Purolator Oil Filter
#11
11-15-2005, 08:06 PM
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Re: Purolator Oil Filter
Originally Posted by nitramjr
Bored engineer home alone on a rainy Tuesday night. It was either do that or drink heavily.....
Another option is the Mazda filter (same thing used in the Mazda 6i). There's an online source for that which is reasonable provided you order multiple units (shipping is too much for one). Mazda includes the o-rings.
I'm surprised the PureOne isn't closer to the OEM as for their regular spin-on filters the Ford part is basically a PureOne element inside a regular Purolator can...
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11-21-2005, 03:26 PM
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Re: Purolator Oil Filter
I got a Puralator and a PureOne from the Advance near me. the Puralaor looks very close to the OEM filter however, there is quite a difference in the PureOne. The PureOne filter medium is the first thing you notice because its blue. The filters have the same overall length, the Puralator has thicker felt rings and shorter filter medium and the PureOne has thicker filter medium and thinner felt. The diameter of the PureOne is smaller then that of the OEM or Puralator. I will take some more detailed measurements to post later.
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11-21-2005, 05:02 PM
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Re: Purolator Oil Filter
Very interesting. I'd be interested in seeing a picture if you can post.
Browsing around the other day I saw a reference to an FL-1017B (as opposed to 1017A that has been listed as the Motorcraft application in the past). Now I can't find it of course. Anyone know what the difference is?
Browsing around the other day I saw a reference to an FL-1017B (as opposed to 1017A that has been listed as the Motorcraft application in the past). Now I can't find it of course. Anyone know what the difference is?
Originally Posted by mppkll
I got a Puralator and a PureOne from the Advance near me. the Puralaor looks very close to the OEM filter however, there is quite a difference in the PureOne. The PureOne filter medium is the first thing you notice because its blue. The filters have the same overall length, the Puralator has thicker felt rings and shorter filter medium and the PureOne has thicker filter medium and thinner felt. The diameter of the PureOne is smaller then that of the OEM or Puralator. I will take some more detailed measurements to post later.
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11-21-2005, 06:52 PM
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Re: Purolator Oil Filter
Was at Autozone today picking up a case of oil and for the heck of it looked at the oil filters. They carry STP, Bosch and Fram generally.
The STP book listed an oil filter for the FEH - I think it was P960. Anyone seen one yet? Of course AZ doesn't stock it.
The quest continues.......
The STP book listed an oil filter for the FEH - I think it was P960. Anyone seen one yet? Of course AZ doesn't stock it.
The quest continues.......
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11-30-2005, 06:16 PM
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Re: Purolator Oil Filter
Very interesting. This makes me wonder if in fact someone else is making the filters for Motorcraft as the PureOne (as with the Premium Plus) look considerably different than the Motorcraft filter.
Ford's other filter supplier, Wix, has a different yet design. Will the real manufacturer of the FEH oil filter please stand up?
Ford's other filter supplier, Wix, has a different yet design. Will the real manufacturer of the FEH oil filter please stand up?
