K&N HP-1003 cut open 7933mi 97 Maxima

[zorobabel]

This oil filter was in use August 8 to October 15, filtering 4 qt of old stock Castrol Edge 10w30 (it came in a gallon jug) and about 0.5 qt of Delvac 15w40. This OCI saw a 4200 miles Alberta roadtrip and two 550 mile trips to the mountains with the balance being rush hour freeway commute.
With the filter being about 7 years old, the gasket has lost it's elasticity. Not crazy about the pleat spacing, but the media didn't tear (as expected). It's bigger brother HP-2009 was a better filter.

 

[EA82]

Looks like a quality filter.

 

[Sayjac]

O pleat spacing not bad, a little wider at seam pleat area but no biggie. Overall I'd say looks very good ~8k miles. And now back to made in the US by Champ Labs. Thanks for c&p.

Edit. Just noticed date here appears to be made 2011. However a more recent production (this year) K&N posted here recently, shows a K&N back to Champ Labs made like topic.

 

[Zee09]

Originally Posted by Sayjac
IMO pleat spacing not bad, a little wider at seam pleat area but no biggie. Overall I'd say looks very good ~8k miles. And now back to made in the US by Champ Labs. Thanks for c&p.


Agreed!

 

[bullwinkle]

Looks OK. If they could just fix the problems with the nut rusting they might be usable again.

 

[Ablebody]

It looks really decent. A threaded end bypass valve built into the end cap and assuming they set the bpv pressure about to the OEM spec and it would be excellent!

 

[Ablebody]

It looks really decent. A threaded end bypass valve built into the end cap and assuming they set the bpv pressure about to the OEM spec and it would be excellent!

 

[maxdustington]

Is this how the pre-tear Puros were constructed? I've seen a few of these old K&N C&Ps lately and they are beefy!

 

[zorobabel]

Thanks for the replies!
Cellulose purolators were never beefy filters. IMO pre-tear Puros are a myth; the only Puro tears I had were PL14476 around 2009-2010.

 

[Oildudeny]

Held up well, the hex nut always scared me on those I heard and seen where the weld blew out.

 

[anndel]

Looks good, thanks for the C&P!

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Built for a tank. Heavy duty materials.
Got one on my Chevy Colorado currently. Will run it 11-12K..... till April 1st.
Nice quiet cold startups again. No more AC Delco PF61s...... garbage.