So a month or two or go I bought a clearance oil filter from Rockauto. The Carquest 85522 is a rebranded Wix 51522 Filter. My oil needs to be changed soon so I took it out to get it ready. I looked inside it and saw what seems to be some surface rust. Its not much, but I think if I decided to scrape it, some rust residue would fall off. The filter was made in 2013 which is a bit old, But I read here that oil filters don't necessarily have a shelf life.
The rust is the black looking thing in the middle, there's also some orange spots close to it.
Can I still use this filter? I know filters are cheap but I was kind of hoping to use it after going through the trouble of ordering it. Everything else seems fine about the filter
The rust is the black looking thing in the middle, there's also some orange spots close to it.
Can I still use this filter? I know filters are cheap but I was kind of hoping to use it after going through the trouble of ordering it. Everything else seems fine about the filter