This is a Car Quest Red (Fram made by date code) from my 2002 F150 5.4.
3740 miles on the oil and filter, 6.5 months use, mostly short trips. Valvoline NextGen 5w-20 oil (2 qts makeup oil).
I know CQ are now made by Purolator, so this does not apply to new filters, Fram made these for about a year for CQ during their switch from Wix made to Purolator made.
Nothing special about the can, red date code (A50681) is a Fram code (made March 9, 2015). Thick can (tried using a pipe cutter to open it, did not work well, ended up using dermel)
All the parts (Hey, a Fram with metal endcaps!):
This is where the ends meet, no crimp, just glued together.
It is sealed down inside, but looks bad at first glance.
Nice spacing (the dents in the media are from me)
A little wide spacing, but not bad overall (again, dents from me).
Ahhhh! Holes and louvers! Oh the Humanity!
Dome end spring bypass:
Pliable Nitril ADV, no cuts or rips.
And the baseplate.
I have another one on the truck right now with 3 qts 5w-20 NextGen and 3 qts 5w-20 Pennzoil Platinum (2011 stock). Just using up extra qt bottles I have. I also have one more Wix made CQ Red after that.
3740 miles on the oil and filter, 6.5 months use, mostly short trips. Valvoline NextGen 5w-20 oil (2 qts makeup oil).
I know CQ are now made by Purolator, so this does not apply to new filters, Fram made these for about a year for CQ during their switch from Wix made to Purolator made.
Nothing special about the can, red date code (A50681) is a Fram code (made March 9, 2015). Thick can (tried using a pipe cutter to open it, did not work well, ended up using dermel)
All the parts (Hey, a Fram with metal endcaps!):
This is where the ends meet, no crimp, just glued together.
It is sealed down inside, but looks bad at first glance.
Nice spacing (the dents in the media are from me)
A little wide spacing, but not bad overall (again, dents from me).
Ahhhh! Holes and louvers! Oh the Humanity!
Dome end spring bypass:
Pliable Nitril ADV, no cuts or rips.
And the baseplate.
I have another one on the truck right now with 3 qts 5w-20 NextGen and 3 qts 5w-20 Pennzoil Platinum (2011 stock). Just using up extra qt bottles I have. I also have one more Wix made CQ Red after that.