Rust on oil filter

[zvm77us]

I wanted to use an oem honda filter that I had on my accord today when doing an oil changec and noticed that it had rust inside of it, my question is would you use this filter or not? The photo is not that good because the filter is still in the shrink plastic.

 

[Bluestream]

Use it

 

[zach1900]

You're sure there's rust but you won't take the shrink wrap off. Lol. The shrink wrap is probably what's causing it.

 

[zvm77us]

Originally Posted By: zach1900
You're sure there's rust but you won't take the shrink wrap off. Lol. The shrink wrap is probably what's causing it.

I guess you have a point there,but I am sure those spots are rust. I guess its a bad habit of mine to leave things in their orginal condition till I need to use it. You think its okay to use?

 

[spasm3]

Rust, not worth having fragments get embedded in your bearings, i'd not use it.

 

[The motor guy]

If the rust is only by the small holes then I'd use it. If there is rust inside then don't. Whatever goes in will get filtered and come out the big hole.

 

[zvm77us]

Thank you all!
I guess I'll just be on the safe side and off to the trash it goes

 

[slacktide_bitog]

How does a sealed oil filter get rust?

If you;re going to trash it, at least cut it open for us first

 

[camrydriver111]

Be a man and run it.

 

[bvance554]

Knock off the rust with a wire brush and use it. As long as its not any worse than the few spots in the pic.

 

[robo339]

I'd use it

 

[zvm77us]

so I was trying to get the rust off and noticed it is NOT rust rather some kind of dried up gooey oil spots on the metal, and also some in the seams next to the small holes. So I throw the question back out, is the filter okay to use and also how did this substance get there?
Thanks everyone

 

[ZeeOSix]

Does it have a pre-greased base gasket? It could be grease residue. How old is this filter?

If it came off and everything else looks good down inside, the probably OK to use.

 

[gallydif]

Cut it open

 

[Lubener]

A wasted filter. Your worrying over nothing.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Looks like dried glue or something to me. I see stuff like that on almost every filter where too much glue was used and it ran slightly. Look very closely on every filter you use,you'll always see some somewhere. Your filter is perfect,use it.

 

[goodtimes]

Try wiping it with some wd40 or oil. What I worry about is how old the media is getting, and the ones I have are probably old. The Fram Ultras I bought online this year were from 2012, and I will use the last one probably in 2017. They should be OK due to synthetic media and stainless steel mesh behind that, but now I am rethinking this whole buying procedure.

 

[zvm77us]

Originally Posted By: goodtimes
Try wiping it with some wd40 or oil. What I worry about is how old the media is getting, and the ones I have are probably old. The Fram Ultras I bought online this year were from 2012, and I will use the last one probably in 2017. They should be OK due to synthetic media and stainless steel mesh behind that, but now I am rethinking this whole buying procedure.


The filter is at least 3 years old, would you be worried about the media
In general I'm not being cheap just I hate to throw away a good thing

 

[stchman]

Originally Posted By: spasm3
Rust, not worth having fragments get embedded in your bearings, i'd not use it.


Any debris will get caught by the filter element, no danger. As long as the inner tube isn't all rusty all is fine.

 

[Nate1979]

I guess this is why the Fram Ultra has some oily film on it as rust prevention.