Good Day from Alaska! It's 34 degrees this fine Friday evening, so excuse the number of pictures.
I cut a PBL14006 that was on my 2006 L59 (flex-fuel) 5.3L Silverado. This filter was on all winter (5 months & 4160 miles) ... a very long, cold, and snowy winter.
Filter installation date: October 30th, 2021 @ 196,500 miles.
Filter removal date: March 30th, 2022 @ 200,660 miles.
Outside of superficial semi-circular cuts in the thickest part of the silicone anti-drain back valve -- which didn't affect its performance -- this filter did its job in the worst that Alaska had to throw at it.
Here the are pictures:
The filter employed a leaf spring. It's covered in oil inside the middle right picture.
I really like the thick base and canister.
Verdict: It performed. I'd buy this filter again if it was on sale and near the price of a Fram Ultra.
Note: The torn media of the previous filter, a Baldwin B31, was a wholly different story. It was a disaster!
I cut a PBL14006 that was on my 2006 L59 (flex-fuel) 5.3L Silverado. This filter was on all winter (5 months & 4160 miles) ... a very long, cold, and snowy winter.
Filter installation date: October 30th, 2021 @ 196,500 miles.
Filter removal date: March 30th, 2022 @ 200,660 miles.
Outside of superficial semi-circular cuts in the thickest part of the silicone anti-drain back valve -- which didn't affect its performance -- this filter did its job in the worst that Alaska had to throw at it.
Here the are pictures:
The filter employed a leaf spring. It's covered in oil inside the middle right picture.
I really like the thick base and canister.
Verdict: It performed. I'd buy this filter again if it was on sale and near the price of a Fram Ultra.
Note: The torn media of the previous filter, a Baldwin B31, was a wholly different story. It was a disaster!
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