Bosch 3972 oil filter element.
On the FIL's 2008 Lexus RX 350. 5 months and 6000 miles. Virtually all of them in-city, stop-and-go miles. PP 5W20. Oil was replaced with the same, but for the filter I used an OEM that I had kicking around in my stash.
I've used Puro Classics in the past and they all looked good. The FIL likes to go no more than 6k on his OCIs. This is the first time I've used a Bosch.
No tears to report, but one end cap came off with virtually no effort. As you can see in one of the pics, the glue holding the end caps broke in three places.
All in all, the filter looks pretty rough after 6000 miles. I haven't decided if I will go back to using Bosch again after what I've seen here.
On the FIL's 2008 Lexus RX 350. 5 months and 6000 miles. Virtually all of them in-city, stop-and-go miles. PP 5W20. Oil was replaced with the same, but for the filter I used an OEM that I had kicking around in my stash.
I've used Puro Classics in the past and they all looked good. The FIL likes to go no more than 6k on his OCIs. This is the first time I've used a Bosch.
No tears to report, but one end cap came off with virtually no effort. As you can see in one of the pics, the glue holding the end caps broke in three places.
All in all, the filter looks pretty rough after 6000 miles. I haven't decided if I will go back to using Bosch again after what I've seen here.