I bought 3 Pulorator Microsopic PureOne filters at Pepboys. They were out of stock, so they had to order from the warehouse. oh well, after almost of a week of waiting, i finally picked up the filters. but to my surprise, the oil filters's holes and top surfaces were COVERED with DUSTS!!!! :furious: http://forums.nasioc.com/ubb-files/smilies/eek.gif :furious: http://forums.nasioc.com/ubb-files/smilies/eek.gif http://forums.nasioc.com/ubb-files/smilies/mad.gif


Should I return them and get OEM filters ??? (i remember that they have plastic seal on the opening.) I cleaned most of dusts with Q-tips, but what if there are dusts inside of the cans??? that's what i worry the most...

its just dust dude. Blow it off and install.

Yeah, pep boys never carries the Pure One filter that the book says goes to the WRX, so i took home the next number up and measured it and compared it to a Amsoil i had, it's a direct fit and bigger than the PureOne that is listed.
I can't remember the exact number, but i believe the one listed in the book is a PL14459, and i used PL14460.
Bryan

14460 is the correct one. I guess i have to rephrase my word "dust". They are more like gunks. They are black like oily dusts. i don't know... maybe i'm too paranoid.... but i want cleanest possible oils for my car. thanx

Aren't the new filters 14612?

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=434057&page=2

I wouldnt use em. Whole point of them is to filter **** out, not add it and then pump dirty oil throughout the engine and filter it back out.

Can you say "paranoid"?
Goosh, it's just dust.

but i want cleanest possible oils for my car.

Let us know how the $200 bypass oil filter you will be installing works out for you.

Can you say "paranoid"?
Goosh, it's just dust.
Collect a bunch of dust, throw it down your oil fill tube, and let us know how things work out, tia.

take them back, Whether or not it will cause a problem is irrelevant. you paid for a new filter, and it should be new, not dusty.

Collect a bunch of dust, throw it down your oil fill tube, and let us know how things work out, tia.


Blow it off before you install it.

Where is common sense?

And your car doesn't live in a clean room.

Aren't the new filters 14612?

Yes, for 2004 & 2005 WRX and STi the correct Purolator filter is the PL14612.

conditions that i desribed is way more serious than normal dusty filters that pep boys sell on their shelves. I ended up returning them and bought 12 packs of OEM filters at my local dealer for only $60. oh well, it was good deal. no complain here.

I use the OEM filters. At least that way I can almost keep up with the part number switching.

14460 is the correct one. I guess i have to rephrase my word "dust". They are more like gunks. They are black like oily dusts. i don't know... maybe i'm too paranoid.... but i want cleanest possible oils for my car. thanx
Okay, so its the other way around then