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That's friggin' cool. The whole idea of the spin-on always bugged me. You're paying for a lot of features that really should just be permanent (bowl, anti-drainback valve, bypass, mounting plate etc). Aside from the unnecessary cost, when they're disposable, you know they're gonna be just about the cheapest thing made. You would hope by having things like this permanent to the system they'd be a bit more robust.
I know Mazda has started to embrace the cartridge style lately, but i think theirs still requires you to get underneath the car. Of course, seeing how you have to get underneath to drain the oil anyway, it's not saving you a whole lot, except for the mess.
It's nice to see it becoming more common, but this style of filter has been around for a long time primarily on European cars. Some of them are an absolute mess to change (VW) and others are easy like Merc's BMW.
It's nice to see it becoming more common, but this style of filter has been around for a long time primarily on European cars. Some of them are an absolute mess to change (VW) and others are easy like Merc's BMW.
You beat me too it..................these types of remote cannister/cartridge filters were in use as far back as the thirties and forties on american cars, as aftermarket add on's. FRAM was one of the original big manufacturers of them.
The only difference I see regarding the 'cruze' is that it appears they've eliminated the 'remote' part, and it is an integral part of the engine block casting.
BMW has had cartridge filters for years and I never found them easier than canisters. This is a news release by someone with little experience... oil drips and you simply need to use a procedure that works for the application.
That looks pretty cool, not only for the conserved resources but also because it appears to be in a very convenient location.
The question I have is this, though: Isn't it twice as dirty and messy to remove and dispose of the cartridge as it is to remove and dispose of an entire oil filter?
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