Hey guys! Posted a thread a few days ago asking about a bunch of old oil filters for my 7.3 idi. There was a person or two who suggested a cut open and sample. So here it is:
Gasket is beveled, and still soft. The end of the filter with the threads is THICK. This suprises me since I believe these were jobber filters when they were still around.
The filter media seems to be regulate ole cellulose media. Still very pliable and I could not rip it from the metal end caps. They are glued on there very well. The ends of the media are held together with a crimped piece of metal. I have no idea what the string is for.
Also one thing to note: No adbv. Idk if the old idi filters are supposed to have one or not but since I drive this truck almost daily, it dosent bother me.
Also notice that there are no louvers in the core. I am impressed.
The bypass spring? In the bottom of the can seems a little cheap, but we must remember that this is most likely a jobber filter and on this old 7.3, it won’t bother me. I think this filter will be fine or my 3,000 oci with t4 15-40.
Since I got like 12 or so have to me, I will use them now that I can see the media and the fact that it’s still strong.
Baby Aubrey agrees with dad as well!
If I called a part by the wrong name, please excuse me. Im not an expert on oil filters, I’m just a diesel mechanic.
Let me know if you’d like to see more posts like this. He has tons of old ac, purolater, Hastings fuel filters , and others!
Gasket is beveled, and still soft. The end of the filter with the threads is THICK. This suprises me since I believe these were jobber filters when they were still around.
The filter media seems to be regulate ole cellulose media. Still very pliable and I could not rip it from the metal end caps. They are glued on there very well. The ends of the media are held together with a crimped piece of metal. I have no idea what the string is for.
Also one thing to note: No adbv. Idk if the old idi filters are supposed to have one or not but since I drive this truck almost daily, it dosent bother me.
Also notice that there are no louvers in the core. I am impressed.
The bypass spring? In the bottom of the can seems a little cheap, but we must remember that this is most likely a jobber filter and on this old 7.3, it won’t bother me. I think this filter will be fine or my 3,000 oci with t4 15-40.
Since I got like 12 or so have to me, I will use them now that I can see the media and the fact that it’s still strong.
Baby Aubrey agrees with dad as well!
If I called a part by the wrong name, please excuse me. Im not an expert on oil filters, I’m just a diesel mechanic.
Let me know if you’d like to see more posts like this. He has tons of old ac, purolater, Hastings fuel filters , and others!
