I drove 25 miles round trip today to pick up a Napa Gold air filter. When the counter guy put the filter on the counter I looked it over because the box looked old.
I asked him if there was a date code on it and he said, "No". I took it out and saw "021415BH1 Made in Mexico" stamped on the edge of the filter.
When I showed that to him and asked what that was he assured me that it wasn't a date code because, "No way was that filter made in 2015".
When I got home I called Napa and found out that indeed it was the date code and they were surprised that they sold it to me and that the counter guy didn't know.
So, do I use it or return it?
I asked him if there was a date code on it and he said, "No". I took it out and saw "021415BH1 Made in Mexico" stamped on the edge of the filter.
When I showed that to him and asked what that was he assured me that it wasn't a date code because, "No way was that filter made in 2015".
When I got home I called Napa and found out that indeed it was the date code and they were surprised that they sold it to me and that the counter guy didn't know.
So, do I use it or return it?