[Cut Open] Mahle OC 338 5k miles

[Texan4Life]

From 04 Neon. 5,000 miles.... Not sure how they keep the pleats so straight and even, but I like it!

http://i45.tinypic.com/4g1buh.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2zz1cef.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2d5lxi.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/aonjpe.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2vx4rap.jpg

 

[GMBoy]

Looks good!

 

[cp3]

Man, that is one sexy looking filter!!

Thanx!

 

[ZeeOSix]

Yep ... these are good looking filters. I wonder what the ISO test numbers are for filtering efficiency? I went to Mahle's website and couldn't really find a "xx% @ yy micron" rating.

 

[ltslimjim]

Not sure of efficiency, but function alone should be enough for this app in those miles.

 

[dparm]

Ze Germans take pride in their work, of course.

 

[cp3]

Originally Posted By: dparm
Ze Germans take pride in their work, of course.


Ja tun sie. Sehr gut.

 

[Mr Nice]

ZeeOSix,

Is clean fresh oil more important than efficiency rating ?

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
ZeeOSix,

Is clean fresh oil more important than efficiency rating ?



Sure, fresh clean oil is also important. Fresh clean oil won't stay fresh and clean as the miles get put on the oil ... so you also need a good filter too IMO. I want both, and I think both are pretty important. If only fresh clean oil was important, there wouldn't be such a thing as ISO filtering efficiency tests and lots of oil filters on the market that are 99% @ 20 microns efficient.

Study that showing the correlation between wear and particle size, and the importance of a good oil filter.

http://www.amsoil.com/techservicesbullet...gine%20wear.pdf

 

[Jim Allen]

Well made but cellulose media of unknown efficiency. Nitrile ADBV. Why such excitement?

 

[wgtoys]

Originally Posted By: Jim Allen
Well made but cellulose media of unknown efficiency. Nitrile ADBV. Why such excitement?


Obvious pride in craftsmanship. Nice even pleats, no adhesive goo splashing all over the place. Every detail exudes care and thought. There is an old saying amongst aircraft people: If it looks right, it flies right.

 

[86cutlass307]

Amen brother, I was a helicopter mechanic once upon a time and still miss the flying. "That others may live!

 

[antiqueshell]

Originally Posted By: dparm
Ze Germans take pride in their work, of course.


Well actually most Mahle oil filters for passenger vehicles are made in Austria....but the Austrian's are from the German tribe, just the more old fashioned cousins.