Purolator product with NO tear

[pbm]

I cut open my first oil filter yesterday using my Harbor Freight exhaust pipe cutter.
It was a Performax PO-19 (apparently made by Purolator) and it had no tears.

I was actually pretty impressed with the uniformity of the pleats and the lack of waviness often found in Purolators. I would use these filters in a heartbeat if I could be sure they were all like the one I cut open.

I apologize for the lack of pictures but I don't have that capability.

 

[Sayjac]

Thinking is likely looks similar to the one posted in this thread. Good to hear you had a good result.

That HF Exhaust cutter work ok for you? IME, makes a respectable filter cutter and the price is certainly right.

 

[pbm]

The PO-19 I cut open looked similar to that PO-37 but the pleats were even straighter on the 19.

The PO-19 is a PL195 clone (Fram 3600, Motorcraft 400 etc..) and was installed at a Quick Lube by the PO.


The HF cutter worked very well and I'm happy with it. I paid about $22 that's about as much as I wanted to spend to examine my used filters.