Ecogard X4610 C&P

[Zee09]

Made in China

 

[jeepman3071]

Looks pretty good! If it had a silicone ADBV and a different color can I would've thought it was a Wix from a couple years ago.

 

[fantastic]

Another good looking filter. Thanks again, Always interested in seeing good quality filters at good prices.

 

[DannyM]

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These things are $2.45 on Walmart now which is just ridiculous IMO.

 

[Zee09]

These filters make the other manufacturers excuses null and void. Truly a wake up call.

 

[Zee09]

And no excess glue to be found.
No rust.. and no debris...
And cheap...

 

[Irishman]

Zee09. Thank you for another great C & P. Pictures are outstanding. I may start using these filters for my 2010 Mercury G. M. I just used my last NAPA Gold filter this morning. Irishman

 

[Zee09]

Zee09. Thank you for another great C & P. Pictures are outstanding. Irishman

Thank you my kind Sir....

 

[malibuguy79]

these ecogards are really catching my eye.

 

[DGXR]

Great value for shorter OCIs. Thanks for your recent contributions to the C&P forum.

 

[KCJeep]

Premium Guard made economy sub brand. Excellent entry level filter and a steal at some of the online prices that show up. If I were still pinching pennies I'd be happy to use these.

At regular retail you can get a full-blown Premium Guard synthetic blend with the silicone ADBV and gasket for not much more.

 

[Zee09]

Premium Guard made economy sub brand. Excellent entry level filter and a steal at some of the online prices that show up. If I were still pinching pennies I'd be happy to use these.

At regular retail you can get a full-blown Premium Guard synthetic blend with the silicone ADBV and gasket for not much more.

I never saw the value in the $10 PG synthetic when the real Fram Ultras were under $9

 

[KCJeep]

I never saw the value in the $10 PG synthetic when the real Fram Ultras were under $9

If so inclined, you can get PG synthetics at Advance for 7-ish as Carquest Premiums, even less if you bother to do the online discount and pick it up. Which is why paying 6 for an EcoGuard doesn't make a lot of sense. But the two buck deal, smokin'.

 

[Zee09]

If so inclined, you can get PG synthetics at Advance for 7-ish as Carquest Premiums, even less if you bother to do the online discount and pick it up. Which is why paying 6 for an EcoGuard doesn't make a lot of sense. But the two buck deal, smokin'.

I paid that years ago...like $2.50
But I did use the PG syn on my Mitsubishi and it was pretty cheap then but the old Ultras were my go to

 

[bullwinkle]

Looks really good! Efficiency could be better, but compared to a lot of jobber level filters (Puro Tech, Fram Core, etc.) it looks pretty solid. I have TONS of 7317 size filters on hand, or I would pick up a few.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

And no excess glue to be found.
No rust.. and no debris...
And cheap...

Agree on the construction points. Though you grabbed one of the 7 good ones out of a case of 48

Filter paper is an unknown entity. Do they source it from a reputable manufacturer?

I say this as I have had Thailand sourced filters in the past that didn't flow adequately to lube my Toyotas and Suzuki. And that was a proven fact not some fantasy.

Country of Origin is a no go. If I had to pay $30 for a filter it wouldn't bother my savings account one bit.
For those in the lube business, well, that part is a cost containment possibility.
Hold this possibility over your supplier as a pricing cudgel

 

[Rogueman2016s]

Superb filters they’re made exceptionally well. Picked up a dozen a few months back for $2.11 ea.

 

[Zee09]

Agree on the construction points. Though you grabbed one of the 7 good ones out of a case of 48

Filter paper is an unknown entity. Do they source it from a reputable manufacturer?

I say this as I have had Thailand sourced filters in the past that didn't flow adequately to lube my Toyotas and Suzuki. And that was a proven fact not some fantasy.

Country of Origin is a no go. If I had to pay $30 for a filter it wouldn't bother my savings account one bit.
For those in the lube business, well, that part is a cost containment possibility.
Hold this possibility over your supplier as a pricing cudgel

Most everything is crap or counterfeit these days anyway.
Almost to the point you need to go oem sourced from your local dealer.

And I buy to cut and I am no fan of China at all but they are doing filters better than most. That's a disgrace..
Note USA Briggs cp here...

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I would still love to design and market a cartridge loader adapter canister for the "Universal Asian filter** size spin-on. It would use an existing quality filter cartridge,

Then no cut and post needed any longer; plus, you get to easily examine the media/cartridge before and after use.

I don't have solidworks on my home desktop, so no cad/cam possibility, but a readable pencil sketch has worked with good machinists many times in the past if it approximates ASMEY14.
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**fits most all - except Toyota

 

[Zee09]

I would still love to design and market a cartridge loader adapter canister for the "Universal Asian filter** size spin-on. It would use an existing quality filter cartridge,

Then no cut and post needed any longer; plus, you get to easily examine the media/cartridge before and after use.

I don't have solidworks on my home desktop, so no cad/cam possibility, but a readable pencil sketch has worked with good machinists many times in the past if it approximates ASMEY14.
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**fits most all - except Toyota

I agree...no guessing anymore.
And the real joke is the counterfeit filters just may be higher quality than the real ones...sad...