XG3675 Replacement
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Both very good filters
Go The the Advance Auto Parts website and see what they have posted. Carquest Premium Blue is 99.5% @ 20 microns. MicroGard Select 51522 is 99% @ 25 microns.
Is this the same blsnelling on various chainsaw related forums over the years?
That's me
I've been an oil/filter guy for years, lol.
Purolator is the only one willing to share an official specification sheet. The Carquest Premiums & Oreilly's Microgards are really well built filters & will do everything you need them to except efficiency spec since that's not known.
Contrary to their own documentation, the FE9837 DOES have an ADBV! The proof's in the pudding.
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I'm trying to summarize what I've learned here? See any errors or omissions?
| Wix 51522 | 99% @ 21µm | $8.33 | Amazon | |
| Fram XG3675 | 99%+ @ 20µm | $12.90 | Walmart | |
| Fram FE9837 | 99% @ 20µm | $12.97 | Wire backed media | Walmart |
| Royal Purple 20-59 | 99% @ 25µm | $18.99 | Wire backed media | O'Reilly |
| MicroGard Select MSL51522 | 99% @ 25µm | $9.99 | Captured bypass valve, coil spring | O'Reilly |
| Carquest Premium Blue 85522 | 99.5% @ 20µm | $6.23 / $7.79 | Captured bypass valve, coil spring | Advance Auto |
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I'll be honest, that Carquest Premium Blue looks like a fantastic choice. The only feature missing is the wire backed media. Can beat the value!
Looking at their website pictures it shows Microgard with a silicon Oring gasket while the Carquest does not. Go to the store to actually look at these filters before making your decision. Good to know if the Microgard & Carquest are actually different.
BrendanC
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can confirm that new stock has silicone O-rings. that is my go-to filter to put on all of the LS swap projects we do. old stock i’ve seen is still premium guard just without the silicone O-ring.
Which brings me to the next point I was going to make to OP since they're the same (I assumed the same as well) but thanks for actual confirmation.
May have to "click to expand" for you to see my bold.
See how @BrendanC confirmed most likely the exact same PG built filter but one claims one efficiency while the other higher efficiency. Obviously, it's a shot in the dark for what it actually is & until you see a spec sheet for that individual filter you'll never know for certain. However, as I & others have mentioned here those filters have a very good build quality. IMO deserves to be run as most other filters for OEM Drain intervals or slightly longer (10k rating).
Glad you were able to figure that out. Same filter with 2 different claimed ratings...no surprise from me.
BrendanC
$100 site donor 2024
the filter you bought does not cross to a 3675. that filter is a 10575 equivalent.
This is for my Cadillac XTS 3.6.
BrendanC
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ahh, i must have missed that. sorry!
The ADBV still keeps the oil in the galleries above the filter from draining down.
It doesn't need wire backing because it's not full synthetic media.
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