Purolator L12222, TORN!
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I guess the lesson learned here is, don't let the pretty paint job on the can fool you.
Still high flow filters!
Still high flow filters!
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Originally Posted By: CharlieBauer
It's a very slight tear so you could say they're improving!
Haha Charlie's right. They could market it as the "new and improved Tearolator. Now with an even smaller tear!"
It's a very slight tear so you could say they're improving!
Haha Charlie's right. They could market it as the "new and improved Tearolator. Now with an even smaller tear!"
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Originally Posted By: 4WD
Thought it was "Torn Between Two Louvers" ...
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Haha I loved that song when I was a little kid. Al Yankovic needs to do a Tearolator rendition of that Mary McGregor classic!!
Thought it was "Torn Between Two Louvers" ...
Haha I loved that song when I was a little kid. Al Yankovic needs to do a Tearolator rendition of that Mary McGregor classic!!
Thanks for posts like this, I am learning so much that I did not know. It's great to be an informed consumer.
I'll be taking a red Purolator off a V6 Nissan soon..
No I feel obligated to do a C&P.
Regards,
Scott
No I feel obligated to do a C&P.
Regards,
Scott
BlueSmoke16: I would definitely cut that Puro open for us to see
That media is JUNK.. How can it possibly tear before the bypass kicks in????
..and it has louvers, so that didn't fix the problem...
..and it has louvers, so that didn't fix the problem...
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The Purolator fanboy trolls will be out soon when they see this. Let's see,
Some of their favorite lines:
1. Tears don't matter
2. The op did it on purpose.
3. The op cut it while cutting the filter open.
4. Nothing to see here, use with confidence.
5. Most of the oil still gets filtered so no big deal.
6. It's a BITOG conspiracy to make Purolator look bad by other filter fanboys.
Feel free to add the ones I forgot, they come up with some whoppers.
Some of their favorite lines:
1. Tears don't matter
2. The op did it on purpose.
3. The op cut it while cutting the filter open.
4. Nothing to see here, use with confidence.
5. Most of the oil still gets filtered so no big deal.
6. It's a BITOG conspiracy to make Purolator look bad by other filter fanboys.
Feel free to add the ones I forgot, they come up with some whoppers.
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Originally Posted By: sprite1741
The Purolator fanboy trolls will be out soon when they see this. Let's see,
Some of their favorite lines:
1. Tears don't matter
2. The op did it on purpose.
3. The op cut it while cutting the filter open.
4. Nothing to see here, use with confidence.
5. Most of the oil still gets filtered so no big deal.
6. It's a BITOG conspiracy to make Purolator look bad by other filter fanboys.
Feel free to add the ones I forgot, they come up with some whoppers.
Yeah, it must have been car51 tearing the filter on purpose!
The Purolator fanboy trolls will be out soon when they see this. Let's see,
Some of their favorite lines:
1. Tears don't matter
2. The op did it on purpose.
3. The op cut it while cutting the filter open.
4. Nothing to see here, use with confidence.
5. Most of the oil still gets filtered so no big deal.
6. It's a BITOG conspiracy to make Purolator look bad by other filter fanboys.
Feel free to add the ones I forgot, they come up with some whoppers.
Yeah, it must have been car51 tearing the filter on purpose!
Entry or not they should not tear use a better filter its a no brainer. But im not going to argue over this..
It's usually the ones with the metal crimp that tear. The glued ones seem to make it. I had one of the metal crimped P1's that tore when this was first becoming a problem a few years ago. I stopped using them after that. I did buy an STP 3614 that was a purolator re-branded last year. I didn't know it until after I got home. I installed it anyway. It did not tear after 6 mos of use but had the glued seam, not the metal one. I still won't use them.
I'd use one....though for no more than 3,000 mi or 6 months, whichever comes first.
I hate to see tears as much as the next guy, but don't understand why everyone's up in arms about it. Sure it goes on in a lot of other brands unnoticed that don't get cut open. After all, it's not like as soon as it tears all the oil will automatically gravitate towards the tear and only go through it and not the rest of the filter. I doubt much oil actually passes directly through the tear, pretty sure the majority of it is targeted towards the center of the media.
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Sure it goes on in a lot of other brands unnoticed that don't get cut open.
Total B.S. BITOG cuts open many different brands, not just Purolator, and do find tears time to time, but we don't find a trend with the tears, Purolators we do.
The aggregate suggest there is a problem.
Sure it goes on in a lot of other brands unnoticed that don't get cut open.
Total B.S. BITOG cuts open many different brands, not just Purolator, and do find tears time to time, but we don't find a trend with the tears, Purolators we do.
The aggregate suggest there is a problem.
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Originally Posted By: Vern_in_IL
The aggregate suggest there is still a problem.
Added a modifier
The aggregate suggest there is still a problem.
Added a modifier
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Grammar or friction ?
Originally Posted By: jongies3
I hate to see tears as much as the next guy, but don't understand why everyone's up in arms about it. Sure it goes on in a lot of other brands unnoticed that don't get cut open. After all, it's not like as soon as it tears all the oil will automatically gravitate towards the tear and only go through it and not the rest of the filter. I doubt much oil actually passes directly through the tear, pretty sure the majority of it is targeted towards the center of the media.
The oil flows to where the pressure drop is least, at the tear. Depending on the size of the tear determines if oil flows through the rest of the media. Just like a bypass valve works. Oil is not targeted anywhere, it goes through the base holes and in.
I hate to see tears as much as the next guy, but don't understand why everyone's up in arms about it. Sure it goes on in a lot of other brands unnoticed that don't get cut open. After all, it's not like as soon as it tears all the oil will automatically gravitate towards the tear and only go through it and not the rest of the filter. I doubt much oil actually passes directly through the tear, pretty sure the majority of it is targeted towards the center of the media.
The oil flows to where the pressure drop is least, at the tear. Depending on the size of the tear determines if oil flows through the rest of the media. Just like a bypass valve works. Oil is not targeted anywhere, it goes through the base holes and in.
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