Carquest Premium 84356

[BrendanC]

2012 infinit WX56 5.6L 220k miles
in service 8k miles

out/off: 7 quarts Valvoline EP HM 5w-30 with Carquest Premium 84356

in/on: 6 quarts Fram Euro 5w-40 and 1 quart HPL EC30 with Carquest Premium 84356

very dirty filter, this engine was quite neglected over its time. filter looks great otherwise.

 

[BrendanC]

extras. notice how dirty the cutter is.

 

[Glenda W.]

Looks great!! Thanks

 

[Sayjac]

Unsurprisingly, the filter looks good. I have two same application made in China 2023 with nitrile sealing gasket, not that I'm complaining. Purchased before price increase.

Thanks for c&p.

 

[fantastic]

I wonder if a quality drop would ever happen to these filters but so far so good for many years now. Thanks for cutting

 

[Glenda W.]

I wonder if a quality drop would ever happen to these filters but so far so good for many years now. Thanks for cutting

They’ve had a good long run. Hopefully many more years going forward. I don’t want to have to find another brand for the third time….

 

[ZeeOSix]

Maybe they think logically with respect to "if it's successful and not broken, don't change it". I'd rather pay a few bucks more then pay the same price for junk.

 

[Glenda W.]

Maybe they think logically with respect to "if it's successful and not broken, don't change it". I'd rather pay a few bucks more then pay the same price for junk.

AFI factories do seem to have pride in craftsmanship.

 

[Kira]

What does AFI stand for?

 

[Fair enough]

The Made in Vietnam filter looks good, and I'll try hard to buy the junk instead. Let’s go USA said in the correct way, not the profane way. Otherwise for Toyota I would use their filters etc. Decision done, waiting for the latest Fram Ultra with nylon cage to be cut open.

 

[Glenda W.]

What does AFI stand for?

 

[BrendanC]

The Made in Vietnam filter looks good, and I'll try hard to buy the junk instead. Let’s go USA said in the correct way, not the profane way. Otherwise for Toyota I would use their filters etc. Decision done, waiting for the latest Fram Ultra with nylon cage to be cut open.

buy what you want, there isn’t anything made by fram/purolator/M+H that can touch a made in vietnam premium guard XL. if you MUST stay domestic i would buy a donaldson or fleetguard.

 

[ZeeOSix]

What does AFI stand for?

Advanced Filtration Inc. Premium Guard has two AFI factories. One is in Vietnam (known as VAFI) and one is in China (known as CVFI).

 

[ZeeOSix]

The Made in Vietnam filter looks good, and I'll try hard to buy the junk instead. Let’s go USA said in the correct way, not the profane way. Otherwise for Toyota I would use their filters etc. Decision done, waiting for the latest Fram Ultra with nylon cage to be cut open.

Kind of hypocritical when the Toyota filters are not made in the USA.

 

[Glenda W.]

The Made in Vietnam filter looks good, and I'll try hard to buy the junk instead. Let’s go USA said in the correct way, not the profane way. Otherwise for Toyota I would use their filters etc. Decision done, waiting for the latest Fram Ultra with nylon cage to be cut open.

Im also looking forward to ecore ultras and endurance c&p’s.

 

[BrendanC]

Im also looking forward to ecore ultras and endurance c&p’s.

do we know for a fact the ultras/endurances are all moving to E-core?

 

[Glenda W.]

do we know for a fact the ultras/endurances are all moving to E-core?

I’ve seen both at my local Wally. Not sure if it’s permanent. Here’s a post.

M

Thread 'New updated Fram Endurance FE7317 C&P'

Dec 11, 2024

Enjoy folks

• mt23
• Replies: 55
• Forum: Engine Oil Filters

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[Kira]

^^Acronym Finder had scores of "AFI" examples. None I could see related to China, Vietnam, oil filters or car parts in general.
Two of my faves were Air Force of India and Automated Fault Isolation.
AFI is also the abbreviation for Aruban currency.

However, I'm just bubbly with glee over the development of a solid body of committed filter makers.

edit: Posted After ZeeOSix's colorful post.

 

[BrendanC]

I’ve seen both at my local Wally. Not sure if it’s permanent. Here’s a post.

M

Thread 'New updated Fram Endurance FE7317 C&P'

Dec 11, 2024

Enjoy folks

• mt23
• Replies: 55
• Forum: Engine Oil Filters

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yes i’ve seen some models, but didn’t know if it was going product line wide.

 

[Glenda W.]

yes i’ve seen some models, but didn’t know if it was going product line wide.

Not sure