Puro Classic **Cut Open** 5.7L Hemi

[SumpChump]

A Purolater reknown for tearing but didnt tear. Check the pics filter slueths.

Ran as a cleanup filter for about 1k miles with Mobil 5000 5W-20 in my recently aquired 5.7L Ram Daytona Hemi.

Some extra pleat space where the union was with the metal crimp strip. Any damage you see is from my hack with a tin snips.

She could be an oldie perhaps 2008 ish? Dad became paralyzed, truck sat 3 years, became mine then.

I have about 4 more new ones if this same puro classic.

Will be posting next the Fram TG that was on it during its storage.

 

[SumpChump]

Replaced with fresh 5W-20 Mobil 5000 conventional and Bosch Distance Plus premium oil filter.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Date code is Apr 6, 2011. Made way before the tearing problems started.

 

[bullwinkle]

That's some classic Tear-o-lator pleat spacing, good thing you had a short run, thin oil, hot weather, it wouldn't have made it through winter with thick oil.

 

[funflyer]

I don't see any L14670s on the list, yours would've been the first.

 

[AZjeff]

If you're going to be cutting more filters and want less mangle-age (word?) try an angle grinder with a flapper wheel. You can go around the crimp seam and see it separate and everything is perfect. It doesn't even heat up much.

 

[addyguy]

Looks cleaner than the Extra Guard on it during storage!

I like the look of those trucks - any chance of pics of the truck??

 

[crazyoildude]

Bosch is made by the tear pros also unless something changed..

 

[WellOiled]

Bosch Distance Plus is not noted for tearing failures.

 

[dishdude]

Originally Posted By: AZjeff
If you're going to be cutting more filters and want less mangle-age (word?) try an angle grinder with a flapper wheel. You can go around the crimp seam and see it separate and everything is perfect. It doesn't even heat up much.


Doesn't HF have an exhaust pipe cutter that would work too? OP risks slicing a finger open cutting them like this.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted By: dishdude
Doesn't HF have an exhaust pipe cutter that would work too? OP risks slicing a finger open cutting them like this.


They use to have one that worked well ... but no longer carry it.

 

[WellOiled]

This is what I use.

Amazon carries the LongAcre brand. It works well.

 

[SumpChump]

Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
Bosch is made by the tear pros also unless something changed..


Seriously!? In a effort to buy a ' really good one' .... I bought a tearolater!?

 

[ZeeOSix]

Originally Posted By: SumpChump
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
Bosch is made by the tear pros also unless something changed..


Seriously!? In a effort to buy a ' really good one' .... I bought a tearolater!?


If it's a Bosch Distance Plus you'd be OK, but the regular Bosch filters have been known to tear also.

Hasn't been keep up for over a year, so there are more reported than what's shown.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oVZjE_Cmf59Bs5nSF9p4sMBhJaJ3X3Dey7u1asadJ4o/edit#gid=0

 

[SumpChump]

Originally Posted By: WellOiled
This is what I use.

Amazon carries the LongAcre brand. It works well.


It was a tough job but ....I'm hooked!!

I wish i could somehow squeeze out the particke to see the
. Lol!

 

[SumpChump]

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: SumpChump
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
Bosch is made by the tear pros also unless something changed..


Seriously!? In a effort to buy a ' really good one' .... I bought a tearolater!?


If it's a Bosch Distance Plus you'd be OK, but the regular Bosch filters have been known to tear also.


Distance Plus...indeed 100% sure. Whew! It was built like a tank and not cheap Lol.

Panic subsiding..