Finally got around to using my new filter cutter. I'll admit, this was an eye opening experience and I've formed some very serious bias *against* using an e-core ever again. I liked these filters up until now. Here we go, I'll let the pics speak for themselves.
1. Fram PH3593. This filter came off a 1999 CRV when a friend came from out of town for a visit and she informed me her oil hadn't been changed in 2-3 years. Of course I gasped, ran out and changed her oil for her. This lady friend keeps no records and does *no* maintenance to this car. She has put on 60k miles in 5 years, making an average of 12k per year. Therefore this filter has anywhere between 20 and 30k miles on it. It held up quite well all things considered, other than the small hole in the media:
The rest of the media looked in pretty good shape considering the mileage and years in use:
2. Next up an AC Delco PF53 (E-core). These both came off a 2002 Saturn. It's my parents car and it gets 5k km (3.2k mile) OCIs religiously with whatever conventional is on sale:
1. Fram PH3593. This filter came off a 1999 CRV when a friend came from out of town for a visit and she informed me her oil hadn't been changed in 2-3 years. Of course I gasped, ran out and changed her oil for her. This lady friend keeps no records and does *no* maintenance to this car. She has put on 60k miles in 5 years, making an average of 12k per year. Therefore this filter has anywhere between 20 and 30k miles on it. It held up quite well all things considered, other than the small hole in the media:
The rest of the media looked in pretty good shape considering the mileage and years in use:
2. Next up an AC Delco PF53 (E-core). These both came off a 2002 Saturn. It's my parents car and it gets 5k km (3.2k mile) OCIs religiously with whatever conventional is on sale: