BrendanC
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scored three of these on close out at walmart for $2 each. they are 3/4”-16 and have a like 22psi bypass setting. anyways, this one had a nasty dent in the dome so i decided to cut it.
Fram Ultra XG2870a virgin c&p
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The bypass spring wire diameter looks thicker than the FS/XG3600, the poppet valve looks a little different too other than color. Thanks for cutting a sample open, truly a gem hidden in plain sight if you can find them. I still see plenty of these Titanium versions at AAP/Carquest since no one buys them, but I prefer to get the FS3600.
I bet ya Zeeosix find these completely boring cause they'll never get wavy and tough as a rock. Another centerfold of the week.
I bet ya Zeeosix find these completely boring cause they'll never get wavy and tough as a rock. Another centerfold of the week.
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yea the spring for the bypass had some teeth to it and the bypass looked beefier itself. i think these were for some audi application when i looked them
up.
I got several OG Ultra 2870s dirt cheap on eBay a few years ago, I've been using them on my dad's 2015 Escape with the 2.5L.
Nice pictures and great cut and post sir. Thank You
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Got a couple of these this morning on clearance too. Unfortunately one had drop damage on the dome, for 5 dollars and the sake of science to measure the bypass opening pressure I couldn't complain haha. A little excess glue on the media but surprisingly rust free and still had anti-rust coating that wasn't dried. Enjoy the photos!
Measured an opening force of 6 pounds! the highest so far recorded in the chart, which estimates around 30 PSI.
Measured an opening force of 6 pounds! the highest so far recorded in the chart, which estimates around 30 PSI.
What's the advertised bypass setting?
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i still have two of these filters, i got them super cheap. wish i could use them on transmission filter but the bypass is too high.
Where’s the wire backing?
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it was there, evident by the pink media
If you clog a filter that big using it as a trans filter, your trans is cooked anyways. A healthy trans doesn’t make much in the way of particulates/debris. That filter would likely need changing due to being rusty before it would get restricted enough to be bypassing…. That’s my opinion anyways.
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still not worth risking when a transmission wasn’t designed with an external filter. especially when i have OG wire backed FS8a’s still.
What are you putting a trans filter on? I had a remote ATF filter on my old 2007 Tacoma. I was using a Napa 1269 on it. I planned to use an XG8A on it at the next change but ended up trading it in on a Duramax before I used the XG8A. I still have the XG on the shelf, I might buy another 3/4-16 base and put it on the 2010 Tacoma we have. I pulled the filter base off my old Tacoma but I have since repurposed it as a fuel filter base on a piece of equipment.
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i have remote transmission filters on all three of our vehicles. two 7th gen accords and my 2500hd/4l80. all three are rocking a FL1a sized filter. the two accords have carquest premiums on it (premium guard XL’s) and my silverado rocks OG wire backed FS8a’s.
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