I picked up a couple of these filters at a local bargain outlet for about $5 each. They had many more but my filter stash can't accommodate any more at the moment.
When I got home I looked at the oil filters closely and noticed that although both filters are the same M1-204A, internally they are different. Both appear to be made by Champ Labs (one inlet hole is larger than the rest) but one has a bypass valve on the top of filter (I see a blue plastic cap up there) and the other has the bypass at the base of the filter, I see a large coil spring at the bottom and no blue cap up top.
If one were to choose between the two, which is better and why?
These are the filters, both boxes are 100% identical.
When I got home I looked at the oil filters closely and noticed that although both filters are the same M1-204A, internally they are different. Both appear to be made by Champ Labs (one inlet hole is larger than the rest) but one has a bypass valve on the top of filter (I see a blue plastic cap up there) and the other has the bypass at the base of the filter, I see a large coil spring at the bottom and no blue cap up top.
If one were to choose between the two, which is better and why?
These are the filters, both boxes are 100% identical.