papaseven
Member
Here's some pis of the filter that came off of my 03 RK with 3500 miles on this oil filter.
This filter was bought new from dealer on 10/3/08 and installed same day.
Good quality parts with no internal corrosion, Dedicated relief valve, Nitrile lip seal between cartridge and flange "tight fit on cartridge means no dirty oil can bypass", heavy gauge flange with no burrs, coil spring instead of inferior stamped spring, and what appears to be a standard pleated paper element with metal end caps and metal tube inside element.
Notice the large gap between cartridge and endcap. "good thing". This means it has plenty of room for a large volume of oil to flow with no restrictions.
I tried twisting the endcaps and was unable to by hand. The adhesive used was evenly applied with no excess to break loose.
Looks very similar to NAPA and Wix filters that I have cut apart before. Probably made to MOCO specs by Dana/Wix but I can't say for sure.
Is it worth the extra money over a NAPA, Wix, or Purolator. You'll have to decide that.
It is made the way a filter ought to be made with no cheap parts and clean assembly.
Geno
This filter was bought new from dealer on 10/3/08 and installed same day.
Good quality parts with no internal corrosion, Dedicated relief valve, Nitrile lip seal between cartridge and flange "tight fit on cartridge means no dirty oil can bypass", heavy gauge flange with no burrs, coil spring instead of inferior stamped spring, and what appears to be a standard pleated paper element with metal end caps and metal tube inside element.
Notice the large gap between cartridge and endcap. "good thing". This means it has plenty of room for a large volume of oil to flow with no restrictions.
I tried twisting the endcaps and was unable to by hand. The adhesive used was evenly applied with no excess to break loose.
Looks very similar to NAPA and Wix filters that I have cut apart before. Probably made to MOCO specs by Dana/Wix but I can't say for sure.
Is it worth the extra money over a NAPA, Wix, or Purolator. You'll have to decide that.
It is made the way a filter ought to be made with no cheap parts and clean assembly.
Geno