This PH7317 is from my 2013 Honda Civic 1.8 liter, 50,128 miles on the odometer and about 4,920 miles on the filter and OCI. The filter looks great to me, no tears in the media or adbv, the pleats were straight and pretty well evenly spaced and in excellent condition. The end caps were still very securely attached to the media. I found no problems at all with the filter and installed another PH7317 on my oil change today. The PH7317 is a good filter and works just fine for me.
Date code, made at the Greenville, Ohio plant on Jan. 22, 2017.
All components disassembled. The can on this Fram was a good thick gauge steel and hard to cut with tin snips. That is why I butchered the can when I cut it open.
ADBV was still very soft and pliable. There was not a nick or indentation or cut anywhere on it.
Nice even pleat spacing. Media seam was 100% intact. No tears or loose media at all.
Round holes, not louvers in the center tube.
I like the concave structure of the base plate, it is nearly identical to the OEM Honda filter base plate. I would think the base plate design would result in better oil flow in the filter. I also like the larger inlet holes.
It still held some oil after draining for an hour:
Date code, made at the Greenville, Ohio plant on Jan. 22, 2017.
All components disassembled. The can on this Fram was a good thick gauge steel and hard to cut with tin snips. That is why I butchered the can when I cut it open.
ADBV was still very soft and pliable. There was not a nick or indentation or cut anywhere on it.
Nice even pleat spacing. Media seam was 100% intact. No tears or loose media at all.
Round holes, not louvers in the center tube.
I like the concave structure of the base plate, it is nearly identical to the OEM Honda filter base plate. I would think the base plate design would result in better oil flow in the filter. I also like the larger inlet holes.
It still held some oil after draining for an hour: