Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
Originally Posted By: sevenznuf
I would rather have the old extra guard back on it than the new Purolator!!!!! they are junk, don't believe it just look through the torn media threads.
You know, I could be wrong but, how many of these torn pleat stories are actually real and are actually fake? How do we know someone didn't just cut the pleat to get their 5 minutes of fame here by posting about it? C'mon, I know it has crossed a few other members minds here..........
Probably no more or less than the "real" and "fake" OCOD stories that get bantered around here ...
Will all EGs go this far? I don't know. But this one example proves it's certainly doable under the right circumstances. It may not be advisable, but it didn't end in total destruction of the engine, as the OCOD camp would profess. To the contrary, the filter held up quite well.
So the end caps are not metal. Please show discrete specific details in how the fiber end caps failed here ... I dare ya.
So the media is not a 100% synthetic wire-backed mesh; please show where it failed to provide protection. I double-dog dare ya.
So the ADBV seems to have failed. Please show where the engine was irreparably harmed or is on death's door step. I triple-dog dare ya.
This is excellent proof of what I've been saying all along. There is plenty of reserve capacity in "normal" products. I 100% agree that this was probably pushing the boundary of sensible use, and I would not advise this condition be tried without full understanding of the risks. But, this is proof (along with my 15k miles on a MC and 10k miles on a WCOD) that normal products can easily usurp the "normal" use factors and sustain decent performance.
I am NOT saying folks should make a habit of running the O/FCI this long. I'm saying that if for some reason it does happen, engine destruction is not the assured result, and selling your ride for fear of impending doom is foolish. If one passes the intended "normal" O/FCI, it is not time to panic. And you cannot make up for such an event by then using M1 lubes and M1 filters every 3k miles over the next three years in an effort to undue what was done (which is this case appears to be nothing whatsoever out of the ordinary ....)
Any filter brand can have a series of failures; we're seeing some now in Puro's line. Fram had some questionable stuff back in the day, but seems to be solid now, despite the hard-headed approach of many a BITOGer.
BOF - you are certainly welcome to have your opinion and buy what you wish.
But what I see is evidence that the EG is a capable product, even way past where you'd fear to tread.
