna change out fairly quickly anyway. Just my $0.02.
Based on the data presented by Chip Hewette after analyzing data from Speediagnostix, the data shows the less contaminated the oil, the less wear. This includes using high quality filters with the lowest micron rating at the highest efficiency. LSJr has even recently had the same view as yours, you don't need the best if changing the oil at more regular OCIs. After Chip's findings, even he's starting to believe quality oil filtration is worth the investment. Of course, if you don't plan on keeping it "forever"...
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I thought about that too, after saying they're nitrile. Should have bought one to C&P. At a minimum, I should have taken a picture.
For some reason, I want to say the Made in China has a conventional square/rectangular gasket while the Made in Vietnam are the P-style (just looked), but I could be confused. The Pentius UFXL7317 gasket is also a conventional square/rectangular (just looked) and silicone.
FWIW, the Carquest Premium 84356 weighs 210g and the Pentius weights 247g. Now I really want to go pick up a CQ Premium Made in China and C&P all three.
I’m not a fan of the silicone base gasket. They always seem to weep slowly. I’ll stick with nitrile base gaskets
Maybe some odd ball ones, but certainly not "all" Carquest filters. The Carquest Premiums and Carquest Extended Performance are definitely Premium Guard Inc (PGI).
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LOL why didn't you just tell her to grab a few Carquest Premium's and EP's and show her ?
I could tell she wasn't very interested in the truth. Not a warm feeling...so I didn't push. Thought it was funny...
I didn't know my ex-wife moved to Texas...
