New 9 year old OIL FILTER!

[zfasts03]

I purchased some Bosch Distance plus oil filters on closeout at Wal-Mart awhile back. Just learned how to read the date code. Some are almost 9 years old. They look good and were always stored in "good" conditions.

Would you run them or not risk it?

2 of them are for my `97 Ram and 1 is for my `03 Vette.

 

[VQ35DE]

Use them.

 

[Chris142]

The case of filters I have for my truck were made in 1995.

 

[Mr Nice]

Use them without any worries.

 

[zfasts03]

Well, then my next question is...

At what age, for an oil filter, do you say "NO WAY" I ain't running that!

 

[69GTX]

I see NOS 1960's and 1970's oil filters for muscle cars of that era all the time in the $25-$100 range. Someone must be buying them...using them. I currently have a pair from the mid-1970s with someone interested in buying them for their 1969 Mopar.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Originally Posted By: zfasts03
Well, then my next question is...

At what age, for an oil filter, do you say "NO WAY" I ain't running that!


Depends if you have Cocaraches.

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: zfasts03
Well, then my next question is...

At what age, for an oil filter, do you say "NO WAY" I ain't running that!
if they are rusty.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

+1 to another Chris...

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Don't use them! Cut them open for us

If it's a reasonably common application, then you can easily find fresh stock filters

 

[69Torino]

Use it. I picked up 7 Distance Plus D3500’s on clearance that fit both my tractor and my Torino, cut one open to take a look and was quite impressed with how they are put together. They seem very solid. I use them on the tractor. Come to think of it I picked up a few D+ D3311’s (I think, they are the equivalent of PH6607) and used them up on my zero turn mower with a Honda V-twin. Hardly phased them. You could likely leave them on a mower engine for the rest of it’s life, but I still change the oil and filter in the spring and fall. So I waste filters I guess.

 

[pbm]

I picked up some of those Bosch D+'s at the WM 'Clearance' but the oldest ones were made in 2013.....I believe that a properly stored oil filter can be used regardless of age (within reason) while a filter stored in a damp, humid garage could be compromised after only a few years....
I would imagine that filters with 'synthetic media' would hold up better than paper ones.

 

[Ducked]

If you're going to keep them longer, might be worth oiling them. This should protect the paper media from long term acid attack and oxidation.

 

[zfasts03]

No rust. They are stored in a zip-loc bag with a descant bag.

 

[Onug]

No one is concerned the ADBV might be getting stiff? Rubber doesn’t last forever...

Just asking...

 

[Hootbro]

Originally Posted By: Onug
No one is concerned the ADBV might be getting stiff? Rubber doesn’t last forever...

Just asking...


They are silicone ADBV on those filters.

 

[Onug]

Originally Posted By: Hootbro
Originally Posted By: Onug
No one is concerned the ADBV might be getting stiff? Rubber doesn’t last forever...

Just asking...


They are silicone ADBV on those filters.


And how long do those last? I’m just curious, so I’m asking. I tried Googling Silicone and get answers for bathroom caulk and breast implants.

 

[DuckRyder]

Originally Posted By: Onug
Originally Posted By: Hootbro
Originally Posted By: Onug
No one is concerned the ADBV might be getting stiff? Rubber doesn’t last forever...

Just asking...


They are silicone ADBV on those filters.


And how long do those last? I’m just curious, so I’m asking. I tried Googling Silicone and get answers for bathroom caulk and breast implants.


As you noted there are a lot of kinds of “silicone” but where ADBV are concerned I have never seen one deteriorated.

In this case I would be more concerned about the media, which is IIRC not wire backed and a blend.

These were nice filters, but I don’t know that I would chance one that old... (Does Bosch (or Purolator) address shelf life on their website?)

Bosch Distance Plus D3323 - 12,487 mi

 

[Shata]

I would run old stock filter all day, I've bought old stock before. I got 12 pack of fram ultras I cut one to look. Everything was fine.

 

[Sayjac]

Last year I posted a BD+ D3323 HERE , manufacture date 2009. Last of a stash all from same lot. As can be seen it was fine. Storage was in house.

The BD+ does/did come in a nice plastic box and if in a store environment, based on my experience 'should' be ok. The media is a blend and ime relatively thick and sturdy. Obviously, YMMV and your call.