Just got around to opening these up. All three are very different filters obviously. I'm still impressed with the Purolator 14612 and will continue to use it on the Subaru.... excellently constructed, lots of media and tight even pleats. It held a substantial amount of oil inside it while it sat upside down for over a month indicating a well designed ADBV. Have I mentioned how much I like this filter??!!
Factor in that I got a new stash of these for $3 a filter at AAP and they are dreamy:
A lot of people like the 'bigger is better' theory. This is a filter that would challenge that theory. Second to none other than the Tokyo Roki's, of which I have only 1 left
Next up is the Wix 1348 off my parents Saturn. If you'll recall I was the one that posted the Ecore 'Shocker' thread where I had an ecore blow out and ecore lovers came out to find any reason why this would happen... coolant, moisture, alien intervention... Anyway.. the Wix is a great filter and came out perfectly. I have one more Wix on the Saturn now and a stash of Purolators waiting afterwards.
Lastly the cartridge style filter that came off my Corolla. This was the OEM filter from the factory. Excellent filter, sturdy, tight strong pleats, this is how an ecore SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED:
Interestingly, this was my first experience with a filter off a new car during break in. You could clearly see metal chunks of glitter and debris deep in the pleats of this filter. Makes me happy I changed out the FF early... probably didn't need to since the filter did its' job! But there is no mistaking a 'break in' period happened with all that material in there.
A lot of people like the 'bigger is better' theory. This is a filter that would challenge that theory. Second to none other than the Tokyo Roki's, of which I have only 1 left
Next up is the Wix 1348 off my parents Saturn. If you'll recall I was the one that posted the Ecore 'Shocker' thread where I had an ecore blow out and ecore lovers came out to find any reason why this would happen... coolant, moisture, alien intervention... Anyway.. the Wix is a great filter and came out perfectly. I have one more Wix on the Saturn now and a stash of Purolators waiting afterwards.
Lastly the cartridge style filter that came off my Corolla. This was the OEM filter from the factory. Excellent filter, sturdy, tight strong pleats, this is how an ecore SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED:
Interestingly, this was my first experience with a filter off a new car during break in. You could clearly see metal chunks of glitter and debris deep in the pleats of this filter. Makes me happy I changed out the FF early... probably didn't need to since the filter did its' job! But there is no mistaking a 'break in' period happened with all that material in there.
