This is my first time cutting open an oil filter. I started out with a hack saw and 2 mins in pulled out my die grinder to speed things up.
The filters being compared are a Purolator PureOne PL20195 and Purolator Synthetic PSL20195. These were used on my 2007 Ford Focus with 65k miles. Mostly highway driving.
Pennzoil Ultra 5w20 was used for both, approximately 5k miles on each filter.
PureOne
Synthetic
Left-PureOne, Right-Synthetic
Top-Synthetic, Bottom-PureOne
Top-Synthetic, Bottom-PureOne
Closeup - PureOne
Closeup - PureOne
Closeup - PureOne
Closeup - Synthetic
Closeup - Synthetic
Closeup - Synthetic
Closeup - Synthetic
Both feel pretty solid in terms of construction.
I did notice that one or two pleats on the PureOne were kind of bent over. I'm unsure of the cause of this. It's possible that this was a manufacturing defect or maybe the oil flow could have caused the pleat to fold. The filter media on the PureOne did seem more paper like (cellulose).
The Synthetic media seems more stout due to the wire mesh backing. I want to say that the Synthetic media also flows better. Both filters still had some oil in it and when I pulled up the media out of the can the oil flowed out much quicker through the Synthetic vs the PureOne. This was just an observation, nothing conclusive of course without testing.
I've been noticing more and more PureOnes with pleats folded over in other posts. Even though nothing technically failed on the PureOne....I'm inclined to stick with the Synthetics, Fram Ultras, or Napa Platinums for all future oil changes since all three have wire mesh backing.
The filters being compared are a Purolator PureOne PL20195 and Purolator Synthetic PSL20195. These were used on my 2007 Ford Focus with 65k miles. Mostly highway driving.
Pennzoil Ultra 5w20 was used for both, approximately 5k miles on each filter.
PureOne
Synthetic
Left-PureOne, Right-Synthetic
Top-Synthetic, Bottom-PureOne
Top-Synthetic, Bottom-PureOne
Closeup - PureOne
Closeup - PureOne
Closeup - PureOne
Closeup - Synthetic
Closeup - Synthetic
Closeup - Synthetic
Closeup - Synthetic
Both feel pretty solid in terms of construction.
I did notice that one or two pleats on the PureOne were kind of bent over. I'm unsure of the cause of this. It's possible that this was a manufacturing defect or maybe the oil flow could have caused the pleat to fold. The filter media on the PureOne did seem more paper like (cellulose).
The Synthetic media seems more stout due to the wire mesh backing. I want to say that the Synthetic media also flows better. Both filters still had some oil in it and when I pulled up the media out of the can the oil flowed out much quicker through the Synthetic vs the PureOne. This was just an observation, nothing conclusive of course without testing.
I've been noticing more and more PureOnes with pleats folded over in other posts. Even though nothing technically failed on the PureOne....I'm inclined to stick with the Synthetics, Fram Ultras, or Napa Platinums for all future oil changes since all three have wire mesh backing.
