Original EcoGard S195 Synthetic Cut Open

[KCJeep]

This filter is off my JD lawn tractor after one season of use. It’s an older EcoGard in full green splendor. As you can see the base plate differs a bit from most Premium Guard filters and it has a nitrile gasket. Can was pretty thick and took a bit to cut. Paint was excellent as well. Didn’t count the pleats but there were a lot of them and straight as an arrow. There was a small gap at the crimp seam, that was it.

I believe newer EcoGards are more in line with the rest of PG filters now. Newer stock has a black can with green/black label.

As expected it looked great. I have two of these currently in service, one on the JD tractor and one on the Mustang (I must point out both of which are GREEN ) with five more on deck I will continue to use with confidence.

Enjoy.

 

[Zee09]

Looks great as usual...my personal favorite..new black cans..

Thanks for the c&p and pictures

 

[Zee09]

$6 + too
A great product in all flavors

 

[Zee09]

Black can...

 

[DannyM]

This filter is off my JD lawn tractor after one season of use. It’s an older EcoGard in full green splendor. As you can see the base plate differs a bit from most Premium Guard filters and it has a nitrile gasket. Can was pretty thick and took a bit to cut. Paint was excellent as well. Didn’t count the pleats but there were a lot of them and straight as an arrow. There was a small gap at the crimp seam, that was it.

I believe newer EcoGards are more in line with the rest of PG filters now. Newer stock has a black can with green/black label.

As expected it looked great. I have two of these currently in service, one on the JD tractor and one on the Mustang (I must point out both of which are GREEN ) with five more on deck I will continue to use with confidence.

Enjoy.

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man that is a pristine one.. that China production is usually slightly messy and maybe this filter is from one of the other non-AFI China factories PG uses or vice versa. Pleats are also tighter than usual PG.

 

[fantastic]

I put in a request for them to make green media too.
Looks good, no surprise. I broke my belt mowing too tall of grass on Monday, woops!

 

[GRUMPYDUDE2]

$6 + too
A great product in all flavors

Puts most of the other brands at 2 or 3 times the price to shame!

 

[DannyM]

This filter is off my JD lawn tractor after one season of use. It’s an older EcoGard in full green splendor. As you can see the base plate differs a bit from most Premium Guard filters and it has a nitrile gasket. Can was pretty thick and took a bit to cut. Paint was excellent as well. Didn’t count the pleats but there were a lot of them and straight as an arrow. There was a small gap at the crimp seam, that was it.

I believe newer EcoGards are more in line with the rest of PG filters now. Newer stock has a black can with green/black label.

As expected it looked great. I have two of these currently in service, one on the JD tractor and one on the Mustang (I must point out both of which are GREEN ) with five more on deck I will continue to use with confidence.

See.. Look at the wider pleat spacing and fairly messy glue on these other Ecogard Syn Blends below. I really doubt that these are coming from the same China factory as your filter.

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EcoGard Synthetic S2222. Off of 2021 Ram Rebel 5.7 non-E-torque. 20k miles on unit, 5k 6 month oci.

Typical PG. Can was sturdy, with a light textured coating. The media was secured firmly. Though there was a little excess glue. Media was evenly spaced. ADBV was very playable.

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Thread 'EcoGard S241 Toyota 1NZFE - HPL 5w30'

Mar 27, 2025

From my 2010 Yaris sedan 1nzfe. 2680miles over 10months. Reason for the odd short interval is to put my OCIs back on the "5"s car was at 194959 miles plus I want to have a "pure" HPL current OCI to 5k and have it tested to see how my current driving treats it. If that makes any sense.

As expected absolutely no suprises, filter looks fantastic. Replaced with another s241 and fresh HPL 5w30 pcmo.

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[KCJeep]

Interesting. You’re right, they don’t look the same at all.

 

[Chris142]

Puts most of the other brands at 2 or 3 times the price to shame!

Too bad an American company can't produce products as good as this.

 

[53' Stude]

I put in a request for them to make green media too.
Looks good, no surprise. I broke my belt mowing too tall of grass on Monday, woops!

I told PENTIUS my Pentius XL filters I ordered better have red media. Toyota has orange media so…

 

[Glenda W.]

Very nice. Thanks for the c&p!

 

[Zee09]

 

[KCJeep]

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Have you cut one of those yet?

 

[Zee09]

Have you cut one of those yet?

Yeah it's one here somewhere

 

[Zee09]

Thread 'Ecogard s241 Virgin C&P' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/ecogard-s241-virgin-c-p.380832/

 

[DannyM]

Yeah it's one here somewhere

Your's looks great and it's one of the new black versions so that is good news.

 

[KCJeep]

Thread 'Ecogard s241 Virgin C&P' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/ecogard-s241-virgin-c-p.380832/

Looks fantastic good to see. China?

 

[FlyingVan]

Too bad an American company can't produce products as good as this.

It's not that they can't. But paying workers in America a livable wage, they can't compete with China where they pay slave wages. Add in all the fees and environmental regulations and they can't compete on price.

They can produce good quality but then no one would buy the filters because they would be too expensive. It is our fault. We did it to ourselves.

 

[Zee09]

Looks fantastic good to see. China?

Yup....Chinar.... but pretty...I haven't found Vietnamese ones in my area
We got these from Tru Tran if you remember