FRAM Titanium FS7317 rust ?

[odie]

Noticed this when checking oil . Probably just the coating wearing of exposing the paint beneath . This is the newer filter w/o the metal screen .

 

[bullwinkle]

Looks like rust to me! This is the issue I’ve had with the Sure Grip on the older Ultras (although usually caused by an impact with road debris (or a dent)-the steel underneath is not painted, rust rapidly occurs. And, since it’s been on more than a year, likely no warranty…

 

[Rogueman2016s]

Looks like an orange can with a coat of spray in bed liner.

 

[odie]

Close to 7 months of use . Installed mid MAY . So , no winter ( salt ) as of yet .

 

[bullwinkle]

Close to 7 months of use .

Thought you put May of ‘22? 19 months ago?

 

[odie]

Thought you put May of ‘22? 19 months ago?

Oops , should be MAY of '23 . Corrected it in the picture .

 

[ATex7239]

So it is not actually made of titanium then?

 

[Hall]

If anything, it's surface rust and nothing to worry about. Metal can begin rusting in hours of being exposed to moisture, including humidity.

 

[fantastic]

looks like outer surface rust to me.

 

[odie]

So it is not actually made of titanium then?

 

[odie]

Plan(ned) to leave this filter in place until late APRIL to MAY of '24 .

 

[ZeeOSix]

Plan(ned) to leave this filter in place until late APRIL to MAY of '24 .

Slap some Rust-Oleum on it.

 

[bullwinkle]

Slap some Rust-Oleum on it.

Or maybe some bed liner spray?

 

[odie]

Or change out filter and oil when weather is better .

 

[bullwinkle]

Oops , should be MAY of '23 . Corrected it in the picture .

That’s ridiculous for 7 months of warm weather & no winter, on an expensive premium filter-FB would be getting a call on that one!

 

[ZeeOSix]

I had a cut open Titanium can around, but I must have thrown it out. But I do have an Ultra can, and did some paint and grip coating scrape off and this is what I found. I would say the Titanium is not painted before the grip coating is put on. If someone has a used Titanium laying around they can do a paint scrape test to verify that theory.

On the Ultra, looks like the dome area was not painted before the grip coating was applied. The gold paint line stops about half way up into the black grip coating, and the top is definitely not painted underneath the black grip coating.

 

[odie]

Filter on the '13 FIT . Looks can be deceiving .

 

[bullwinkle]

I had a cut open Titanium can around, but I must have thrown it out. But I do have an Ultra can, and did some paint and grip coating scrape off and this is what I found. I would say the Titanium is not painted before the grip coating is put on. If someone has a used Titanium laying around they can do a paint scrape test to verify that theory.

On the Ultra, looks like the dome area was not painted before the grip coating was applied. The gold paint line stops about half way up into the black grip coating, and the top is definitely not painted underneath the black grip coating.

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The Ultras DEFINITELY ARE NOT painted under the Sure Grip on top, and that stuff falls off very easily. I have a Fram Pro Synthetic OG Ultra on the Corolla in my sig, and the gold paint looks perfect after 2 years, and it’s going into its’ 3rd winter, it’ll get changed (& cut open) in the spring.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Filter on the '13 FIT . Looks can be deceiving .

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What are you pointing out in this post. Yes, date code is 2023 ... the thread to read date codes is at the top of this forum (sticky thread).

 

[Hall]

Plan(ned) to leave this filter in place until late APRIL to MAY of '24 .

You could leave it on until April/May 2025 and that surface rust won't factor in.