Microgard 57055 change?

[TacoFergie]

Anyone notice a change on Microgard Select oil filters? Maybe it’s just this particular part number?

Did an oil change on the old Subaru Ascent today and took the old Microgard Select off that I did in February. Old filter on the left, new on the right. Went on with a new Microgard select again. But the inlet holes are quite a bit larger on the new one. I don’t think there’s a going to be any notable difference, but I just happened to notice it. I’ll see if the 57502 for my F150 is different later this week as I just picked up a filter for its oil change too.

Anyways, here’s the cut open old one. Looks great for 5100 miles using 5w30 VRP. Nothing notable in the pleats or the bottom of the can. Normally I go 4k miles, but summer road trips and life got in the way.

 

[Rand]

Still looks good. no louvers.

 

[DannyM]

Anyone notice a change on Microgard Select oil filters? Maybe it’s just this particular part number?

Did an oil change on the old Subaru Ascent today and took the old Microgard Select off that I did in February. Old filter on the left, new on the right. Went on with a new Microgard select again. But the inlet holes are quite a bit larger on the new one. I don’t think there’s a going to be any notable difference, but I just happened to notice it. I’ll see if the 57502 for my F150 is different later this week as I just picked up a filter for its oil change too.

Anyways, here’s the cut open old one. Looks great for 5100 miles using 5w30 VRP. Nothing notable in the pleats or the bottom of the can. Normally I go 4k miles, but summer road trips and life got in the way.


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Where was the new one made ?? ..... Looks like a different factory baseplate than the usual ones we see.

 

[Zazookie-2000]

Looks like they doubled the size of the holes. Feel anymore power lol?

 

[DCDG]

looks healthy the old filter. new one has a champ labs or fram resembling base plate.

 

[User_19876]

There's a glut of CQPs coming through that are made in Malaysia. They look different from the Chinese and Vietnamese. PGI just seems to rotate factories. The filter you've posted looks great to me.

 

[EvoMan]

Is there a difference in the date codes and COO?

 

[ZeeOSix]

Old filter on the left, new on the right. Went on with a new Microgard select again. But the inlet holes are quite a bit larger on the new one. I don’t think there’s a going to be any notable difference, but I just happened to notice it.

It really won't decrease the dP across the base plate to really matter ... but maybe MicroGard discovered that using big holes in the base plate will sell more oil filters because most people who don't understand PD oil pumps will think the filter will "flow more oil" compared to the one with smaller holes.

Looks like a wider base gasket too. The whole base diameter looks a little larger, but maybe an optical illusion - ??

 

[TacoFergie]

Where was the new one made ?? ..... Looks like a different factory baseplate than the usual ones we see.

I'll have to look when I get home. I guess I didn't think about looking for that.

There's a glut of CQPs coming through that are made in Malaysia. They look different from the Chinese and Vietnamese. PGI just seems to rotate factories. The filter you've posted looks great to me.

I'm quite happy with how the filter looks too. Nothing really to note at all which is nice.

Is there a difference in the date codes and COO?

I'll check when I get home later. I tried to read the date codes, but I don't know the format they use for date codes?

It really won't decrease the dP across the base plate to really matter ... but maybe MicroGard discovered that using big holes in the base plate will sell more oil filters because most people who don't understand PD oil pumps will think the filter will "flow more oil" compared to the one with smaller holes.

Looks like a wider base gasket too. The whole base diameter looks a little larger, but maybe an optical illusion - ??

I mean bigger holes are more appealing for sure. I agree that for a car like this it's likely meaningless. I'm just glad it doesn't have louvers in the center core, I know it's not a big issue, I just don't like them becasue I have found Purolators in the wild that the louvers weren't stamped properly and the lovers weren't open.

 

[EvoMan]

I don’t know that anyone has figured out the date code except that the first two numbers are the year of manufacture.