WIX 57002
This filter came out of a Mazda CX-5 2.5 with an OCI of about 7500 miles. No obvious large metal flakes or media failure. Started cutting it open with a hacksaw a little above the seam, little did I know, I was cutting into the base! I got a little suspicious after about a 1/4" of metal.....So I got fed up and tried to pry the filter open with a screwdriver, ended up opening up a little hole into the filter cavity. Ohhhh.... Was fed up with using the saw, so I just hammered the screwdriver through the metal and pried it open.
How's it look?
This filter came out of a Mazda CX-5 2.5 with an OCI of about 7500 miles. No obvious large metal flakes or media failure. Started cutting it open with a hacksaw a little above the seam, little did I know, I was cutting into the base! I got a little suspicious after about a 1/4" of metal.....So I got fed up and tried to pry the filter open with a screwdriver, ended up opening up a little hole into the filter cavity. Ohhhh.... Was fed up with using the saw, so I just hammered the screwdriver through the metal and pried it open.
How's it look?
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