Stopped in at the International dealer yesterday to pick up an air filter for my 7.3L .
Checked the Fleetguard air filters I just bought in the sunlight in the parking lot.
One had a 1/16" hole in the paper, right next to the mesh. Box did not appear to have been opened previously, no signs of prior handling of the filter, this 1/16" hole did not appear to be an impact puncture.
In the sunlight, you could also see other random tiny pinholes in the media. Made in China, looked like a 2008 code, something like week 40. Definitely manufacturing defects.
Other than surface rust, I've been fine with the basic Fleetguard oil filters I've used. Hopefully this was a temporary QC problem with the air filters that has now been corrected.
Returned the 2 air filters, will pick up Wix ones next week.
Not what I expected to find from Fleetguard.
Rgds, D.
Checked the Fleetguard air filters I just bought in the sunlight in the parking lot.
One had a 1/16" hole in the paper, right next to the mesh. Box did not appear to have been opened previously, no signs of prior handling of the filter, this 1/16" hole did not appear to be an impact puncture.
In the sunlight, you could also see other random tiny pinholes in the media. Made in China, looked like a 2008 code, something like week 40. Definitely manufacturing defects.
Other than surface rust, I've been fine with the basic Fleetguard oil filters I've used. Hopefully this was a temporary QC problem with the air filters that has now been corrected.
Returned the 2 air filters, will pick up Wix ones next week.
Not what I expected to find from Fleetguard.
Rgds, D.