Fram Tough Guard TG3614 Cut and Post

[KCJeep]

I cut the TG3614 I took off the Mustang last night. Didn’t take a lot of pics because honestly not much to see here and we have a bunch of these on here already. It was pristine. Accidentally cut the date code but it was sometime in 23. Had more pleats than I expected, 46, and was chock full of oil in spite of my attempts to drain it. Had lots of nice open holes, not louvers. Was a 5k run of Valvoline EP 5w30. Same went back in with a Premium Guard Extended PG195EX.

Actually more interesting than the filter, the Valvoline came out reddish and had a smell that reminded me of the old Magnatec. Esters?

@Zee09 first time using my new filter cutter, amazingly slick can’t believe I waited so long to get one.

 

[Bellavita]

I cut the TG3614 I took off the Mustang last night. Didn’t take a lot of pics because honestly not much to see here and we have a bunch of these on here already. It was pristine. Accidentally cut the date code but it was sometime in 23. Had more pleats than I expected, 46, and was chock full of oil in spite of my attempts to drain it. Had lots of nice open holes, not louvers. Was a 5k run of Valvoline EP 5w30. Same went back in with a Premium Guard Extended PG195EX.

Actually more interesting than the filter, the Valvoline came out reddish and had a smell that reminded me of the old Magnatec. Esters?

@Zee09 first time using my new filter cutter, amazingly slick can’t believe I waited so long to get one.

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Hi KC Jeep,
Thank you for the C&P . . . nicely done. Classic Tough Guard results, pleats and endcaps well intact and it looks like it could have kept going! I too like the Valvoline oils.

 

[Chris142]

Fram quality has actually improved!

 

[Zee09]

Nice c&p KC
That motor is still fresh albeit a turbo...

 

[Glenda W.]

Thanks. Looks good! Better pleat spacing then we’ve been seeing. I like that it doesn’t have louvers.

 

[KCJeep]

Fram quality has actually improved!

Unfortunately I think it’s more that First Brands hasn’t gotten around to cost cutting Tough Guards yet. For now anyway they remain a solid choice.

 

[Zee09]

Unfortunately I think it’s more that First Brands hasn’t gotten around to cost cutting Tough Guards yet. For now anyway they remain a solid choice.

I'd reconsider if it had those new EG end caps. But this looks fine. But what would the rated 15k bring?

 

[53' Stude]

I cut the TG3614 I took off the Mustang last night. Didn’t take a lot of pics because honestly not much to see here and we have a bunch of these on here already. It was pristine. Accidentally cut the date code but it was sometime in 23. Had more pleats than I expected, 46, and was chock full of oil in spite of my attempts to drain it. Had lots of nice open holes, not louvers. Was a 5k run of Valvoline EP 5w30. Same went back in with a Premium Guard Extended PG195EX.

Actually more interesting than the filter, the Valvoline came out reddish and had a smell that reminded me of the old Magnatec. Esters?

@Zee09 first time using my new filter cutter, amazingly slick can’t believe I waited so long to get one.

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Great photos sir and great cut and post. I Thank You.

 

[Bellavita]

I'd reconsider if it had those new EG end caps. But this looks fine. But what would the rated 15k bring?

Hi Zee09,
The Extra Guards and Tough Guards use the same style fiber end caps.

 

[KCJeep]

I'd reconsider if it had those new EG end caps. But this looks fine. But what would the rated 15k bring?

I rarely do an oil change anymore without changing the filter so not any real benefit on my end. I did run a TG3600 for 12k on my son’s Chrysler years ago and it looked fine. Biggest problem in my book in running filters long is not construction but capacity, which is about impossible to evaluate on a cut and post.

 

[Zee09]

Hi Zee09,
The Extra Guards and Tough Guards use the same style fiber end caps.

Sorry I was being lazy
My EG. Meant Ecogard like on the @53' Stude cp. Of the X241 Oil Filter and not the Fram EG..my apologies.

 

[Zee09]

I rarely do an oil change anymore without changing the filter so not any real benefit on my end. I did run a TG3600 for 12k on my son’s Chrysler years ago and it looked fine. Biggest problem in my book in running filters long is not construction but capacity, which is about impossible to evaluate on a cut and post.

And my stuff is mostly new and early on I can get away with longer runs than most because the engines are really clean.

 

[fantastic]

How long of a run on this filter?

Edit, I see 5k.

 

[odie]

Thanks. Looks good! Better pleat spacing then we’ve been seeing. I like that it doesn’t have louvers.

Must be a glitch in the production line or luck of the draw .

 

[jeepman3071]

Looks good!

 

[Justin85114]

Looks good I ran one these on my 99 ford 3.0 v6.

 

[SC Maintenance]

I rarely do an oil change anymore without changing the filter so not any real benefit on my end.

Me either. This seems like a false economy - saving a few bucks to not change a filter and hope it doesn't have an interior failure. One OCI, one filter.

Thanks for posting!

 

[ZeeOSix]

This seems like a false economy - saving a few bucks to not change a filter and hope it doesn't have an interior failure.

The new one you put on might have a failure. Then what? in that case, it would have been better to leave the old one on.

 

[Bellavita]

I cut the TG3614 I took off the Mustang last night. Didn’t take a lot of pics because honestly not much to see here and we have a bunch of these on here already. It was pristine. Accidentally cut the date code but it was sometime in 23. Had more pleats than I expected, 46, and was chock full of oil in spite of my attempts to drain it. Had lots of nice open holes, not louvers. Was a 5k run of Valvoline EP 5w30. Same went back in with a Premium Guard Extended PG195EX.

Actually more interesting than the filter, the Valvoline came out reddish and had a smell that reminded me of the old Magnatec. Esters?

@Zee09 first time using my new filter cutter, amazingly slick can’t believe I waited so long to get one.

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Hi KCJeep,
A favor to ask. If you still have the media, could you take a try at separating the endcap from the media? I'm interested to know if the media tears way or if the media breaks away at the joint. I know this is unscientific but I'd like to get understanding of the bonding strength. Thank you!

 

[KCJeep]

I don't have it anymore, but I did handle it a fair bit and it seemed as stout and solid as all the other fiber endcap Frams I've cut in the past, which is quite a few. About as specific to your question as I can get I'm afraid.