LoL ... plus, it's a metal on fiber end cap seal ... better than metal on metal.On the bright side though, the uh... anti-bypass valve doesn't have ripples!
Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on it... but small cellulose filter with no bypass, just seems unnecessarily cheap and unlikely to be worth the few dollars saved.LoL ... plus, it's a metal on fiber end cap seal ... better than metal on metal.
What was so terrible about it? Looks to have the Champ Labs combo valve base plate.
Given the unknown prior history, I would not blame the filter condition on the filter itself. I have used plenty of E-Core based filters within recommended change intervals and none of them over look that bad.
What engine is this one? Must be one with the filter bypass in the filter mount or block.Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on it... but small cellulose filter with no bypass, just seems unnecessarily cheap and unlikely to be worth the few dollars saved.
2UZ-FE in a 2004 LX 470. From what I can find, the 1UZ-FE doesn't have internal bypass. I don't know about the 2UZ-FE though.What engine is this one? Must be one with the filter bypass in the filter mount or block.
You're only allowed to burn ADBVs ... not media.![]()
^^^ From post 2. That filter has the combo ADBV/bypass valve base plate.Looks to have the Champ Labs combo valve base plate.
Ok I see what you mean now. Interesting design, but with how nitrile ages in this application (tends to harden), I really don't trust this type of bypass to both stay sealed in normal use and open up at the correct pressure. With silicone, this could be good, and it would also prevent the excess contamination when bypassing that happens when the bypass fluid passes over the outside of the media and picks up debris settled in the can.^^^ From post 2. That filter has the combo ADBV/bypass valve base plate.
FYI ... search for Patent # US7175761 for details.Ok I see what you mean now. Interesting design ...
I will not lol.Thanks for sharing the zoomed in pics. I take it you're not buying another one of these.![]()
FYI ... search for Patent # US7175761 for details.
Item #32 in figure below is the piece of the rubber combo valve that flexes and opens up when the dP across it is too high, and the oil flows through hole #34 past #32 and into the outlet hole in the base plate - that's the bypass flow path.
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