Prime Guard or Fram EG
- Thread starter MuzzleFlash40
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Similar to burger commercials...They never look as appealing in real life.
They make it look like an EG with the metal end caps. Seems like false advertising unless they are going to start coming with metal end caps.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Yup exactly
I put 8,000 miles on a PG cartridge oil filter for my 03 cavalier. No deformities still has uniform pleats with no tearing or waviness.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
My first PG extended life filter was in 8/15 as shown. I first purchased the basic model but for my 2014 Mitsubishi Sport AWD I got this one.
I foolishly put it on the day before I left for Florida. I drove 16 hrs straight and the oil was 5w20 Magnatec
I kept getting under the car to see if it burst or was leaking..all during the trip it worried me like a dang fool. It had a slightly smaller OD. and height than the other brands and a oring style seal. It really made me nervous too.
I was just 3 months out of open heart surgery goofing with this thing. Scorching hot asphalt and climbing under the car like an idiot.
In the end I ran it out about 11K miles and cut it open and it was perfect. But then like now it was too expensive to be really competitive.
I would use it again though without worry. Lesson learned.
I foolishly put it on the day before I left for Florida. I drove 16 hrs straight and the oil was 5w20 Magnatec
I kept getting under the car to see if it burst or was leaking..all during the trip it worried me like a dang fool. It had a slightly smaller OD. and height than the other brands and a oring style seal. It really made me nervous too.
I was just 3 months out of open heart surgery goofing with this thing. Scorching hot asphalt and climbing under the car like an idiot.
In the end I ran it out about 11K miles and cut it open and it was perfect. But then like now it was too expensive to be really competitive.
I would use it again though without worry. Lesson learned.
I'd close my eyes and pick one.
They aren't much more today which is almost 9 years later than when it was $9.25.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
I wrote a review back then it was a good filter but the price was the issue.
They need to make it a 20K filter for the same price and if it's good it will be the new darling here..eh?
Premium Guard and MircoGard Select seem to becoming a well liked filter here. I bought a MicroGard Select a week ago for one of my vehicles. Dropping Motorcraft and going for a MicroGard instead for a few bucks more which is worth it based on the things I don't like about the Motorcraft anymore.
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If I can get them cheaply locally, Prime Guard. Yes, Chinesium but build is worlds better than a Fram. But there is little wrong with a Fram Orange can, and the price is right at Walmart or HD for one.
Recently I picked one up just like it from Walmart online for 9 bucks flat, delivered. I wish I could still get 2015 prices on everything else!
Can be obtained for 6 if you go with CarQuest Premium at AAP and use on line codes.
Sure hope they stick with the quality they have been providing with so many filters tanking the last couple of years.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Recently I picked one up just like it from Walmart online for 9 bucks flat, delivered. I wish I could still get 2015 prices on everything else!
Can be obtained for 6 if you go with CarQuest Premium at AAP and use on line codes.
Sure hope they stick with the quality they have been providing with so many filters tanking the last couple of years.
Actually @ZeeOSix ran with the screen shot and here is the actual invoice. I didn't know until I just looked... that other price is today's cost...over $9
Ah, ha ... probably a lot of oil filters have nearly doubled in the last 9 years. So you thought $5.62 was too high a price in 2015? That means a lot of other filters must have been way below $5.62 in 2015.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Yes I will have to see what the Ultra was... plus the TG...Ah, ha ... probably a lot of oil filters have nearly doubled in the last 9 years. So you thought $5.62 was too high a price in 2015? That means a lot of other filters must have been way below $5.62 in 2015.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Here is a quick example.Ah, ha ... probably a lot of oil filters have nearly doubled in the last 9 years. So you thought $5.62 was too high a price in 2015? That means a lot of other filters must have been way below $5.62 in 2015.
Considering country of origin and all that good stuff.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
The 3614 Ultra on 7/25/15 was $6.98 from Amazon and I picked up two microGreen filters for two at $14.28
total the same day.
total the same day.
Prices on Amazon right now. The TG4967 is more than other TG models for some reason. Both sold and shipped by Amazon. Looks like the TG4967 might be an old model ... can't find it on Walmart's website.
