Fram Tough Guard vs PurolatorPure 1

[M3 Mitch]

This is just one data point, but here goes. On my daughter's Toyota with the 3S-FE engine, which takes a small oil filter on the side of the block, the filter operates almost upside-down, I have been using the Tough-Guard. When I restart the engine after it's good and hot and has been sitting about 15 minutes, the oil light would stay on several seconds. When I would change the oil, the tough-guard would be empty of oil after a good long drain period.

I just put a Pure-1 on based on what I have read here,

and so far the oil light goes out quicker on a hot start than previously.

I'll try to remember to post when I change this load of oil, and remark if the Pure-1 is full of oil when I take it off...I am expecting it will be, but I'll report what I see..

 

[M3 Mitch]

Excuse me for replying to my own post, but I forgot to say that this is a very small filter, smaller than most car filters anyway. The Pure-1 filter case is noticably bigger than the Tough Guard, that does not mean that the filter element is bigger, but that would be the way to guess.

The Pure-1 looks more like a quality part to me, feels better, maybe smells better...

 

[Rob Taggs]

I would stay with the Purolator PureOne. I convinced most of the guys at work to stay away from the Orange Can of Doom after the saw the construction of them and the internet studies.

 

[AstroVic]

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Originally posted by M3 Mitch:

The Pure-1 ...maybe smells better...

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Yeah, you're a bonafide BITOG member.

Hahahhaha...

 

[Ironduke4]

I guess i am a die hard BITOG member after all as i find myself smelling oil filters and admiring my oil stash

i never used to do that before BITOG! Anyway go with the pure one oil filter it is much better than the fram tough guard.

 

[T-Keith]

This has been my experience too. Cars with upside down(or close to it) filters really need a good ADBV. Fram's just doesn't cut it. BTW doesn't the tough guard have a silicone ADBV just like the $10 filter?

-T

 

[Islander]

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Originally posted by T-Keith:
This has been my experience too. Cars with upside down(or close to it) filters really need a good ADBV. Fram's just doesn't cut it. BTW doesn't the tough guard have a silicone ADBV just like the $10 filter?

-T

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The Tough Guard does have a silicone ADBV. I installed one on my daughter's Toyota Tercel. She is a low mileage driver who doesn't use her car every day. Hopefully, it will do it's job until the next scheduled oil change in May when I will replace the Tough Guard with a Carquest (WIX) quality filter.

 

[T-Keith]

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Originally posted by Islander:

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Originally posted by T-Keith:
This has been my experience too. Cars with upside down(or close to it) filters really need a good ADBV. Fram's just doesn't cut it. BTW doesn't the tough guard have a silicone ADBV just like the $10 filter?

-T

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The Tough Guard does have a silicone ADBV. I installed one on my daughter's Toyota Tercel. She is a low mileage driver who doesn't use her car every day. Hopefully, it will do it's job until the next scheduled oil change in May when I will replace the Tough Guard with a Carquest (WIX) quality filter.

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Don't quote me on this, but I believe the Tercel has a vertical filter like the Corolla. While it's still important, the ADBV isn't as critical. If your really concerned it wouldn't hurt to change it.

-T