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   On 26-03-2021 23:11 mike  wrote:   
      
   > (1) I look at filter pleating, surface area, micron spec, edge glue & seam   
   > (2) I look at the size and thickness & antidrainback valve material   
   > (3) I especially check the type of overpressure valve (some don't exist!)   
   > (4) I pick at the mating gasket to see if it tends to easily fall off   
   > (5) I check the inlet holes for the number and overall diameter   
   > (6) I like to look for the mating threads machined from the outside in   
   > (7) I like filter cans that are 20 & 30 thou rather than 15 thousandths   
   > (8) I look at the type of oil that I'm putting in and the type of driving   
      
   In that off hand list I forgot to mention what I found the first time I tore   
   apart a $15 Fram filter from AutoZone (which had the worst pleating ever!)   
      
            *Shitty cardboard end plates*   
      
   Far less expensive oil filters have steel end plates and synthetic pleating   
   without visible gaps at the ends and a with a long steel clamp at the seam!   
      
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