Hastings LF483 and Napa Platinum 41315 (Wix XP 51315XP)
for the Zetec engine
I decided to cut them since they're too old for service. Old filters didn't bother me until I saw how bad an M1 from 2008 was, which revoked my faith in old filters.
Zetec filters are particularly difficult to cut and open since they have a second ADBV pointed backwards (as an anti-siphon valve), and you can't see the center tube simply by looking through the filter like you can with most spin-on cans. And cutting off the wire-backed mesh of the Platinum will be almost impossible, so there's no view of the interior of the XP. But it probably has round holes.
The Hastings was much easier to see the center tube since it's regular media.
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Napa Platinum 41315
Date code 060911B1 (June 9, 2011)
The pleats are fairly evenly based, one of the best I've seen among wire-backed filters. At the thread end, the media has a brown color, possibly indicating it not being safe for use (NOTE: it looks pink from the camera's flash, but in real life it's a dark brown). It felt more brittle than you'd expect for a synthetic filter, but that could just be the mesh. The bent metal end cap was my doing, since I had a hard time getting the cartridge out of the can.
The silicone ADBV felt fine.
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Hastings LF483
Date code 04261217505
April 26, 2012
This filter is interesting for many reasons. First, it might be the only slotted center tube filter for the Zetec application Seconds, the slots actually look good. Purolator could learn something from them! Also notice that the slots aren't directional like other companies' louvers.
The dome-end bypass is metal rather than the plastic usually used on these. It's a tad stiff, but still Zetec-appropriate, although it could be age-related too.
The anti-siphon valve is that color of plastic that looks like it glows in the dark.
The black rubber nitrile ADBV felt rather stiff
As for the media itself, it started to darken at the creases, but not nearly as bad the M1 from 2008. I mangled this one, which is the reason for the line in the Hastings media; that is the thread end. even though it didn't tear, it still felt weak to the hand.
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Overall, I think I made the right decision to cut them and not use them. But what do you guys think?
Here is a link to all the images (I didn't want to post them in the thread since there are so many of them, and 30 large pictures might take while to load, especially if you're on a phone):
Pictures
I will post three images here ITT; the rest are at the link above
Napa Platinum 41315:
Hastings LF483:
for the Zetec engine
I decided to cut them since they're too old for service. Old filters didn't bother me until I saw how bad an M1 from 2008 was, which revoked my faith in old filters.
Zetec filters are particularly difficult to cut and open since they have a second ADBV pointed backwards (as an anti-siphon valve), and you can't see the center tube simply by looking through the filter like you can with most spin-on cans. And cutting off the wire-backed mesh of the Platinum will be almost impossible, so there's no view of the interior of the XP. But it probably has round holes.
The Hastings was much easier to see the center tube since it's regular media.
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Napa Platinum 41315
Date code 060911B1 (June 9, 2011)
The pleats are fairly evenly based, one of the best I've seen among wire-backed filters. At the thread end, the media has a brown color, possibly indicating it not being safe for use (NOTE: it looks pink from the camera's flash, but in real life it's a dark brown). It felt more brittle than you'd expect for a synthetic filter, but that could just be the mesh. The bent metal end cap was my doing, since I had a hard time getting the cartridge out of the can.
The silicone ADBV felt fine.
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Hastings LF483
Date code 04261217505
April 26, 2012
This filter is interesting for many reasons. First, it might be the only slotted center tube filter for the Zetec application Seconds, the slots actually look good. Purolator could learn something from them! Also notice that the slots aren't directional like other companies' louvers.
The dome-end bypass is metal rather than the plastic usually used on these. It's a tad stiff, but still Zetec-appropriate, although it could be age-related too.
The anti-siphon valve is that color of plastic that looks like it glows in the dark.
The black rubber nitrile ADBV felt rather stiff
As for the media itself, it started to darken at the creases, but not nearly as bad the M1 from 2008. I mangled this one, which is the reason for the line in the Hastings media; that is the thread end. even though it didn't tear, it still felt weak to the hand.
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Overall, I think I made the right decision to cut them and not use them. But what do you guys think?
Here is a link to all the images (I didn't want to post them in the thread since there are so many of them, and 30 large pictures might take while to load, especially if you're on a phone):
Pictures
I will post three images here ITT; the rest are at the link above
Napa Platinum 41315:
Hastings LF483: