alienturtle
Human
I want to say in advance that i am not posting this to get everyone going about oil filters like the stupid "my oils better than yours" crap. So with that said this is something to pick your brain then next time you go and get an oil filter for your "baby" Now i know this is a dodge part but its just something to think about.
My dad has been a Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep mechanic since he was 18. He has worked in dealerships his entire life and today he had school. They primarily went over things that headquarters has seen about engine failures focusing on the diesels. He said they had a huge talk about oil filters. He took these 3 pictures to show me when he got home.
In the first pic you can see 2 tops that have been cut off. The one on the right is a Mopar filter and the one on the left is one you would get from Kragen ect. (he didnt tell me what it was as they were all cut apart) As you can see 2 major differences. 1 being the holes are larger on the mopar filter. And 2 if you look at the threads you will about twice as many on the mopar as the "off" brand.
Moving onto the second picture. The mopar filter is now on the left side and the "off" brand is on the right. As you first notice the "off" filter is held together by a piece of string and it looks like the filter is all spread apart. My dad said if you turn that filter around it looks like a normal scrunched together filter just like the mopar on the left. Because they are not glued together like the mopar one is they tend to come un raveled if you will and scrunch up on one side. Also they said that the string that is holding the "off" filter together has been known to deteriorate and actually come apart and plug engine oil jets. something to think about.
Now for the last and final pic. this one is my favorite. You can see on the left the mopar filter has a nice spring for the pop off or bypass in case the filter gets too much pressure through it..this spring closes or opens (not sure) and it bypasses the filter and will return to normal when the psi falls below the set psi. Lets use 50psi as an example. As you can see the "off" filter on the right does not have a spring but a metal tin looking thing. The best part about this is how does a piece of tin return back to normal one its been "poped". IT DOESN'T..in this filter if it ever hits that "50 psi" it begins to bypass the filter and will NEVER return to normal filtering that its so posed to. Also you can see a nice sealing oring around the mopar filter. and the off brand doesnt so its possible to have leak by
Just something to ponder about..i though it was kinda cool. I know iv always run mopar filter with my cummins and i wont change that.
My dad has been a Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep mechanic since he was 18. He has worked in dealerships his entire life and today he had school. They primarily went over things that headquarters has seen about engine failures focusing on the diesels. He said they had a huge talk about oil filters. He took these 3 pictures to show me when he got home.
In the first pic you can see 2 tops that have been cut off. The one on the right is a Mopar filter and the one on the left is one you would get from Kragen ect. (he didnt tell me what it was as they were all cut apart) As you can see 2 major differences. 1 being the holes are larger on the mopar filter. And 2 if you look at the threads you will about twice as many on the mopar as the "off" brand.
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Moving onto the second picture. The mopar filter is now on the left side and the "off" brand is on the right. As you first notice the "off" filter is held together by a piece of string and it looks like the filter is all spread apart. My dad said if you turn that filter around it looks like a normal scrunched together filter just like the mopar on the left. Because they are not glued together like the mopar one is they tend to come un raveled if you will and scrunch up on one side. Also they said that the string that is holding the "off" filter together has been known to deteriorate and actually come apart and plug engine oil jets. something to think about.
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Now for the last and final pic. this one is my favorite. You can see on the left the mopar filter has a nice spring for the pop off or bypass in case the filter gets too much pressure through it..this spring closes or opens (not sure) and it bypasses the filter and will return to normal when the psi falls below the set psi. Lets use 50psi as an example. As you can see the "off" filter on the right does not have a spring but a metal tin looking thing. The best part about this is how does a piece of tin return back to normal one its been "poped". IT DOESN'T..in this filter if it ever hits that "50 psi" it begins to bypass the filter and will NEVER return to normal filtering that its so posed to. Also you can see a nice sealing oring around the mopar filter. and the off brand doesnt so its possible to have leak by
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Just something to ponder about..i though it was kinda cool. I know iv always run mopar filter with my cummins and i wont change that.