This is a dealer installed OEM Hyundai filter from my mom's 2018 Kia Soul with the 2.0 L GDI motor.
25,000 miles on vehicle, 1,855 miles/6 months on filter (oil was Mobil Super 5w-20) at time of change.
Yes very low mileage interval, but warranty requires a 6 month interval
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OEM Filter:
Standard baseplate and such:
All the parts, ADV nice and pliable:
Can is very clean:
This was the worse spacing right here (but not bad):
The rest was just fine, normal metal crimp for media seam:
Made Sept 5, 2018 (weird they put the date code on the inside where 99% will never be seen):
Media is pretty clean, a little gasket piece in this (the orange bit, had similar in my Santa Fe):
Very mild carbon starting to show, guess from being DI, even with the low miles:
These Hyundai/Kia filters are some decently constructed filters.
I know quite a few dealers sell these over the counter for ~$5 with a new crush washer, so not a bad deal either.
If not for my stash of cheap filters (I still have a NAPA Gold 1334 and 2 TG3593a in the stash for H/K vehicles) I would probably use them.
Only reason I say probably is the fact that the Supertech ST9688 is a great value, well built, and readily available.
That said, I put on a Prime Guard filter I had (free from 53' Stude, seems a good vehicle to use it on) and put in some Valvoline Synpower 5w-30 from my stash (~$8):
My mom just does not drive much, so this thing will continue to have some short mileage intervals due to the 6 month warranty interval; probably less than 2,000 miles per interval.
I will probably save the above stash of filters I have for my sisters Santa Fe that does a 7,500 mile interval, and just use ST in the future.
I really should drain the oil into a clean container and use it as top off oil in my vehicles that use oil. Just seems a waste to use synthetic oil for only 2,000 miles.
25,000 miles on vehicle, 1,855 miles/6 months on filter (oil was Mobil Super 5w-20) at time of change.
Yes very low mileage interval, but warranty requires a 6 month interval
OEM Filter:
Standard baseplate and such:
All the parts, ADV nice and pliable:
Can is very clean:
This was the worse spacing right here (but not bad):
The rest was just fine, normal metal crimp for media seam:
Made Sept 5, 2018 (weird they put the date code on the inside where 99% will never be seen):
Media is pretty clean, a little gasket piece in this (the orange bit, had similar in my Santa Fe):
Very mild carbon starting to show, guess from being DI, even with the low miles:
These Hyundai/Kia filters are some decently constructed filters.
I know quite a few dealers sell these over the counter for ~$5 with a new crush washer, so not a bad deal either.
If not for my stash of cheap filters (I still have a NAPA Gold 1334 and 2 TG3593a in the stash for H/K vehicles) I would probably use them.
Only reason I say probably is the fact that the Supertech ST9688 is a great value, well built, and readily available.
That said, I put on a Prime Guard filter I had (free from 53' Stude, seems a good vehicle to use it on) and put in some Valvoline Synpower 5w-30 from my stash (~$8):
My mom just does not drive much, so this thing will continue to have some short mileage intervals due to the 6 month warranty interval; probably less than 2,000 miles per interval.
I will probably save the above stash of filters I have for my sisters Santa Fe that does a 7,500 mile interval, and just use ST in the future.
I really should drain the oil into a clean container and use it as top off oil in my vehicles that use oil. Just seems a waste to use synthetic oil for only 2,000 miles.