FRAM FPS filters, date made?

[53' Stude]

Hello fellow oil nuts . On my six FRAM FPS 3614 filters, date code is A52991 Anyone able to decide this? Thanks in advance

 

[53' Stude]

2nd pic here is where date code is and it's very hard to make out even with my glasses on

 

[ZeeOSix]

Date code = A52991 The red number is the year: 5 could be 1995, 2005, 2015 ... etc. The blue numbers are the day in the year, so day 299 which in 2015 is Oct 26. 2015 was a non-leap year. So this filter was made Oct 26, 2015.

 

[53' Stude]

Zee0Six: thank you good sir. Now I can go look at my oldest fu 3614 and two newer ones and de code em'

 

[ZeeOSix]

Anytime car51.

 

[53' Stude]

So If I de-coded Branson304's used FU XG2 that is:A51771 it was manufactured June 26, 2015

 

[slacktide_bitog]

A52991 A = Greenville, OH 5 = 2015 299 = 299th day of the year (in this case, October 26, 2015) 1 = first shift Same as any other Fram made in that factory

 

[53' Stude]

Zee0Six: would A60601 be January 6, 2016?

 

[53' Stude]

Thank you for the plant info Slacktide_bitog

 

[53' Stude]

My oldest fu is A51031 or April 13, 2015 Here she is These two "ultra synthetics" are made July17, 2015

 

[53' Stude]

This is the oldest one I meant made April 13, 2015

 

[funflyer]

Originally Posted By: car51

Zee0Six: would A60601 be January 6, 2016?

No, you always use all 3 digits of the julian calendar. 060 day would be 29 Feb 16.

 

[Farmer]

Car51, I don't see any of the numbers on the can, am I doing something wrong?

 

[53' Stude]

Farmer: you have to almost get a perfect light angle to see the digits as they are "etched" I call it into the can.

 

[funflyer]

Originally Posted By: Farmer

Car51, I don't see any of the numbers on the can, am I doing something wrong?

The numbers are laser etched very lightly into the paint. You have to hold the filter at just the right angle to see them. Car51 must have bought his stash of FPS3614s from the same seller as I did, they have the same date.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted By: car51

Farmer: you have to almost get a perfect light angle to see the digits as they are "etched" I call it into the can.

Use a strong flashlight and make the light come in at an angle to see the etched date code.

 

[53' Stude]

Funflyer: yes sir from Troy Camp in Beavertown PA for under $40 for 6 filters. Couldn't resist that

 

[901Memphis]

Yes it's insane how light they're etched I've had to spin it around 3 times before I saw it and they are always there. Considering I have great vision I can't imagine how hard it would be for the average guy to see it.