Wavy pleats give more surface area. Yeah alright .
That’s not a good deal for only 6000 miles… A basic Premium Guard or RA Champ could have done 6K easily for a fraction of the cost ($12.49 at AAP vs. $3-4).Titanium looks ok, like it got the job done @ 6k mi. One thing certain though, no mistaking new media here for the OG wire backed media.
Thanks for c&p.
2011 F150 5.0
6000 miles in service
out/off: 8 quarts Pennzoil Ultra Platnium 5w-20 with Fram Titanium FS10575
in/on: 8 Quarts Valvoline EP HM 5w-20 and carquest premium 84502 (made in china nitrile O ring)
tons of waviness and very dirty but no tears. this was from the first OCI since obtaining the truck from another fleet program. safe to say the PUP cleaned well.
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Maybe they should just use the fiber end caps like the Tough Guards.Not impressed with that filter. Isn’t that supposed to be top of the line? What causes filters to get wavy and separate like that…..filling up with dirt?
Moisture, lack of support for a "synthetic" sprayed-on layer... The newer LS engines have the stronger, variable PSI oil pump, and having baseplate holes that (allegedly) induce swirling can't be helpful either...Not impressed with that filter. Isn’t that supposed to be top of the line? What causes filters to get wavy and separate like that…..filling up with dirt?
this came off of a ford 5.0. and our trucks don’t see short trips.Moisture, lack of support for a "synthetic" sprayed-on layer... The newer LS engines have the stronger, variable PSI oil pump, and having baseplate holes that (allegedly) induce swirling can't be helpful either...