From wear or heat, the filter element collapsed and plugged up the oil galley which then starved the motor for oil. So all the shit that you've pulled out is now being reintroduced into the motor.Īdd high oil temperatures and a cardboard end cap, guess what happens there? I know of a Dodge motor and an RX7 motor both destroyed by a cheap shit filter with cardboard end caps. In a FRAM, it goes back along the outer edge of the filter, past the previous contaminants that have been removed, and then back into the oil supply. In a Gold filter, that's the separate little housing that doesn't allow contaminated oil back into the system. And the 1452 is $11.25 online.Īs for cheaper filters clogging. Maybe at one time they were a different height. Same micron rating, same gasket, same thread, same size. It's exactly the same part, but those who don't know pay extra. I've found very few Datsuns that can't fit a 1515 in place of a 1452, which is why I tell people to use the 1515 as the cost is HALF when the filter is identical.Īlso, the matter of the 1452 being shorter Micro, I just checked: It isn't. Given the internal difference, they're competitively priced alright, but one's a turd in a box, the other is quality, a la Tommy Boy! :) All the filters I just cut apart are 1515s/PH8As.įrom NAPA online just now, I can go get a NAPA Gold 1515 filter for $6.03Ĭompare that to the Tough Guard FRAM for $6.99. You have the 1452 listed whereas the others are PH8A which is the Ford 1515 equivalent. Now, as for your cost comparison, we're not comparing apples to apples. It's not because of the label, it's because of what's in it, and the cost reflects that. Both should recognize the significance of the Gold being the better filter. If you're referring to this post ggzilla, I think he meant both stores hate each other, but maybe I'm mistaken? Either way, someone has some serious management issues over there. Of course, when I can get them I just use Motorcraft FL1A filters, which are made by Purolator with a special Motorcraft outside can. National sells WIX branded filters, they're about $7.50 each, couple bucks more than a ProSelect, but they are the black filter can. Made from solid carbide, offering the ideal combination of hardness & toughness for high speed applications. Problem is neither carry everything the other one carries, so I have to visit both. Double cut burs for rapid stock removal in harder materials. One is a corporate store and the other is an independent. You can get the NAPA gold, but they're behind the counter. Both NAPAs near me only have the Pro Selects on the shelf.
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