Midwestdrifter
Engineer In Residence
Greetings,
I did an oil change on my van this morning. About 10,500 miles ago I changed my oil in Western Canada. Due to the fires we changed our route last minute, and were not able to get the desired filter type. The local parts place had Fram, and we bought that. When I get the chance to do an oil change in a covered garage, I rarely say no! (Thanks Glasseye!)
I noticed the end seals were a bit janky. A felt material stitched onto the end cap. They seemed solid enough, so I put them in.
Here is what they should look like.
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Here is what the bottom side came out like.
IMG_20190224_134404185_HDR
The seal was just floating loose in the bottom of the filter cavity. Lucky I looked down and saw it, otherwise it could have caused the new filter to seal improperly.
DONT USE FRAM! The new Mahle has a formed rubber seal in the end cap. Other acceptable brands have a felt ring formed into the cap (not sewn on the surface).
I did an oil change on my van this morning. About 10,500 miles ago I changed my oil in Western Canada. Due to the fires we changed our route last minute, and were not able to get the desired filter type. The local parts place had Fram, and we bought that. When I get the chance to do an oil change in a covered garage, I rarely say no! (Thanks Glasseye!)
I noticed the end seals were a bit janky. A felt material stitched onto the end cap. They seemed solid enough, so I put them in.
Here is what they should look like.
IMG_20190224_134416644_HDR
Here is what the bottom side came out like.
IMG_20190224_134404185_HDR
The seal was just floating loose in the bottom of the filter cavity. Lucky I looked down and saw it, otherwise it could have caused the new filter to seal improperly.
DONT USE FRAM! The new Mahle has a formed rubber seal in the end cap. Other acceptable brands have a felt ring formed into the cap (not sewn on the surface).