Didn't find real info in the search dept. Has anyone used these? If so, your opinions pleased. I bought one for my Frontier. It is made in the USA and looks to be very well made. The filter element is a blus material and is very lightly oiled.
Purolator Pure One Oiled Air Filters
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These are good filters and I buy them when on sale and when available for my part numbers. A worthy upgrade, IMO.
I've used them since they started making them. they really seem to filter out more dirt than conventional filters - my biggest complaint is that they dont make them for every application. there is also currently a rebate on them from purolator, as long as you purchase an oil filter also. check puro's website.
Is it dangerous (for MAF) to use oiled air filters?
Of course, 99.5% - it's nice, but is there any danger that
microscopic oil droplets fall on the MAF?
Or maybe some of you have heard negative feedback about Pure One?
Of course, 99.5% - it's nice, but is there any danger that
microscopic oil droplets fall on the MAF?
Or maybe some of you have heard negative feedback about Pure One?
It isn't oiled as much as a K&N, so it would seem unlikely to cause a problem.
Also, sometimes the MAF gets fouled with oil when someone uses too much oil on the filter they just cleaned.
Also, sometimes the MAF gets fouled with oil when someone uses too much oil on the filter they just cleaned.
They are lightly oiled, i have one in my Buick. It was a very robust looking filter and i plan on keeping it in there for awhile.
They don't contain enough oil to probably even get past the dirty side of the filter, so i wouldn't worry about MAF contamination with these.
They don't contain enough oil to probably even get past the dirty side of the filter, so i wouldn't worry about MAF contamination with these.
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The only time I have ever heard of MAF failures are with K&N.
It also depends on the MAF style, K&N on Mercedes for example is almost a guaranteed MAF failure, X2 on V engines at up to $400+ each.
I highly doubt these filters are oily enough from the factory to cause any sort of issue.
It also depends on the MAF style, K&N on Mercedes for example is almost a guaranteed MAF failure, X2 on V engines at up to $400+ each.
I highly doubt these filters are oily enough from the factory to cause any sort of issue.
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I guess there's a degree of oiling. I remember our family's 1990 Chevy Lumina APV and doing the oil changes and air filter changes. The AC filter was easy enough to find when KMart carried it, and cheap to boot. It was lightly oiled paper, where the oil looked noticeably yellow. It was packaged in an uncoated corrugated cardboard box, and one I had in storage unused had a noticeable amount of oil that had been soaked into the box.
Now the "short" filters for my 2004 WRX are moderately oiled. They're wrapped in plastic and there's a noticeably amount of oil clinging to the inside of the plastic wrap. I remember the first time I changed the filter, I posted photos on a forum of the factory installed (orange color) filter along with the replacement OEM filter. The comments started off with a warning about the MAF sensor possibly getting messed up by the oil migrating from the filter. None of the mass-market equivalents (Fram, Purolator, Wix) are oiled though.
Now the "short" filters for my 2004 WRX are moderately oiled. They're wrapped in plastic and there's a noticeably amount of oil clinging to the inside of the plastic wrap. I remember the first time I changed the filter, I posted photos on a forum of the factory installed (orange color) filter along with the replacement OEM filter. The comments started off with a warning about the MAF sensor possibly getting messed up by the oil migrating from the filter. None of the mass-market equivalents (Fram, Purolator, Wix) are oiled though.
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