Oil Filter Thread

[Travis8352]

Fram Endurance FE10575 Oil Filter Cut Open vs. Carquest EP P84502 Oil Filter Cut Open Comparison

Fram FE10575 oil filter: https://www.walmart.com/ip/FRAM-Synthetic-Endurance-Premium-Oil-Filter-FE10575-25K-mile-Replacement-Filter-for-Select-Vehicles/17817...

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@HEMIMANN this shows the ruffled leaf spring on the champ made fram synthetic endurance. That carquest one should fit your truck

 

[Fightinbass]

Question:
I am getting ready for an oil change on my pentastar motor and am considering soaking the new cartridge filter in fresh oil before installing. Anybody here doing this or seen this done before? In all my past vehicles, which took canister filters, I always added at least enough oil to saturate the new filter media. Would there be any reason not to soak a cartridge filter before installing?
Thnks
FB

 

[HEMIMANN]

Fram Endurance FE10575 Oil Filter Cut Open vs. Carquest EP P84502 Oil Filter Cut Open Comparison

Fram FE10575 oil filter: https://www.walmart.com/ip/FRAM-Synthetic-Endurance-Premium-Oil-Filter-FE10575-25K-mile-Replacement-Filter-for-Select-Vehicles/17817...

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@HEMIMANN this shows the ruffled leaf spring on the champ made fram synthetic endurance. That carquest one should fit your truck

It's a good looking filter, thanks to WCW for cutting open. CarQuest has more filter media despite a shorter canister but 1/2 the thickness. Fram FE is more robust, who knows how they perform? I've got a pile of oil filters for a while anyway, but thanks.

 

[Travis8352]

Yeah your well setup @Burla style

 

[star_deceiver]

Question:
I am getting ready for an oil change on my pentastar motor and am considering soaking the new cartridge filter in fresh oil before installing. Anybody here doing this or seen this done before? In all my past vehicles, which took canister filters, I always added at least enough oil to saturate the new filter media. Would there be any reason not to soak a cartridge filter before installing?
Thnks
FB

No. I put them in straight out of the box. I make enough of a mess already, no point in adding to it with a soaked filter.

 

[HEMIMANN]

This question has been asked and answered many times before. Yes, many of us do presoak to limit oil starvation time to the galleys.

Motor Oil Geek also recommends, look for his oil filter video on YT.

 

[Buddy]

So just grabbed some Fram Ultra filters for my and my dad's vehicles. Went to a Canadian Tire store and grabbed 4 XG2, 2 XG10575, and 1 XG5. They said whatever is on the shelves is all they have and are getting. Checking around other CT stores in the area some have quite a few stock left, like 30 and 40.

 

[Sherman Bird]

Fram Endurance FE10575 Oil Filter Cut Open vs. Carquest EP P84502 Oil Filter Cut Open Comparison

Fram FE10575 oil filter: https://www.walmart.com/ip/FRAM-Synthetic-Endurance-Premium-Oil-Filter-FE10575-25K-mile-Replacement-Filter-for-Select-Vehicles/17817...

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@HEMIMANN this shows the ruffled leaf spring on the champ made fram synthetic endurance. That carquest one should fit your truck

Is a ruffled spring a fashion statement?

 

[Fightinbass]

Thanks for your replies. For reference purposes, I was able to find quite a discussion on the topic in the thread titled:

A cautionary tale.......keep up on your maintenance

 

[Burla]

Fram Endurance FE10575 Oil Filter Cut Open vs. Carquest EP P84502 Oil Filter Cut Open Comparison

Fram FE10575 oil filter: https://www.walmart.com/ip/FRAM-Synthetic-Endurance-Premium-Oil-Filter-FE10575-25K-mile-Replacement-Filter-for-Select-Vehicles/17817...

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@HEMIMANN this shows the ruffled leaf spring on the champ made fram synthetic endurance. That carquest one should fit your truck

Awesome, key note fram fe 1.47 mm thick versus .97mm thick in carquest. So more in the wix ilk as opposed to that thick loose media I find desirable. However, it is synthetic as of now, which makes wix XP obsolete imo, why pay wix XP dollars for a paper filter when you have carquest as an option. Once more, car quest is made as a stand alone product?

 

[Burla]

It seems for spun glass if the media is tight, it is thin, and if it is loose, it is thick. I wonder why not have thick tight media, or thin loose media? Having to chose between those options, I opt for the looser media. Is anyone aware of any filters being tested after the service interval instead of before? They should have an atsm for that, as that would be the most important info?

 

[sequoia464]

I tried to read through this thread, but with 177 pages I'll just ask and maybe get a response. I'm using the Mopar SRT filters (5038041AA) - not sure of the quality but I like the increased oil pressure at idle and startup.

These filters are a bit pricey, are they worth the money or should I be looking elsewhere?

Probably been asked and answered - I read through many pages and didn't find an answer.

 

[Burla]

I tried to read through this thread, but with 177 pages I'll just ask and maybe get a response. I'm using the Mopar SRT filters (5038041AA) - not sure of the quality but I like the increased oil pressure at idle and startup.

These filters are a bit pricey, are they worth the money or should I be looking elsewhere?

Probably been asked and answered - I read through many pages and didn't find an answer.

If it is yellow, it's paper... synthetic filters are as good day 1 and day 360. Paper starts degrading the day you run oil through it until it goes stiff. And pay extra for paper filter? I know some good forum guys doing that, but I wouldn't.

SRT Oil Filter VS. Factory Replacement.

This battle of the Mopar oil filters we have the SRT, part number Mo - 041 versus the factory replacement. Part number 4884899AC. From the outside they just...

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[Burla]

After a long interval like 6 mos or 5k miles, cut it apart. The media will either be stiff or pliable, will tell you how it is handling in your application. If it is stiff, never go back.

 

[sequoia464]

Will do - thanks!

 

[Hemi395]

Champion Labs looks to reopen in Albion, Ill.

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI), which is a filter manufacturer and supplier, says they’ve completed the acquisition of key intellectual property and related assets from First Brands Group.

www.14news.com

Anyone hear anything else about this?

 

[Burla]

Champion Labs looks to reopen in Albion, Ill.

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI), which is a filter manufacturer and supplier, says they’ve completed the acquisition of key intellectual property and related assets from First Brands Group.

www.14news.com

Anyone hear anything else about this?

We all need to send them a letter, bring back 100% spun glass. So I don't know much about their brands, a niche market for sure not really on the consumer shelf, maybe eco guard. Whether they will build high end champ products like Amsoil EA or RP remains to be seen, but those companies have moved on or quit it.

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[Buddy]

We all need to send them a letter, bring back 100% spun glass. So I don't know much about their brands, a niche market for sure not really on the consumer shelf, maybe eco guard. Whether they will build high end champ products like Amsoil EA or RP remains to be seen, but those companies have moved on or quit it.

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Sadly, I think everything is 'build it quick and cheap' today with the business models. I do like to have hope, but there is such a low bar in every aspect of everything we buy today. Sad.

 

[Buddy]

The decision makers and bean counters at the top usually know nothing about what they actually sell, just numbers and agendas. They know a vehicle goes forward with that peddle on the floor. May be worth a try to convince them a quality synthetic media filter is needed... you know, so the cars all get clean, green electric power. Paper will burn right? And the trees... synthetic trees grow back way faster. Gotta have a quality filter so you don't get brown outs driving down the road, better range too. Just make the filters to the specs we give you and the batteries can get that pure clean power to that elecrtic motor. Hero with a green cape.

 

[Govtman]

We all need to send them a letter, bring back 100% spun glass. So I don't know much about their brands, a niche market for sure not really on the consumer shelf, maybe eco guard. Whether they will build high end champ products like Amsoil EA or RP remains to be seen, but those companies have moved on or quit it.

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They already make one with 100% synthetic media, comparable to the FE2.