I wasn't sure where to put this, so I stuck it in the oil filter section. Here's the transmission filter for my Freestyle CVT. Ever wanted to see a $50.00 oil filter cut open? Me too! I included a picture of the replacement filter next to a quart of oil to give some idea as to the size; needless to say, it's not very big.
It appears to be a fully-synthetic media, and has a full wire mesh backing. As far as Fram's comments about wire mesh backing not gluing well to plastic end caps? After pulling the end caps off of this filter (and mutilating it in the process), I'm sure I buy it. The end caps were impossible to separate from the media. I had to pull the wire mesh away from the glue.
This filter was on there for 65K, which is about the factory-recommended interval (60K). I do fluid every 30K and the filter every other fluid swap. There are some metal particles on there which you can see, but for 65K I'm not too worried. There were more particles on the first filter (but not a lot more). That said, after seeing these particles I'm glad that this transmission has a full-flow filter. I'm at 130K right now and it drives like new.
Besides the wire-backed media glued to the composite end caps, I thought the center tube was interesting. It's composite as well but it looks a lot more robust than an E-core. The filter doesn't have a bypass, as that's built into the filter housing. All in all, pretty cool.
It appears to be a fully-synthetic media, and has a full wire mesh backing. As far as Fram's comments about wire mesh backing not gluing well to plastic end caps? After pulling the end caps off of this filter (and mutilating it in the process), I'm sure I buy it. The end caps were impossible to separate from the media. I had to pull the wire mesh away from the glue.
This filter was on there for 65K, which is about the factory-recommended interval (60K). I do fluid every 30K and the filter every other fluid swap. There are some metal particles on there which you can see, but for 65K I'm not too worried. There were more particles on the first filter (but not a lot more). That said, after seeing these particles I'm glad that this transmission has a full-flow filter. I'm at 130K right now and it drives like new.
Besides the wire-backed media glued to the composite end caps, I thought the center tube was interesting. It's composite as well but it looks a lot more robust than an E-core. The filter doesn't have a bypass, as that's built into the filter housing. All in all, pretty cool.