SuperTech ST3614.....
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I would use a FRAM( orange can) before a E-core. Really, spring the extra money and buy about anything else. The big plastic squares are big enough to let a possible ruptured filter piece of paper go up into your engine and cause a blockage. At least a Fram has a metal perforated inner sleeve to prevent things like that. Dirty oil slipping past the filter wont ruin your motor, a piece of filter material will.
I get 10K miles out of them before I change them. They work great on my Honda.
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
I get 10K miles out of them before I change them. They work great on my Honda.
They aren't E-core filters for Honda/Mazda/other imports. Just 8A, 16, 3387A, 3980, 3600, 3614 are. I may have left one or two out.
I get 10K miles out of them before I change them. They work great on my Honda.
They aren't E-core filters for Honda/Mazda/other imports. Just 8A, 16, 3387A, 3980, 3600, 3614 are. I may have left one or two out.
theres no way i would use an e-core after what ive seen.... i had a very small coolant leak, one that would probably go undetected to the common person, and it was beating the [censored] out of my oil filters. after seeing what an unknown problem can do to a wix and purolator pureone, i would never chance it with an e-core.
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Hers's a 3614 that I cut open in the past. I have many of these that looks just like this. IMO they are good filters
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...true#Post349959
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...true#Post349959
You can diss the e-core all you want, I've never cut one that failed.. milages range from 2,600 to 7,900. All good.
The holy Motorcraft, however, had a seam that was hardly glued.
The holy Motorcraft, however, had a seam that was hardly glued.
Here are two examples of E-Cores that came out of two different vehicles that I own. These were the first used filters I cut open with my oil filter cutting tool. Just two data points out of perhaps millions of filters in service.
Here's a photo of a 3614:
Here's the cage from a 3980:
Here's a photo of a 3614:
Here's the cage from a 3980:
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Wow. Those are some scary pics. Thankfully, not catastrophic, but still not what you expect when buying a filter!
Why buy an e-core when Purolator Classic or even Pure Ones can be gotten so cheaply from AAP & many times have UNLIMITED MIRs on them??
I'd be open to any filter I can get for less than $3.50 w/ no rebate hassling.
Too bad this is an ecore. I'll probably still run it for my 10k intervals until something else is reasonably priced. I really like the Purolator Classics but they are $5+ every time I look.
Too bad this is an ecore. I'll probably still run it for my 10k intervals until something else is reasonably priced. I really like the Purolator Classics but they are $5+ every time I look.
If you have a Menards in your area, they routinely sell Quaker State (Purolator-made) filters on sale for about $2. It's what I'm running now since I can get them cheaper than anything else around here..
Im using the K/N filters now,,yep 13 bucks a filter,,,why,,easy to get off and on on my dodge van.
Keep the escrap on the shelf for the next poor fool,,run a real filter like a WIX,NG,CQR,P1,etc, and sleep good knowing your not feeding you engine filter media!
Originally Posted By: Virtuoso
If you have a Menards in your area, they routinely sell Quaker State (Purolator-made) filters on sale for about $2. It's what I'm running now since I can get them cheaper than anything else around here..
thats exactly what i did. the menards in my town is moving so to empty out their old (current) store everything is 20% off. quaker state filters are normally priced $2.84, which is an amazing deal for that filter. i cleared out their stock of fl-1a equivalents.
exactly which cow town are you from, btw?
If you have a Menards in your area, they routinely sell Quaker State (Purolator-made) filters on sale for about $2. It's what I'm running now since I can get them cheaper than anything else around here..
thats exactly what i did. the menards in my town is moving so to empty out their old (current) store everything is 20% off. quaker state filters are normally priced $2.84, which is an amazing deal for that filter. i cleared out their stock of fl-1a equivalents.
exactly which cow town are you from, btw?
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Originally Posted By: Jakegday
exactly which cow town are you from, btw?
Originally born & raised in Omaha, but we're living in Wayne right now while my wife goes to the college here.
These smaller towns have really grown on me at times. Other times....well
I do go through Fremont from time to time though.
exactly which cow town are you from, btw?
Originally born & raised in Omaha, but we're living in Wayne right now while my wife goes to the college here.
These smaller towns have really grown on me at times. Other times....well
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