Oil Filter Woes
Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Iowa
Sorry never got a picture before I brought it back and they kept the old filter. It was a few rust bubbles with a little hole in the middle. And no the bottom of my truck is not covered in rust. It gets rust checked every year and now everything from the filter back is covered in a coat of oil. I took just over 5 litres of oil out of the engine so I figured I lost about 1 and 1/2 litres and it was a very small hole.
I am rather intrigued by the filter rusting through, was there any sign of surfaced rust on the filter when it was installed? I have been given very old "new" filters from friends that used to own a similar vehicle and have them sitting around, very often they have surface rust and generally when cut open rust inside the filter as well.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: East Central Ia
Had a friend that years ago had a fram filter split. Ruined the engine so he sued the company. He was told after investigation the filter had sat with water in it and dried before it was purchased, they were not held responsible for the distribution network. We get crappy old semi trailers in at work that have wet parts in them from rain and melting snow. Maybe a whole warehouse of the filters got damp and gave them a head start.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Pa
I never came across this on any filter yet but I will sure keep an eye out.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: in the woods of MA
I've had two rust out to the point of leaking. It's a farm/plow truck that often only gets driven a couple times a week. Never had this happen before a couple years ago. Anyone think they might be making them cheaper than they used to? No way, they wouldn't do that, would they? 
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From: Isanti, MN
This is just odd, I've never heard of this in my life until this thread.
When I was shopping for replacement oil filters for my boat, one of the selling points for the OEM filter was thicker metal that better resists corrosion than automotive filters. Perhaps under certain conditions this is a known issue?
When I was shopping for replacement oil filters for my boat, one of the selling points for the OEM filter was thicker metal that better resists corrosion than automotive filters. Perhaps under certain conditions this is a known issue?
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: in the woods of MA
This is just odd, I've never heard of this in my life until this thread.
When I was shopping for replacement oil filters for my boat, one of the selling points for the OEM filter was thicker metal that better resists corrosion than automotive filters. Perhaps under certain conditions this is a known issue?
When I was shopping for replacement oil filters for my boat, one of the selling points for the OEM filter was thicker metal that better resists corrosion than automotive filters. Perhaps under certain conditions this is a known issue?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Mar 2006
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I do mine every 6 months because it's a work truck and doesn't really get used that much and I have never seen this. The most rust I have seen was around the upper lip where water lays but nowhere near that picture.
Matt
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Jun 2004
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I can't believe it but my filter rusted out again. Big mess in the driveway. I won't be putting another motormaster filter on my truck. This one had 3800 km on it in 5 months. This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. I guess I should have learned.
More Turbo
Joined: Mar 2013
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are you putting the filter on with a metal strap wrench, or something similar, so that you are scratching the paint off the filter and allowing rust to start?
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Jun 2004
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No hand tight only. The rust is always around the top ring on the side pointing towards the tire. Must get extra spray from the tire. I used a NAPA commercial filter this time and covered in with Rust Check. I'll see how this one lasts.