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07-04-2008, 12:28 PM
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Last Purolator I buy!!!
I don't think that I will be purchasing any Purolator products in the future. I opened my air cleaner assembly this morning to find this disgusting mess. Luckily, it has only been in there since the 21st of May. The pleats are perfectly clean, suggesting that it has not been doing much filtering.
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07-04-2008, 12:46 PM
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WTF. . .it looks like a bomb went off in there. . .
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07-04-2008, 12:54 PM
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yeah really... wtf..
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself. George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..) 1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won. pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.
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07-04-2008, 01:08 PM
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Not to worry. That's just Purolator's new & improved Turbo Filter. It's designed to open at various places to allow mass airflow in. You can now drive faster than a bat out of hell!
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07-04-2008, 01:43 PM
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#6
07-04-2008, 02:07 PM
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looks like one of the cleaner housing mounts is right at the bottom where one split is, any chance theyre sticking up too far and puncturing the filter?
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 1980 500SE/AMG Euro 1981 500SEL Euro 1982 380SEL 1983 300TD 1983 500SEC/AMG Euro 1984 500SEC 1984 300TD Euro 1986 190E 2.3-16 1986 190E 2.3 1987 300D 1997 C36 AMG 2003 C320T 4matic past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350
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07-04-2008, 02:42 PM
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It's probably still better than a K&N.
 That is strange. 
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07-04-2008, 02:48 PM
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07-04-2008, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
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07-04-2008, 03:15 PM
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Nothing wrong with the filter housing mounts. Upon closer inspection, it looks like there is simply not enough glue between the pleats, and there is no other reinforcement. Both the top and bottom of the filter were cracked like this. No other damage is visible. It just looks like it probably split when I put the cover on and tightened it down. This one says Made in USA
 Poor design. I went to Autozone to get a FRAM, and apparently they don't sell them for this model anymore?? so I had to get an STP.
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For Sale: 1982 MB 300TD 1995 Chevrolet Suburban 6.5TD Sold: 1980 IH Scout Traveler- Nissan SD33T Diesel
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07-04-2008, 03:23 PM
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Even worse than my Fram oil filter story, since that one continued to work properly. Yes, send your filter back to Purolator, maybe they will send you some freebies like Fram did for me.
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07-04-2008, 05:32 PM
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looks like your car 'backfired' and blew it apart.
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