Firestone TF2876 C&P

[holdorf333]

Firestone TF2876 from a 2008 Altima 2.5L. Kendall GT-1, about 5.5k miles. Nothing special about the filter. The can was thin and everything looked like, well, an oil filter. There was, however, a very obvious tear at the endcaps 3 pleats in from the seam.

Question is, who makes these? Is this a puro or wix or...?

 

[Run]

Looks like a Champ labs filter.

 

[mjoekingz28]

That tear is ugly.



+1 on it being a Champ Labs

 

[mjoekingz28]

Now, did the glue fail or the media

 

[Sayjac]

That's a bad one, Champ Labs/(Fram) made jobber filter. Same filter line as the Fram Core used at WM.

Thanks for pics.

 

[funflyer]

Originally Posted By: Sayjac
That's a bad one, Champ Labs/(Fram) made jobber filter. Same filter line as the Fram Core used at WM.

Thanks for pics.


I thought Fram doesn't use louvers.

 

[Sayjac]

Originally Posted By: funflyer
Originally Posted By: Sayjac
That's a bad one, Champ Labs/(Fram) made jobber filter. Same filter line as the Fram Core used at WM.

Thanks for pics.


I thought Fram doesn't use louvers.

Well, traditional Fram labeled filters, fiber endcap types (EG, TG) and the Ultra don't.... yet.

However, now that Champ labs falls under the Fram/(Rank) umbrella, the Champ Labs made but named 'Fram Core' WM TLE filters use louvers (those that aren't ecores). Even the high end M1 filter made by Champ but under now Fram uses louvers. All that said, it's a non issue either way.

 

[holdorf333]

The tear seemed to happen right at the edge where it met the glue, but the potting glue all seemed firmly in place. The media was very brittle and the tear was easy to replicate by pushing sideways on other pleats.

 

[WellOiled]

The tear also occurred at a wide pleat space. They need to fill the filter with more media that is not so brittle.

 

[jhellwig]

Looks like the louvers didn't slow the oil down enough to keep the media from tearing.

 

[dishdude]

It has the Fram bypass...guess it's a Tear-a-Fram?

 

[WellOiled]

Actually, this looks like the CQ Red but with a Fram relief valve. I did a virgin cut of a CQ Red and it had wide pleat spacing. Because of that, I decided to avoid them. Couple weak/brittle media with wide pleat spacing and this is the result. Champion Labs did a bad job on this one. Champion Labs eCores do better than this. But user paranoia causes users to choose filters with metal end caps.

Thanks for the informative cut and post.

 

[WellOiled]

Also it looks like Champ does not make eCore in this diameter.

 

[Sayjac]

Originally Posted By: dishdude
It has the Fram bypass...guess it's a Tear-a-Fram?

As noted it's a Champ made filter now proudly claimed as under the 'Fram Filtration' banner. Also why when used at WM TLE it's named 'Fram Core', difference FCs have texture coating. 'Champ now Fram' has long used the 'blue button' bypass as shown and discussed HERE , old Super tech line a good example. Fram Cores are really just the old ST line moved to the TLE. For whatever reason the smallest of this line of filters have always been non ecore. The big plus there imo is they don't use combo valves, they have a separate dome end bypass.