MicroGreenThat looks cool. I don't know if its necessary, but it's cool. Reminds me a bit of the oil filters (can't remember the name, Eco Green or something?) from a few years ago with the built in bypass filter.
MicroGreenThat looks cool. I don't know if its necessary, but it's cool. Reminds me a bit of the oil filters (can't remember the name, Eco Green or something?) from a few years ago with the built in bypass filter.
Reminds me of Wix when the XP efficiency was shown on their website as 50% @ 20u. Then later the efficiency spec disappeared from their website and showed nothing. I called Wix after that happened, and asked their Tech Dept what the Wix XP efficiency was, and their response was it's "proprietary".PIAA isn't the only one who says this. Been told the same thing more than once.
Here's what a different manufacturer said:
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Seems like releasing test data is something North American manufacturers do so it does sound like a legitimate cultural difference.
Reminds me of Wix when the XP efficiency was shown on their website as 50% @ 20u. Then later the efficiency spec disappeared from their website and showed nothing. I called Wix after that happened, and asked their Tech Dept what the Wix XP efficiency was, and their response was it's "proprietary".
Yes, a single particle count of the used oil can give more info with a single test than say a single UOA looking at wear metal levels. But even with a PC, the level of cleanliness can be effected somewhat by the length of the OCI. So for instance, if the same engine had UOA wear metals and particle counts done with similar OCIs, then the data would be more useful. If for instance, the same engine has the same OCI each time, but with a different oil filter used on different OCIs, then you could better see the effect of a less or more efficient oil filter on the oil cleanliness. But yes, I agree that one PC could be compared to other UOAs PC data to get an idea of how well the filter is keeping the oil clean.It's not ideal but couldn't he just compare it to any particle count on the forum as both the conditions (extra dusty) and oil condition (changes color after driving in dust) should result in abnormal numbers if the air system has an issue? If mileage on the comparison report is different, an average can be calculated.
Example:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/t...22k-on-xg8a-fram-ultra-particle-count.319815/
We know thescreensavers had a functional air system and was using a fram ultra so royfj's report should be similar if all is well with his air system.
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I asked my Japanese colleagues about this, and the reply was not enough resources to translate technical data to English. Even local distributors struggle with this.
^^^ Guess that means filters become more efficienct when on the east coast.
Z14-M to try on my dad's truck his next OCI.
It'll be interesting to see his reaction, I know he's never seen one of these before.I like how it's the cartridge type so you get a good look. Hope he gets a kick out of it after comparing it alongside the OEM
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Might be awhile, but when they are done being used it would be cool to see these cut open.My filters came today. The Z-14M box was a bit mangled but the cartridge itself was totally fine.
Really looking forward to trying these on the Pathfinder and Tacoma during their next OCIs.
It'll be awhile until my Pathfinder is due for it's next oil change but when the time comes I plan to run the Z8-M for 10K then send it to 53 Stude for a C&P. So sometime next year probably we'll see that.Might be awhile, but when they are done being used it would be cool to see these cut open.