Good day folks. Off my 2002 Dodge Dakota 2wd with 3.9 v-6 engine. Had this filter and Restore and Protect in. Oil still in service. Put an old Tough Guard TG 16 on.
Super Tech ST 16 1,000 miles cut open
- Thread starter 53' Stude
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I'm just not a huge fan of the cardboard ends. The positive is that it is more flexible to form to the ruffles.
Yes, decided to remove filter and cut it open. I saw some fine carbon pieces so I think the Restore and Protect is doing somethings.
Why not? He want's to see what RP is doing, a wise move I would say, he finds his filters cheap, so not a lot of cost involved.
Is that one of those old Tough Guards with the screen over the bypass?
Yes sir. Now I have 2 more left and a pre OG ULTRA “extended guard” to use up tooIs that one of those old Tough Guards with the screen over the bypass?
Leaf spring woes? Bypass looks fine to me
Not needed though. We know tgat Valvoline Restore and Protect works slowly and will not clogg your filter at 1,000.
The Valvoline R&D head said in the video of LSJR, something like - "Valvoline Restore and Protect is desigbed to works slowly and not overwhelm the oil filter. That is why we recommend at least 4 OCI."
Of course someone making 6 figures would say whatever Valvoline wants him to say. We aren’t all just lost sheep. Time shall tell what this “magical elixir” Will do or won’t. So far it’s been touted as the greatest thing since Zee09 was thought of.
Yes, the bypass looks good but the sides of the leaf spring look ruffled. If they looked fine on your end then perhaps I'm not seeing it correctly.
Looks like a dog chewed on it.
The "cardboard" ends also have some "give" to help mitigate pleat tearing - and then there is the fact it is easier to glue media to the
"cardboard". Most folded media is a paper, cotton, polyester and glass fiber blend (bonded with resin) so why not the end caps? The perforated center tube provides the stability. Later, during recycling, the contents can be separated for incineration. I am really surprised most automotive oil filtration has not converted to cartridge loaders by now.
Thank you, Stude for the c&p
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