Sorry for the [censored] pictures - I only had my cell phone on me.


This came off of a 1996 Mazda Miata after a 7592 mile/4 month run on M1 0W-40. The seam area looked pretty ugly but was totally intact. Curiously, the media on the opposite side was perfectly straight. The element was very rigid (+1 for wire backing) and could have likely held up for 10k easily. Silicone ADBV was in great shape and flexible. Nitrile gasket was more fragile than I would have liked but held up. Next time around I'll be sure to have a real camera...
Related - why do PureOnes use a silicone gasket and Synthetics use nitrile? Seems backwards.


This came off of a 1996 Mazda Miata after a 7592 mile/4 month run on M1 0W-40. The seam area looked pretty ugly but was totally intact. Curiously, the media on the opposite side was perfectly straight. The element was very rigid (+1 for wire backing) and could have likely held up for 10k easily. Silicone ADBV was in great shape and flexible. Nitrile gasket was more fragile than I would have liked but held up. Next time around I'll be sure to have a real camera...
Related - why do PureOnes use a silicone gasket and Synthetics use nitrile? Seems backwards.