Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Fleetgaurd problem

[Bodybomber]

Went to put a new,never opened,shrink wrap looked good Stratopore on today. Just happened to look inside and saw RUST. I scraped some out to confirm. The stuff stood up on a magnet. The other filter I had on hand had some spots in it but not rusted yet. Anyone else had this experience??

 

[bmoeller]

Were you given an older filter that someone dusted off the back shelf? I haven't noticed that yet. With them being wrapped in plastic, you wouldn't think it'd be a problem.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

HMMmmm - good that you looked down inside - I tend to store my filters out in the garage - sometimes for quite a while if I have bought several at a time - mine have always been clean and shiny inside (yes, *I* check too!) - but not hard to visualize the possibility of high humidity causing problems - and mayby NOT always at a spot inside the filter where it can be seen - guess I'll have to find a better protected storage area...

 

[Bodybomber]

If they are shrink wrapped and sealed at the factory we shouldnt have to worry about it all!!!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Shrink wrapping provides a GOOD - but NOT perfect seal against the elements - it is VERY common for shrink wrap to have various pinholes and voids in them that WILL allow SOME leakage - it's a GOOD seal, but NOT perfect...

 

[rblomquist]

I've seen spots on the bottom of them more than once. Yes, I look too sometimes I've made the guy behind the counter at Cummins give me another one. They always look funny when I ask for a different one but it's my rig.



Something that is shrink wrapped can develop/hold mositure just as good as an open-air item. The metal item inside the shrink wrap is heating/cooling just like everyting else.

 

[Bodybomber]

I guess from now on I will store my filters in a sealed container with a bunch of desicant to rid them of moisture.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

NAH - just keep them in a more protected environment - today I moved mine inside the house - of course, you have no control over how they are stored BEFORE you get them home...

 

[DWeisshahn]

If they are outside in a cold environment, they will get condensation in them and the shrinkwrap will just hold it in.

 

[vette75406]

buggy

i recently bought a new stratopore filter with some kind of small winged bug inside the wrapping , not sure how it got there ,my guess is that it was egg and then hatched ,no hole that could be found in wrapper , but i check them all now when i use them .







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