I said a few months ago how I got a K&N Filter that came free with a jug of Valvoline Syn that I used on Truck... However used the K&N for my Honda Accord V6 2002
Now I'm sure some of you have seen how I have cut open various oil filters and show pics.
Purolator, MANN , NIPPON , FRAM ULTRA , However I cut open many many more that I didn't post like Honda A02 no reason to post that here.. Also Bosch Premium w/ FILTECH TECH, Fram Extra Guard Napa Silver Napa Gold. Fram HIGH MILEAGE... Anyways I have cut open many.
Well this is the first K&N Filter I did and here is what I noticed
1st, It was very very easy to cut open, and I have used the same tool to cut open all named above oil filters and It didn't seem like thick metal. For instance the NAPA was like a TANK and took me a day or taking turns on cutting.
Now They might make the K&N that way to give the oil filter FLEX, So Im not sure. Also I remember when the filter was new it was very heavy.. I though well it must be Heavy DUTY. However after cutting it open 80% of the weight was in the base plate and you will see pics of that.
2nd The Oil filter cartridge inside was smaller then the NAPA Silver. I mean it was so small compared all the other oil filters I have cut open.
3rd, This filter didn't have but 4500 miles on it and you can see the pleats were actually starting to collapse.
4th The By Pass was at the bottom, I prefer it to be at the top but its okay, However for a 15$ oil filter you would think they would put it at the top similar to Motorcraft or NAPA. To tell you the truth it really felt like a PUROLATOR or a NAPA GOLD or NAPA SILVER.
5th. IMO a good reason to by this filter is if you have one of them cars that are very hard to get the oil filter OFF, then the built on NUT makes it very easy to get OFF.
However not the case for my car.
Here are the PIC and you tell me if you see what I see. You can clearly see the model number of the filter and I ever took a picture of the oil cartridge next to the FRAM TOUGH Guard BOX so it would give the it some scale. So you could see just how tiny this filter is.. Personally I just see nothing special about it. At least nothing to justify that huge cost.
Also you can see this is MADE IN USA K&Ns b/c they are now made in KOREA or someplace else.
Look at all that flex, with a Napa Silver I could never bend it that much.
but as i said perhaps they want it that way for a reason... ??
As I said the base plate was thick and was the heavy part.
Tiny ADBV that is Silicone. Not sure if size means anything.
notice the filter collapse and only 4500 miles
and the size very small IMO and compared to others I cut open
Judge the overall size of the filter cartridge compares the whole filter
can and base plate... Seems small ??
Just to give it some scale, so you can see the filter cartridge compared the FRAM TOUGH GUARD BOX & you can see I have the Filter cartridge up higher so its not perfectly flat.
the By-pass at the bottom and that's Okay but would rather it be at the top.
Just a pic of can cut open with no nothing inside.
However they do have many threads so when you screw on it might be on more secure then others plus the rounded seal.
So what do you think???
Now I'm sure some of you have seen how I have cut open various oil filters and show pics.
Purolator, MANN , NIPPON , FRAM ULTRA , However I cut open many many more that I didn't post like Honda A02 no reason to post that here.. Also Bosch Premium w/ FILTECH TECH, Fram Extra Guard Napa Silver Napa Gold. Fram HIGH MILEAGE... Anyways I have cut open many.
Well this is the first K&N Filter I did and here is what I noticed
1st, It was very very easy to cut open, and I have used the same tool to cut open all named above oil filters and It didn't seem like thick metal. For instance the NAPA was like a TANK and took me a day or taking turns on cutting.
Now They might make the K&N that way to give the oil filter FLEX, So Im not sure. Also I remember when the filter was new it was very heavy.. I though well it must be Heavy DUTY. However after cutting it open 80% of the weight was in the base plate and you will see pics of that.
2nd The Oil filter cartridge inside was smaller then the NAPA Silver. I mean it was so small compared all the other oil filters I have cut open.
3rd, This filter didn't have but 4500 miles on it and you can see the pleats were actually starting to collapse.
4th The By Pass was at the bottom, I prefer it to be at the top but its okay, However for a 15$ oil filter you would think they would put it at the top similar to Motorcraft or NAPA. To tell you the truth it really felt like a PUROLATOR or a NAPA GOLD or NAPA SILVER.
5th. IMO a good reason to by this filter is if you have one of them cars that are very hard to get the oil filter OFF, then the built on NUT makes it very easy to get OFF.
However not the case for my car.
Here are the PIC and you tell me if you see what I see. You can clearly see the model number of the filter and I ever took a picture of the oil cartridge next to the FRAM TOUGH Guard BOX so it would give the it some scale. So you could see just how tiny this filter is.. Personally I just see nothing special about it. At least nothing to justify that huge cost.
Also you can see this is MADE IN USA K&Ns b/c they are now made in KOREA or someplace else.
Look at all that flex, with a Napa Silver I could never bend it that much.
but as i said perhaps they want it that way for a reason... ??
As I said the base plate was thick and was the heavy part.
Tiny ADBV that is Silicone. Not sure if size means anything.
notice the filter collapse and only 4500 miles
and the size very small IMO and compared to others I cut open
Judge the overall size of the filter cartridge compares the whole filter
can and base plate... Seems small ??
Just to give it some scale, so you can see the filter cartridge compared the FRAM TOUGH GUARD BOX & you can see I have the Filter cartridge up higher so its not perfectly flat.
the By-pass at the bottom and that's Okay but would rather it be at the top.
Just a pic of can cut open with no nothing inside.
However they do have many threads so when you screw on it might be on more secure then others plus the rounded seal.
So what do you think???
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