P979XL same order two designs

[Drewby83]

Just wanted to share filters from Rock Auto from same order. I'm assuming two different production times or lines of the same product. Filter media likely the same but the one on the left is what I like. Guess I'll go 15k over two 7,500 OCIs on the Tundra for both.

P.S. here's a Rock Auto code good until 10/11/2024. 278388122247429354

 

[Drewby83]

Checked the date codes thread. Believe one on the right is from more recent production run. So liking the older design better and it matches the photo on RA website.

 

[Drew7a]

I just checked my stash I ordered 2 months ago and they look like the filter on the left.

 

[Drewby83]

I just checked my stash I ordered 2 months ago and they look like the filter on the left.

Hit or miss I reckon

 

[ZeeOSix]

Can't read the date code on the one with plastic end caps (photo too blurry), but I'd bet that one is newer. Probably switch to plastic to cut production costs.

 

[Drewby83]

Can't read the date code on the one with plastic end caps (photo too blurry), but I'd bet that one is newer. Probably switch to plastic to cut production costs.

Yeah 032321. Looks just like the current tough guard.

 

[Mewbs]

The metal endcap one with the perforated center tube is the older better design. Since FirstBrands acquisition they made some cost reduction revisions to a lesser quality product. Pretty obvious that you can see the former has a rubber o-ring seal where as the plastic endcap one is just a hard surface contact to mating surfaces.

I'd use the older one first.

 

[Drewby83]

The metal endcap one with the perforated center tube is the older better design. Since FirstBrands acquisition they made some cost reduction revisions to a lesser quality product. Pretty obvious that you can see the former has a rubber o-ring seal where as the plastic endcap one is just a hard surface contact to mating surfaces.

I'd use the older one first.

I plan on using the older first. Shame we cannot keep the nice things around anymore.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Pretty obvious that you can see the former has a rubber o-ring seal where as the plastic endcap one is just a hard surface contact to mating surfaces.

For that on-going theme of dirty oil leak paths.