PRO TEC 57502/121 TORN!! CUT OPEN

[53' Stude]

So, other day last week when it was almost 70 here; friend stoped over with his 2018 Ford Expedition. Had this filter and some MC Blend 5w30 in and on for 5,400 miles. Vehicle sees 50/50 city to highway driving. Odometer reads 139,330. Pretty sorry filter considering only 5,xxx miles. I put on a WIX he brought and some 5w30 full Syn HM CQ oil from my “overstock stash”.

 

[tyman]

Ouch

 

[JC1]

Thanks for the C&P. Not surprising for a budget filter.

 

[MrPlow]

Would a small tear really hurt the engine much? If the media still allows enough oil flow, the oil in the engine will eventually get filtered after a few laps through the oil pump. Not ideal, but still not anywhere close to not having a filter at all, would it?

 

[Zee09]

Another

 

[PimTac]

That’s a real ugly filter.

 

[53' Stude]

That’s a real ugly filter.

Yea it was

 

[DuckRyder]

Thanks for the C&P Adam...

Filter is a train wreck...

 

[bbhero]

Hey Robert...

Didn't you do a cut and open on a Fram Force on here ??

Hope that you are doing good man. Always good to see you on here.

53...

That budget filter is definitely not acceptable. Sometimes it is worth stepping up and getting a better filter.

 

[53' Stude]

Hey Robert...

Didn't you do a cut and open on a Fram Force on here ??

Hope that you are doing good man. Always good to see you on here.

53...

That budget filter is definitely not acceptable. Sometimes it is worth stepping up and getting a better filter.

You are correct Bradley. Hope you and the lady and CoCo are doing good

 

[Ignatius]

I warned someone about using these recently as well as their clones, the Napa Proselect.

Napa pro select 27502 cut open

This filter was used on a police car for 3000 miles. At first glance I thought it was a great value for the money but the media is very weak. With little pressure I crushed in and tore the paper media. I can literally pull it off the end caps with 2 fingers. Did it last the oci without breaking...

bobistheoilguy.com

Napa Proselect 21085 C&P

Came off of a 2007 Durango, had Mobil Special 5w20 for oil. Filter had 8300 miles on it since last LOF 2 years ago. Torn in 8 separate spots that I can see, tried to get pics of the most obvious ones.

bobistheoilguy.com

 

[bbhero]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yeah you sure did... Absolutely right too.

 

[kstanf150]

I have a hard time feeling sorry for anybody that’s using a cheap $1 dollar filter on a $5k-$6K engine replacement. People spend good money for all kinds of stuff but think it’s ok to use a cheap piece of filter. Spend a few more bucks and buy a decent good filter.

 

[bbhero]

You are correct Bradley. Hope you and the lady and CoCo are doing good

Yeah man we are hanging in there...

Lazy ol cat here.

 

[JustinH]

I think that this is the official filter of the roadside used car dealership.

 

[JTK]

It's amazing how one part# filter can be so horrible and another part# be decent from the same make/model of filter.

Thanks again for posting this.

That filter makes the Champ PH48's I run on my Ram look great.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Would a small tear really hurt the engine much? If the media still allows enough oil flow, the oil in the engine will eventually get filtered after a few laps through the oil pump. Not ideal, but still not anywhere close to not having a filter at all, would it?

Anything can be "justified".
Guess if only filters left in the world were torn one, then we'd all be using 'em.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Yep ... another victim of super wide pleat spacing.

 

[MrPlow]

Yep ... another victim of super wide pleat spacing.

That's what I was thinking. Even just a 5-10 PSI delta on that media would be a lot of pressure pushing those pleats towards each other.

 

[Subie5w30]

I have a hard time feeling sorry for anybody that’s using a cheap $1 dollar filter on a $5k-$6K engine replacement. People spend good money for all kinds of stuff but think it’s ok to use a cheap piece of filter. Spend a few more bucks and buy a decent good filter.

You gotta remember though that by far most folks honest to god don't know any better or care and these super cheap filters are often being put on but a shop or quick lube they go to for their oil changes. I definitely wouldn't put these on my motor but most people would never even know.