Fram Ultra XG9972 9742 miles

[Patrick0525]

Another set of Fram Ultra cartridge pics. OC drain and fill at 5K, with a new filter at 10K miles.

What is the orange spot on the edge of the 4th pic?

 

[charbaby]

Looks great!

 

[Patrick0525]

Originally Posted by Char Baby
Looks great!


I am tempted to do 15K mi on the Fram Ultra. Based on the average speed the filter has accumulated 263hrs. The inside bottom of the filter housing was relatively clean with no grimy grit or black soot. I have been using PUP.

Based on the physical inspection. I probably could run a FU XG3614 on my zero turn mower with a Kohler 7000 series 725cc engine for 250 hours.

 

[WellOiled]

Q: What is the orange spot on the edge of the 4th pic?
A: I would not be terribly concerned about it.

Filter looks very good to me.

Thanks for the snap and post.

 

[sw99]

Love these filters. Looks great as usual. Thanks for posting.

 

[JLTD]

Agreed, and possibly 20k.

 

[dwendt44]

"Q: What is the orange spot on the edge of the 4th pic?"

Inspection mark.


My 2¢

 

[Patrick0525]

Before I go 20k, I need to a Blackstone particle count measurement at 15K which is two drain and fills at 5k and 10k intervals. I posted PC data earlier this year at 10k miles.


FU PC data: Filter D 10k & Filter E 5k

 

[danez_yoda]

its a fram. Why would it not have an orange dot?

Probably a dot of glue.

 

[Patrick0525]

Originally Posted by danez_yoda
its a fram. Why would it not have an orange dot?

Probably a dot of glue.



Checked my remaining stock of XG9972 qty 3 and no orange dot. I wanted to call it out before a BITOG member beat me to the punch.

 

[WellOiled]

Originally Posted by danez_yoda
its a fram. Why would it not have an orange dot?

Probably a dot of glue.

Originally Posted by dwendt44
"Q: What is the orange spot on the edge of the 4th pic?"

Inspection mark.


My 2¢

My vote goes to Inspection mark.

 

[CR94]

Originally Posted by Patrick0525
... The inside bottom of the filter housing was relatively clean with no grimy grit or black soot. ...
Any visible particles captured by the media?

 

[bullwinkle]

Originally Posted by WellOiled
Originally Posted by danez_yoda
its a fram. Why would it not have an orange dot?

Probably a dot of glue.

Originally Posted by dwendt44
"Q: What is the orange spot on the edge of the 4th pic?"

Inspection mark.


My 2¢

My vote goes to Inspection mark.

Does it come off? Fleck of orange RTV?

 

[Patrick0525]

Originally Posted by CR94

Originally Posted by Patrick0525
... The inside bottom of the filter housing was relatively clean with no grimy grit or black soot. ...
Any visible particles captured by the media?


This morning, I retrieved the filter from the dumpster and closely re-examined what was captured between the vanes by physically stretching the vane ends until they detached from the black plastic ends. From the four to five different locations, there was no observable metal, foreign or soot-like debris at the bottom of the vanes' V shaped notch. Even handling the filter, there was a general overall lack of oily grittiness and the filter could have gone to the 15k mi interval. This is a Toyota Venza V6 3.5L 2GR-FE with 90845 mi. The oil UOA was sent out and the results will be posted towards the end of the week.

I have to seriously re-think the 10k filter interval and commit to do a spring 2020 Blackstone Particle Count/UOA at 15k mi with scheduled 5k PUP and/or Zeppo drain and fills. I still remain hesitant for some reason.


Is there any 15k Particle Count results posted?

 

[Patrick0525]

Originally Posted by bullwinkle
Originally Posted by WellOiled
Originally Posted by danez_yoda
its a fram. Why would it not have an orange dot?

Probably a dot of glue.

Originally Posted by dwendt44
"Q: What is the orange spot on the edge of the 4th pic?"

Inspection mark.


My 2¢

My vote goes to Inspection mark.

Does it come off? Fleck of orange RTV?



Looked at it this morning and it is not a paint dot in the filter's media. Not glue, manufacturing RTV or material floating in the crankcase.