Carquest Red R85372 C&P

[BrendanC]

2010 Ford Explorer sport trac 4.0L 121k miles
in service 6k miles

out/off: 5 quarts Valvoline EP HM 5w-30 and 1 quarts HPL EC30 with Carquest Red R85372

in/on: 6 quarts HPL PCEO 5w-30 with Fram Endurance FE2

everything looks great minus the nitrile ADBV. stiff and didn’t return to shape. i watched the oil pour back out of the inlet holes when draining the filter.

 

[BrendanC]

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[bullwinkle]

Interesting-looks more like a Premium Guard than a Purolator. Was a COO printed on it anywhere?

 

[BrendanC]

Interesting-looks more like a Premium Guard than a Purolator. Was a COO printed on it anywhere?

it is a premium guard. made in china. i wouldn’t buy them if they were made by purolator.

 

[Urshurak776]

Awesome PG filter. I have two cases of their standard filter, which is great for a 5K OCI. Thanks for the C&P.

 

[Urshurak776]

I'm curious now as to the differences here. Standard versus premium. Price difference small. Worth the premium for 5K OCI? Maybe not.

 

[Sayjac]

I'm curious now as to the differences here. Standard versus premium. Price difference small. Worth the premium for 5K OCI? Maybe not.

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'Assuming' the efficiency the same for both, I think it would depend on how much a silicone adbv is worth to the user. Takes me a while to get to 5k miles, at least a year, so I don't mind paying the extra. Imo, if done in 6 months or less, standard could fit the bill.

 

[Hootbro]

I'm curious now as to the differences here. Standard versus premium. Price difference small. Worth the premium for 5K OCI? Maybe not.

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Do not know the exact efficiency numbers, but watching a few of Whip City Wrencher's YouTube videos, the CarQuest Blue Premium filters do have a denser media over the CarQuest Red filter. So it more than just the silicone ADBV and gasket.

 

[BrendanC]

I'm curious now as to the differences here. Standard versus premium. Price difference small. Worth the premium for 5K OCI? Maybe not.

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i refuse to run a nitrile ADBV if i can help it. this filter was all i could get and the truck had to get back in service. for $2 go with the premium every time.

 

[Sayjac]

Do not know the exact efficiency numbers, but watching a few of Whip City Wrencher's YouTube videos, the CarQuest Blue Premium filters do have a denser media over the CarQuest Red filter. So it more than just the silicone ADBV and gasket.

Yeah, having never seriously looked into the 'standard' red CQ, why I qualified right up front. In any case the Premium Blue with AAP code, an excellent price on a quality filter, so would be my call even with the price difference. Otoh, the Purolator TL14610 with nitrile adbv at the $2.40 price, worth that all day.

 

[Urshurak776]

'Assuming' the efficiency the same for both, I think it would depend on how much a silicone adbv is worth to the user. Takes me a while to get to 5k miles, at least a year, so I don't mind paying the extra. Imo, if done in 6 months or less, standard could fit the bill.

These would be for my Mazda's in signature. OEM does not have an ADBV. So, I would think standard would be just as good for 5K, even if efficiency is not as good. Assuming a clean engine anyway. ON the other hand, does an extra $2 break the bank? Certainly not.

 

[Sayjac]

These would be for my Mazda's in signature. OEM does not have an ADBV. So, I would think standard would be just as good for 5K, even if efficiency is not as good. Assuming a clean engine anyway. ON the other hand, does an extra $2 break the bank? Certainly not.

I hadn't thought about it being for Mazda which has no adbv in the oe anyway. All things considered for the Mazda, fwiw I think your reasoning on using the standard red in place of the blue and saving some $$$$$ in the process, makes sense.