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So with that being considered, it's safe to use right?Has big holes in the center tube, so no misformed louver anxiety there, lol.
So with that being considered, it's safe to use right?Has big holes in the center tube, so no misformed louver anxiety there, lol.
I see no visible reason to no use it.So with that being considered, it's safe to use right?
Not new in these parts. In fact at AZ stores locally and for awhile, the topic 6607 one of the very few blue can STP applications with China coo left. As mentioned, vast majority STP blue now back to Champ US made with newest ecore type construction. Next time I'm in AZ to recycle oil, have to check to see if the 6607 has joined other applications.The new Chinese-made STPs seem to be clone of Ecogard/Premium Guard.....
Not only nothing special, multiple dissection anecdotes posted this subforum show defective adbv which can allow dirty side oil bypass......FWIW, Nissan filters from the local dealers are made in Mexico by Gonher, and there is nothing special about these.
They may have still covered the repair since nothing was mentioned about the claim being denied. Hopefully anyways.It sounds to me like Nissan was trying to make excuses for rejecting warranty claims to replace engines.
Yup, it changed hands a pile of times, was owned by CLOROX for a while and is now owned by "Energizer" (yes, the battery company).I don't think STP makes anything. They are just an old fashioned car brand that has vendors for all it's parts.
I wouldn't worry about it. Champ makes so many brands now.
Having said that, I do not expect any filter to actually fail like so many claim, although a cheap filter is more likely to fail than a good one. The things I noticed as I took filters apart were end caps, valves, pleat quality and quantity, etc. I remember many years ago someone posted a picture of a Fram filter that supposedly blew out. It looked very much to me like the blowout was caused by a 9 mm.
FIFY!STP had its glory days back whenAndy Granatelli"King" Richard Petty was around.
He told me that if an STP oil filter was seen on the engine at the time the claim was made it would be instantly denied.They may have still covered the repair since nothing was mentioned about the claim being denied. Hopefully anyways.
Your co-worker is a former Nissan Tech? He must have worked for an unscrupulous dealer. There is nothing wrong with STP filters. However, any replacement filter needs to have very similar specifications to the OE filter.He told me that if an STP oil filter was seen on the engine at the time the claim was made it would be instantly denied.
FIFY!STP had its glory days back whenAndy Granatelli"King" Richard Petty was around.