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This is part 2 of the filter inspection at the end of my oil service life at 4837.8 miles. Came out of my 100 mile daily driver, 2012 Toyota Yaris. Running Valvoline Full Synthetic High Mileage 5w-30 with HPL EC30 and BG MOA mixed in.
There is not much to say other than I'm incredibly impressed with the build quality of this filter. Just the media element alone was heavy pulling out of the can soaked in oil. The pleats are very stout and hard to flex and crush with fingers. Looks like the filter caught some chunks of carbon which I have never seen from the previous YZZN1 filter that came out of the last oil change. Oil looks a bit darker than usual compared to the previous drain, there's also a hint of sweet and slightly fruity smell from the oil as well which I mentioned in the other HPL EC thread normally valvoline oil smells awful like any other oil drained out.
Counted 36+1 pleats which include the metal seam. I stacked 2 YZZN1 medias which are 1-15/16" tall clearly showing this filter element is twice as tall and double the media, lots of surface area could mean this filter can last way longer if I wanted to leave it on. I took it out just so I can start clean running new HPL PCMO oil without leaving any old oil in. Another nice detail I love about this filter is the bypass spring assembly seal that feels like a fiber gasket.
I'm glad that I stocked up 37 of these large pink wire backed filters lol, Looking forward to try out the FE3600 in my next change maybe after 5k to sample the oil for lab analysis.
Previous oil filter thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/fram-ultra-xg3600-cut-open-2000-miles-hpl-ec30.376398/
4 quarts of HPL PCMO 5w-30 and another FS3600 went back in. See you guys again in 5000 miles.
There is not much to say other than I'm incredibly impressed with the build quality of this filter. Just the media element alone was heavy pulling out of the can soaked in oil. The pleats are very stout and hard to flex and crush with fingers. Looks like the filter caught some chunks of carbon which I have never seen from the previous YZZN1 filter that came out of the last oil change. Oil looks a bit darker than usual compared to the previous drain, there's also a hint of sweet and slightly fruity smell from the oil as well which I mentioned in the other HPL EC thread normally valvoline oil smells awful like any other oil drained out.
Counted 36+1 pleats which include the metal seam. I stacked 2 YZZN1 medias which are 1-15/16" tall clearly showing this filter element is twice as tall and double the media, lots of surface area could mean this filter can last way longer if I wanted to leave it on. I took it out just so I can start clean running new HPL PCMO oil without leaving any old oil in. Another nice detail I love about this filter is the bypass spring assembly seal that feels like a fiber gasket.
I'm glad that I stocked up 37 of these large pink wire backed filters lol, Looking forward to try out the FE3600 in my next change maybe after 5k to sample the oil for lab analysis.
Previous oil filter thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/fram-ultra-xg3600-cut-open-2000-miles-hpl-ec30.376398/
4 quarts of HPL PCMO 5w-30 and another FS3600 went back in. See you guys again in 5000 miles.
