Yesterday a friend from west Birginia stopped by. Off his 21’ FWD Equinox and had 7k on O’Reilys brand 0w20 oil. Put on correct older NAPA GOLD 100290 filter and some Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20. 46k on vehicle. Couldn’t see date code anywhere on can, fikter made in China
MICROGARD SELECT EXTENDED LIFE #MSL 57060 CUT OPEN
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Just an excellent looking filter.You gentlemen are welcome. If I had O’Reilys near me I’d try that oil filter and their house brand oil
I think the filters made in China and Vietnam are really well made.
Looks good-that higher oil pressure didn't hurt it a bit!
Thanks for the post @53' Stude . I keep a stash of Honda/Toyota filters, but when I service a different vehicle I hit up O'Reilly close by. I just used one of these on a high mileage 2002 Silverado. Now I have confidence!
Yeah, silicone adbv and holes in center tube: win win
These are the ones that are the same as the Premium Guard XLs correct? Seem to be extremely well built.
I love these MicroGard posts!! Every..single..one.. looks good! Have we even seen a MicroGard select made by premium guard that has looked bad? or had any problems?! I can't remember.. Almost seems like we have not. thanks for posting this! china or vietnam, they look the same! that's good production too!
Higher oil pressure ?
Yea sir these are PG XL filters…
Good, bad or indifferent these typically look way better than the new welfare Fram ultra filters.
A legitimately non wired backed premium filter should look like these PG XL filters. Not look like something out of the trailer park.
Isn’t the newer 1.5 GM engine one of the ones that’s supposed to have the high bypass PH12060 style (22 PSI)?
Engine oil pressure and filter bypass pressure are two different things. When you said "higher oil pressure" I took it literally as meaning the engine's oil pressure.
Incorrect. Specs a Auto Extra 10290
Thank you for confirming what I thought I had read previously. So many brands its hard to keep track sometimes.
I have a case of six PG XLs in my cart for 8 bucks each to my door. I am tempted to pull the trigger, the 99% at 25 microns is making me hesitant I usually use Frams that are 99% at 20.
The 57045 MG’s are the filters going on my 08’ Silverado when I run out of the OG 10575 Ultras with the lower bypass rating.
That’s not what Fram.com says… Pretty sure the 1.5 would take the same bypass rating filter as the GM 3.6? But, Adam, you’ve changed a lot more of them than I have!
Thought the new variable pressure GM oil pumps could hit 75 PSI under certain conditions? Unlike my Express 6.0 that couldn’t top 40 PSI below zero? Like this example in a Malibu-60 PSI at 60 MPH? https://www.chevymalibuforum.com/threads/oil-pressure.118006/
(Which is why GM changed the bypass spec from 14 to 22 PSI).
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