I’d go out on a limb, and say more than half of the cars on the road are rocking a orange can. Walmart uses them in the auto care department, and many fast lube places use them at least around here. Point is they work just fine for the mass market.
The Tough Guard is rated for upto 15,000 miles and can certainly go for a year. Lots of people leave Fram EG and TG filters (non-metal end caps) on for way more than a year.If I knew the Tough Guard, with it's fiber end caps, could hold up to a 1 year OCI for 5,000 miles, I'd go that route.
I looked at the the TG6607 at WM yesterday and it had a black ADBV while the orange can EG6607 had the orange one. You'd think that Fram would get it's act together and put the better ADBV in their better filter. I know some will say the black ADBV may be silicone but I'm not taking the chance that it's not.Of the two sizes I use, they've been silicone for a couple of years.
At least they're not almost $10 anymore, still ridiculous that they're priced higher than the other orange cans, at $10, the Kyundai OEM filter for around $7 was the better choice.Extra guard at Walmart for my Hyundai/KIA vehicles are $5.97. I have no issue with it other than I can get something just as good or better, cheaper.
Since when did the EG line have glass media?I think that this filter is the best bang for your buck right now. It's less than $4 on Amazon and at Walmart. It's got a silicone anti drain back valve, cellulose and glass media, and is rated for a 10,000 mile drain interval. It's 95.7% efficient @ 20 microns using the ISO 4548-12 test. Don't let the fiber end caps scare you away.
Technical information.
So what do you think?
I’d go out on a limb, and say more than half of the cars on the road are rocking a orange can. Walmart uses them in the auto care department, and many fast lube places use them at least around here. Point is they work just fine for the mass market.
From the Fram website:Since when did the EG line have glass media?
Extra Guard® has cellulose and glass blended media that provides advanced engine protection for your vehicle.
Since when did the EG line have glass media?
Might be the same efficiency, just listing a different micron level.I like the Fram EG. How does 96% @ 20 microns compare to 99% at 30 with the Supertech. It looks to me like the 96 @ 20 would be better, since 30 is 33% larger. If so, Extra Guard for the win.
??I like the Fram EG. How does 96% @ 20 microns compare to 99% at 30 with the Supertech. It looks to me like the 96 @ 20 would be better, since 30 is 33% larger. ...
I was looking at it differently, looking at 30 as the whole. But you are right. That's 50% larger.??
(30-20)/20 = 50% larger particles
EG says up to 10,000 miles on the box.So the EG has cellulose/synthetic media capable of, I think, 95% at 20µ (12,000 mile OCI),
Rather, more is not ALWAYS better.
That is exactly right - I will order 4 or 5 filters and the shipping + tax comes in lower than when buying just 1. Actually every time I order from RA I will toss in a few filters if the same warehouse is being used.If you order multiple Champ XL filters from Rock Auto the shipping cost goes down with every additional filter ordered within one single order. It is very easy to get the total cost per unit to $4-$5 on Rock Auto and I surmise that many if not most people would prefer to use that filter instead of an orange can.