pf 52 silicone adv

[leel]

I was at orielly's today and the ac delco pf 52($2.99) oil filters had silicone adv. Are these mobil filters in disguise?

 

[vad]

There is a bunch of non-Mobil filters using the silicone adv.
The $3-4 at Walmart Motorcraft FL2005 and FL400S have had them for years.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Do Mobil 1 filters even have a silicone ADBV?

 

[vad]

Yes they do.
Even the Frams' ToughGuard and ExtendedGuard series do.

 

[vad]

quote:

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While it may not be a Mobil 1 filter, AC's media actually filters better anyway

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[T-Keith]

I take it you haven't read this:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=001583

However Mobil recently changed their media(suposedly at least) so they may be better now.

Either way AC-delco has a top line filter.

 

[vad]

I take it you haven't noticed the changes to the AC Delco line, mentioned in that article.

The synthetic media AC Delcos are mostly discontinued.
The $3 AC Delcos discussed in this thread are of average quality filters and are vastly inferior to Mobil 1's media and construrction.

 

[vad]

quote:

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Either way AC-delco has a top line filter.

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Often you'll get better quality and manufacturing consistency by going with Wix, Purolator or Motorcraft.
Todays AC-Delco's are not whay they used to be.

[ November 06, 2005, 08:07 PM: Message edited by: vad ]

 

[T-Keith]

What did the base plate look like? Could you see the ADBV through the center hole?

Check out this link.

While it may not be a Mobil 1 filter, AC's media actually filters better anyway.

I have seen come PF52s with a silicone ADBV, but these were made in Mexico, and were not supposed to be sold in the US. See the many threads about them being sold at Advance auto.

 

[T-Keith]

The Grease test had both the synthetic media Pf-35L and the "normal" media version. Take a better look. The results are still relevant and normal champion AC's have not change as of yet, with identical construction to even the new M1s.

-T

 

[leel]

t keith


What did the base plate look like? Could you see the ADBV through the center hole

had the big holes like m1


your link did'nt work

 

[T-Keith]

http://www.lesabret.com/filters/filter.html

link should work now.

 

[NewGTO]

I also purchased a ac pf52 with silicone ADBV and the base-thread end looks identical to a wix oil filter to me. Could wix be a new supplier for ac delco filters?