Purolator L-10241(CUT OPEN) TORN!!!

[53' Stude]

This Purolator garbage or filter #L-10241 was off of a 09' Focus a friend of mine has. Has over 100,000~ odd miles on it. He put this filter and some QSED 5w20 in and it had roughly 3,300.7 thousand miles according to the trip meter. Sad to see this but oh well. Enjoy pics and as always any questions just ask. I refilled with some 1993 Havoline 5w30 and a FRAM TG-3614 filter. Havoline was free as it was in grandfathers garage and still have 2 cases to use up. Filter made in Fayetteville NC and on November 18, 2014 on Line "D" and 1st shift

 

[Cristobal]

The Tearolator!

 

[53' Stude]

True!

 

[Branson304]

Is this tearing issue fixed in new Purolators?

 

[crazyoildude]

This Can't happen on any of the engines we build because as professionals we stay FAR away from filters that tear, our reputation depends on it.
We changed our filter line after many years to WIX and so have many other quality shops according to my filter guys.

People in the know stay away from junky filters....>Period!

 

[53' Stude]

Branson304: I can't say yes or no if this "tearing garbage" is run its course or no. Sure hope so

 

[Nate1979]

Another one bites the dust.

 

[53' Stude]

Yep

 

[slacktide_bitog]

If only it was a month newer it wouldn't have torn!

 

[Nate1979]

^^^^ LOL!

 

[Tegger]

Originally Posted By: car51
it had roughly 3,300.7 thousand miles

Well, there's your problem.

3,300.7 x 1000 = 3,300,700 miles.

It's dumb to run a filter for three-million miles. No wonder it tore.

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ But the OLM was only down to 12%.

 

[53' Stude]

3,300.7 so that is 3 thousand 300 miles roughly. Give me a break guys. Purolators shouldn't tear with like 3,000 miles on them. Total garbage in my uneducated mechanics eyes

 

[901Memphis]

Yep that's why they gave them a new paint job so you know to avoid the white ones

 

[53' Stude]

Yeah, don't think I'll touch the "new" ones. Shame that Tegger thought someone ran a tearolator for 3 million miles. Guess some people cannot READ

 

[AKhan87]

Originally Posted By: Tegger
Originally Posted By: car51
it had roughly 3,300.7 thousand miles

Well, there's your problem.

3,300.7 x 1000 = 3,300,700 miles.

It's dumb to run a filter for three-million miles. No wonder it tore.
+1000 that's the problem, it couldn't have been alwaysheldtogetherolator's fault

 

[AKhan87]

Originally Posted By: car51
Yeah, don't think I'll touch the "new" ones. Shame that Tegger thought someone ran a tearolator for 3 million miles. Guess some people cannot READ
or TYPE? your the one who made the mistake...you wrote the number and the letters to explain it, that's redundant, and it can be interpreted the way Tegger did.

 

[Tegger]

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
^^^ But the OLM was only down to 12%.

After 3-million miles? That's pretty efficient! I'm impressed.

 

[53' Stude]

Wow! I said 3,300.7 miles. How can YOU not read correctly. He uses the "trip meter" on his car for crying out loud. Why don't you and Tegger both grow up. Thanks for wasting MY time with this [censored]

 

[53' Stude]

For the record once and for all it had 3,300.7 miles on the FILTER and oil. If someone says that's 3 million miles; they need to go back to school