Champ PH2867XL *CUT OPEN*

[Addicted2jeepz]

This was on my 2017 Subaru Impreza for 5 months and 5691 miles. No oil burned or added, car has 64,781 when filter was removed. This filter could have easily gone another run

 

[Addicted2jeepz]

 

[tyman]

Looks great. What was the inside like? Steel tube with louvers? E-core?

 

[Addicted2jeepz]

Looks great. What was the inside like? Steel tube with louvers? E-core?

Shoot, I knew I forgot something! It's an e-core. I just went back out and took these...

 

[tyman]

Shoot, I knew I forgot something! It's an e-core. I just went back out and took these...


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Thank ya

 

[fantastic]

I've always been undecided about changing the oil filter when changing the oil but that's a debate for another day. This filter did the job and good design.

 

[Sayjac]

I was wondering if this XL would have ecore or louvered metal. My understanding these use synthetic blended media. Looks like pretty typical Champ Labs construction now. Looks fine at ~5700 mi. I guess no worries about bypass psi here. Tongue in cheek, been so many threads about Suby bypass psi.

Thanks for c&p.

 

[bullwinkle]

Big window Ecore, no less! Is the date code still visible if you have the can? Just wondering how old the RA stock on these are...

 

[Addicted2jeepz]

Big window Ecore, no less! Is the date code still visible if you have the can? Just wondering how old the RA stock on these are...

5/12/21 but I bought this 6pk in March '22, I use them on my moms Accord too.

 

[dan_erickson]

These champ XL filters see to be the bees knees for the price!

 

[Freischneider]

The one for my Honda has the louvers and I'm scared to run it because they look like they're not opened well. I would absolutely run The ecore versions.

 

[Addicted2jeepz]

The one for my Honda has the louvers and I'm scared to run it because they look like they're not opened well. I would absolutely run The ecore versions.

Is it a PH2867XL? Just curious if it's newer than this one, maybe it's another in the line of untold construction changes...?

 

[Freischneider]

Is it a PH2867XL? Just curious if it's newer than this one, maybe it's another in the line of untold construction changes...?

Yes that's the filter part number. I purchased it from Amazon back at the end of August of last year. I don't know exactly when the filter was manufactured.

 

[Sayjac]

The one for my Honda has the louvers and I'm scared to run it because they look like they're not opened well.....

Obviously, without seeing the louvers I can't confirm or dispute your observation. That said, based on my experience with many equivalent 7317 application filters using louvers, and observation multiple post use anecdotes of same here, I'll 'speculate' the louvers are fine. Meaning they are functional. Because of size, 7317 'uncut' best seen with extra light, keeping in mind that louvers open in two directions, so only half seen down tube. Also, that always more louver openings than holes over same tube area.

But, if you are still concerned about the louvers and won't run it, then do a c&p. Cut the media off, with or without endcaps off and post pics of tube. A pic with light down tube in darkened background would be excellent. Be interesting to see if your uncut filter louvers observation confirmed with media removed. My .02

 

[Freischneider]

Obviously, without seeing the louvers I can't confirm or dispute your observation. That said, based on my experience with many equivalent 7317 application filters using louvers, and observation multiple post use anecdotes of same here, I'll 'speculate' the louvers are fine. Meaning they are functional. Because of size, 7317 'uncut' best seen with extra light, keeping in mind that louvers open in two directions, so only half seen down tube. Also, that always more louver openings than holes over same tube area.

But, if you are still concerned about the louvers and won't run it, then do a c&p. Cut the media off, with or without endcaps off and post pics of tube. A pic with light down tube in darkened background would be excellent. Be interesting to see if your uncut filter louvers observation confirmed with media removed. My .02

Here's a peek down the center tube without dismantling the filter

 

[tasch72]

Here's a peek down the center tube without dismantling the filter View attachment 139609View attachment 139610

Those look fine, I would have no issues running that filter. Keep in mind there are opposing rows of louvers.

If it would give you piece of mind, you can try gently opening the louvers with a small screwdriver, they don't need much.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Here's a peek down the center tube without dismantling the filter View attachment 139609View attachment 139610

Only that one row that's close to the baseplate are a bit closed, but all the others look pretty good. I'd run it.

 

[Freischneider]

Thanks guys.

 

[Sayjac]

Here's a peek down the center tube without dismantling the filter....
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Those louvers look fine to me, I'd run it with no worries. But if you're still concerned, you can send it to me for 'real world testing'. Even ones closest to camera, I'm betting different camera angle they will look same as ones toward middle. As noted, there's also louver openings facing the dome end too.

Run it, then post c&p as suggested in my previous post.

Thanks for taking time to post follow up pics.

 

[JTK]

Thanks for posting!

My 2022 Nissan Frontier uses the same oil filter. The more I see these cut open filters, the more I realize what one person gets doesn't mean that's exactly what another is going to get. For instance, my Champ XL PH2867XLs, don't have an orange "silicone" ADBV. Regardless, they seem like a decent filter for the ~$5 range. My filter was in use for ~3 months and 5000 miles w/ Castrol GTX full synthetic 0w20. ~10K miles total on this VQ38DD engine.