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I use Techron in each vehicle once a year. I started with the Techron after seeing that the Volvo dealer added it as part of the major tuneup (every 30,000 miles). The Volvo has gone over 200,000 miles without any engine or injector related problems, so it certainly hasn't done any harm.

I just cut open one of the 15208-9E000 filters that I bought from the Nissan dealer and found it differs from the one that was factory installed. The factory installed filter is labeled as part number 15208-31U01, and as noted in the earlier post, the factory installed filter had cardboard end...

I cut open the OEM Nissan filter that was factory installed on my new Frontier- the internal construction was not impressive, it had cardboard end caps. I believe I took picture of both it and the next filter I used, which was a Wix 51356. Visually, the Wix just looked more like a quality...

Castrol GTX has been my oil of choice since the early 1970's. At the time, my friends who raced motorcycles used Castrol oils with good results, and since the price of GTX at the time was about the same as any of the other brand name oils I started using it too. I have had several new cars that...

Regarding Gulf- it appears that here in the northeast the Gulf brand name for lubricants is licensed to American Refining Group, who operates the refinery in Bradford, PA that was once the home of Kendall. Link here: http://www.gulflubricants.net/

I have one of the Pampered Chef smooth edge openers, so I checked it on a Purolator L14460 to see if it had potential as a filter opener. Sorry, no. The seam on an ordinary can stands higher than the lid, which provides clearance for the wheel that drives the can past the cutting wheel. On the...

I have seen the Accel oil at Wal-Mart also. The bottle says it is a product of WPP. (Warren Performance Packaging). Web site is here: http://www.wd-wpp.com/products-accel.html

I did not intend to apologize for the filter so much as for my allowing it to remain in service for as long as it did. But, please consider: Here is what I saw "good" when I looked at the filter: 1- Sturdy can 2- Metal end caps 3- Well constructed by-pass valve 4- Deep pleats 5- Outstanding...

Thanks again to all who have offered their comments. Bear in mind my intent was not to be at all critical of the filter, just to provide a good set of photos of how it was constructed, since I had not seen any posted here before. I think that it is a quality filter, just that this one happened...

Here is a picture of the box of a very old Hastings filter that I have had on the shelf for 20 or more years. They were old when someone gave them to me. The diagram shows the "densite" filter media that appears to be packed fibers. The holes in the core are so tiny that the media is not visible...

Thanks to all for their responses so far. I am most curious about the logo on the anti-drainback valve. Yes, that is the Parker Hannifin logo. I have some Parker spin on hydraulic filters on a tractor- this made me wonder if the make complete filters for OEM use. They have a filter division in...

Here are the pictures of a Volvo OEM filter I cut open. This was used on a 1994 960 wagon, was run 10,000 miles, which is the recommended interval. Oil used was Mobil 10-30, which was changed by the Volvo dealer, every 10,000 miles or in some cases sooner. Car now has 193,000 miles and uses less...

The TW stands for "Tare Weight", or the weight of the tank without the contents. I never knew what WC meant, but weight of charge seems logical based on your second example. Where I get tanks filled they place them on a scale and weigh them to determine when they are full. They always mark the...

Hylomar was used to seal the machined cast aluminum cover of a gearbox we manufactured. It worked great in this application, two smooth flat surfaces, a very thin layer on each, and yes, the cover could be removed and replaced without a new application oof Hylomar. Leakage was never a problem. I...