If stored in a humidity controlled environment, the Ultra and Xtended Gaurd filters can last decades, but I got some off ebay before that had not been stored well and they were rusty and they smelled pretty bad, I don't know what the smell was, the rubber decomposing, the sealant decomposing, the rust inhibitor they use on the bare metal inside becoming varnished. Even some of the ones I've used that are old that look good have a slight off smell from the rubber or whatever.This was posed not long ago ... 19 year old EG (which later morphed into the OG Ultra), which has the materials and construction needed to be used after sitting that long.
Fram XG3593A
Date code: Feb 28, 2006
2012 Honda Odyssey, 5k OCI
4th run of VRP
Silicone ADBV was pliable, pleats were uniform and media was intact. The 19 y.o. filter performed well and probably could have gone longer, but the package indicated that it was only rated for 7500 miles.
Suggestion: if you plan to use the tin snips technique to open the can, do it on a weaker unit like a Pure 1; this one was a real B and the old dykes worked better than the snips!
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Oldest oil filter you ever used?
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I'm guessing they were stored in a basement, some of the boxes also had rodent chew.
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