PREMIUM GUARD UPG-63R CUT OPEN

[53' Stude]

Hello again. This filter and unknown oil was off a Camaro 3.6 engine for 11k. 22’ Year car. Looks serviceable and did job.

Car has 40k on it. Just replaced all 4 tires on it too.

In and back on: PROTEC 10255 and SAFETY KLEEN 5w30 Synthetic DEX 1 Gen 3.

Enjoy the photos.

 

[fantastic]

Very good. Happy to see you posting filters again.

 

[53' Stude]

Very good. Happy to see you posting filters again.

Thank You Justin. Yeah, had to something instead of watching the rain

 

[pbm]

Another Asian made filter with nice evenly spaced pleats ....something domestic made oil filters seem to have a hard time accomplishing.

 

[OLEJOE]

What brands are the PG filters available in?

 

[KCJeep]

What brands are the PG filters available in?

Some are listed on their website (such as Ecoguard) but many are sold as house brands. Microgard Select and CarQuest Premium to name a couple.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Microgard Select and CarQuest Premium to name a couple.

O'Reilly Auto Parts also has a regular MircoGard filter (black can I believe).

 

[KCJeep]

O'Reilly Auto Parts also has a regular MircoGard filter (black can I believe).

Yes they do, I personally have no idea where they come from. I will have to look at them. I do know the Select is a Premium Guard synthetic.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Some are listed on their website (such as Ecoguard) but many are sold as house brands. Microgard Select and CarQuest Premium to name a couple.

The two different ecogard filters I ordered were made in China. They looked the same though?

 

[fantastic]

O'Reilly Auto Parts also has a regular MircoGard filter (black can I believe).

But some of those regular (standard) Microgard filters are sourced from other filter makers like WIX so one must know what to look for to make sure it's Premium Guard made when shopping from Oreilly's Auto. Like looking for the "Leak Tested" on top.

 

[KCJeep]

The two different ecogard filters I ordered were made in China. They looked the same though?

There’s no detectable difference visually between the China and Vietnam made PGs as far as anyone here can tell.

 

[KCJeep]

But some of those regular (standard) Microgard filters are sourced from other filter makers like WIX so one must know what to look for to make sure it's Premium Guard made when shopping from Oreilly's Auto. Like looking for the "Leak Tested" on top.

The regular filters that show up on the site look like Purolator made, but the auto parts stores are not great at updating pictures. On AAPs site many of the CarQuest Premium are the same way.

 

[GrumpyCat]

I didn't know Camaros were 22 feet long.

 

[Zee09]

Some are listed on their website (such as Ecoguard) but many are sold as house brands. Microgard Select and CarQuest Premium to name a couple.

Pronto too I believe

 

[Fishingnut]

The filter looks great.

 

[bbhero]

I didn't know Camaros were 22 feet long.

They lengthened it out to get more rear downforce..:

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ Maybe to keep wheelies down.

 

[bbhero]

^^^ Maybe to keep wheelies down.

True… I am laughing by the way for real… Well done man.

But rear end downforce is very helpful in drag racing and oval track racing.

The guys on Street Outlaws started putting elongations to back end of their cars for that reason.