Just showing a Fram Endurance FE11665 that was on a jeep 3.6l pentastar for 4000 miles. It is slightly twisted just like almost all other pentastar oil filters. The engine was running 5w30 Redline oil.
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Fram Endurance FE11665 - 3.6L Pentastar
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Nice!
I’m running mine for 15k miles. I hope it holds up!
I’m running mine for 15k miles. I hope it holds up!
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Strange that no matter the construction - they do that twist
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Here is a Chinese made Champ XL Synthetic off a Pentastar after almost 12k miles. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/pentastar-v6-champ-p1009xl-with-11-199-miles.361642/
Here is a Chinese made Champ XL Synthetic off a Pentastar after almost 12k miles. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/pentastar-v6-champ-p1009xl-with-11-199-miles.361642/
that’s a good looking straight filter.
Here is a Chinese made Champ XL Synthetic off a Pentastar after almost 12k miles. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/pentastar-v6-champ-p1009xl-with-11-199-miles.361642/
Looked like it might be too long and got squished and twisted when it was installed.
I tighten it to 25nm which is what it says on the filter housing cap, once the cap seats the torque wrench immediately beeps.
Good to know.. Thanks.
So even the Endurance isn't strong enough to resist twisting
How does that compare to the Wix XP/Napa Platinum?
How does that compare to the Wix XP/Napa Platinum?
The twist acts like an intake "tornado" with the oil flow, and makes the filter 12% more efficient.
We will say the twisted filters are a performance “feature” hahahaMine never come out looking like that. Always pretty straight. I think I’ve only used ST filters on our pentast
ive always used MP10060 in our 3.6 pentastar and they haven’t twisted like that.So even the Endurance isn't strong enough to resist twisting
How does that compare to the Wix XP/Napa Platinum?
That twist is weird. I changed the oil in my new to me Ram Promaster with the 3.6 Pentastar the second time and both times the filter didn't look like that.
The first time I changed it at 240k miles, the filter had about 5k miles, unknown filter, but it was probably an Amazon China flavor. The filter was not twisted but it had a big tear the whole length of the filter where they glued the media together. I put in a Fram Extraguard and Pennzoil 5w20 and changed it after 8k miles. Perfect looking filter, no twist, no tears. I wish I took photos before throwing them on the burn pile.
The first time I changed it at 240k miles, the filter had about 5k miles, unknown filter, but it was probably an Amazon China flavor. The filter was not twisted but it had a big tear the whole length of the filter where they glued the media together. I put in a Fram Extraguard and Pennzoil 5w20 and changed it after 8k miles. Perfect looking filter, no twist, no tears. I wish I took photos before throwing them on the burn pile.
2020 pentastar have used mopar and mobil 1 filters ,have never had a twisted filter .
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