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css9450
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JUN 06, 11:37 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
AC/Delco used to be one of the best oil filter brands- I was using them on all my vehicles- including my 460 Ford Jet boat engine- never again- All of their filters are now marked with the letter "E" (Economy) and made in China.
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Have you seen them marked as Made in China? If they are, they haven't made it here to the backwards old Midwest yet. I check each box before I buy.
I did notice new ones with a new box and logo design; real ugly in my opinion. The old logo was fine; why change it?
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cvxjet
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JUN 06, 07:55 PM
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Alright_ was looking the two I had bought to fit my Fiero and my van- both in very cheap looking boxes, and the filters look cheap also- the paint on them is not very high quality. The boxes have chinese writing on them as well as english and spanish....
After carefully looking them over I finally spotted some lettering on the bottom of the filters- very hard to see- and it says "Made in USA"....If these were made here, that factory must be paying their workers in pennies rather than dollars!
I want to clarify something about the filter I was trying to remove- It was not >>Extremely<< tight...It was what I would normally tighten a filter to- and I have NEVER had any problem with removing a filter- and I always oil the seal before installation. The filter can just started collapsing when I tried to remove it- I can actually indent the sides with my fingers.
I am taking the two new ACDelco filters back and trading them for more of the Mobil 1 filters.
Also, I had a couple of those "Cup" filter wrenches- one was the wrong number of flutes- but the other one fit the new filter (Basically) but when I attempted to use it on the filter on the car, it kept slipping.
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skywurz
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JUN 06, 08:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
I am taking the two new ACDelco filters back and trading them for more of the Mobil 1 filters.
Also, I had a couple of those "Cup" filter wrenches- one was the wrong number of flutes- but the other one fit the new filter (Basically) but when I attempted to use it on the filter on the car, it kept slipping.
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Uhh Mobil1 still made by Champion Laboratories Just like AC Delco. Pretty sure everyone recommended WIX  pretty sure you would just be exchanging a blue painted filter for a black painted filter of the exact same quality.[This message has been edited by skywurz (edited 06-06-2022).]
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hunter29
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JUN 06, 09:11 PM
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For those running Wix 51036 is that a 74mm 14 flute?
I want to buy a wrench..
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skywurz
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JUN 06, 09:18 PM
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hunter29
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JUN 06, 09:26 PM
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Thanks I looked it up, can’t find info for the flutes
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skywurz
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JUN 06, 09:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by hunter29:
Thanks I looked it up, can’t find info for the flutes |
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I spun the 3d image of the filter in the link and counted 14
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hunter29
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JUN 06, 09:41 PM
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Thank you sir.. I should have thought of that..
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css9450
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JUN 06, 10:09 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
Alright_ was looking the two I had bought to fit my Fiero and my van- both in very cheap looking boxes, and the filters look cheap also- the paint on them is not very high quality. The boxes have chinese writing on them as well as english and spanish....
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+2 That is the ugly box I was mentioning. I liked the old box better!
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cvxjet
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JUN 07, 12:14 AM
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"Made in USA"...Maybe all they do is glue the seal on and box it in USA.....
The Mobil 1 filter looks different than other filters- but I will go look at the Wix filters (I have heard good things always about Wix)
Kind of strange; I have a 15-flute "Socket" that seems to NOT fit the ACdelco (Fiero V6) filter....and the Mobil 1 filter (That fits the Fiero V6) has 14 flutes...I woulda thought that they would have a standardized flute-shape for which cars the filter is going on....but that would make too much sense....
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