Whip City Wrencher Opens Torn Microgard (Not Select) Filter

[rstsco]

Whip City Wrencher opens a Microgard MGL51372 oil filter having 2,990 miles in 3.5 months using Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 in a 2006 Explorer with almost 220k miles. Open opening, he found a large tear in the media.

This is not a Microgard Select, but their more cost-conscious line. He later shows how easily this media can tear.

IMHO, this is a prime example of being a penny wise and a pound foolish. Please don't go through all the headache of gathering parts to change your own oil, then cheaping out on inferior-quality filters.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Looks like a example of why wavy pleats can be bad?

 

[User_19876]

If I was running Valvoline Restore and Protect, I believe I’d use the highest quality filter I could find. While that oil is supposed to release deposits slowly, we have seen plenty of examples of heavy particle build-up in filter media.

 

[GW.]

M+H made….

 

[DCDG]

Whip City Wrencher opens a Microgard MGL51372 oil filter having 2,990 miles in 3.5 months using Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 in a 2006 Explorer with almost 220k miles. Open opening, he found a large tear in the media.

This is not a Microgard Select, but their more cost-conscious line. He later shows how easily this media can tear.

IMHO, this is a prime example of being a penny wise and a pound foolish. Please don't go through all the headache of gathering parts to change your own oil, then cheaping out on inferior-quality filters.

My friend pulled one off his daughters Elantra that had a terrible startup rattle and sound he never opened up the can but we suspected it to be a damaged ADBV or torn media. Installed a Super Tech and problem was gone. And I wanted to like those Microgards I am glad I never gave one a try, one would be too many to risk it.

 

[rstsco]

And I wanted to like those Microgards I am glad I never gave one a try, one would be too many to risk it.

This Microgard is a totally different construction to the Microgard Select, which is an excellent filter by all accounts.

 

[Urshurak776]

That was a M&H filter, but before they went to louvers. Junk filter. Is PG making the standard filte now? If so, I'm sure those are fine. I know the Microgard selects are PG, and the go to for a lot of members here. Excellent filter.

 

[Sayjac]

For all intents and purposes an M&H, protec/wix. Uses a combo valve (ugh), lacking in media area and pleats resulting in wide pleat spacing. Add in used in cold climate, results seen not all that surprising a failure. Bottom line here, M&H jobber trash.

 

[Kira]

If the videographer employed editing to reduce these videos to 3 minutes, more people would watch.

 

[Reloader59]

If the videographer employed editing to reduce these videos to 3 minutes, more people would watch.

Skipping forward on the video solves that problem for you.

 

[Hirev]

Whoa that is one ugly looking filter. The .72 mm cellulose media is to thin for a cold climates i know from experience. I've seen that bypass valve setup in some wix filters for fords in the past. Did not think they were using that setup anymore. I guess that is their version of the motocraft 820 bypass valve setup.

 

[grasscutter]

If I was running Valvoline Restore and Protect, I believe I’d use the highest quality filter I could find. While that oil is supposed to release deposits slowly, we have seen plenty of examples of heavy particle build-up in filter media.

That oil is so strong, it's eating right through the cheap filters.

 

[rstsco]

Skipping forward on the video solves that problem for you.

I often change the playback speed on videos to 1.5x or 2x. You an do this on a computer or using Roku. If you hear or see something interesting, back up and slow to Normal speed (or slower).

 

[cptbarkey]

If the videographer employed editing to reduce these videos to 3 minutes, more people would watch.

I have to give him credit, he has a pretty consistent analysis across all of his videos, like others suggested I more or less skip through to the parts I care about, microscope shots of the media and anything he finds amongst the pleats. I'm glad he is doing more end cap flashlight testing as well.

 

[JavierH19]

Oh mann not another hummel!

Same one was cut two years ago and looked like it wanted to self destruct. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/microgard-mgl51372-cut-open-5-4-3v.380086/

 

[User_19876]

That oil is so strong, it's eating right through the cheap filters.

Like someone said yesterday…..Valvoline Restore and Protect is the Lord’s oil.

 

[D1dad]

So are all the parts plus rock auto filters I bought now garbage? It's so hard to keep up. Frams the second coming,,nope they're now junk. Meanwhile a purolator one or boss has never had a leak or a rattle while countless others don't play well with my 4 cylinders.

 

[GW.]

So are all the parts plus rock auto filters I bought now garbage? It's so hard to keep up. Frams the second coming,,nope they're now junk. Meanwhile a purolator one or boss has never had a leak or a rattle while countless others don't play well with my 4 cylinders.

No. Parts Plus are PGI made and excellent.

The junk above was made by M+H(Purolator)

 

[DannyM]

This Microgard is a totally different construction to the Microgard Select, which is an excellent filter by all accounts.

Basic PG's are usually just as stout as the upper level but obviously use the rubber parts and less efficient media. The funny thing is even their cans on the basic filters are thicker than a Wix XP or Puro Boss.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Oh my a much touted Microtearolator My reason for not using filters 15 and 20K