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tidla Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2392 solihull Gender: Drives: omega 2001 3.0 elite	oil filters 02. Aug 2011 at 21:37 opinions please. i know the omegas run hot but do they all come out looking like this. the paper of the filter is actually brittle to the touch.
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Radar Senior Member Offline Posts: 736 Berkshire Gender: Drives: '00 2.5 Elite Auto	Re: oil filters Reply #1 - 02. Aug 2011 at 21:42 I would say that a gm one would not be anywhere near as bad as the one in the photo
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: oil filters Reply #2 - 02. Aug 2011 at 23:10 Yes, looks like a particularly rubbish pattern part that has been in too long. It's a good job it didn't collapse completely and starve the engine of oil, although the bypass valve (and the fact it has no sealing ring around the base) might well have been saving the day there. Never seen a genuine GM filter come out out of shape like that.
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Reply #3 - 02. Aug 2011 at 23:15

Kevin Wood wrote on 02. Aug 2011 at 23:10:

Yes, looks like a particularly rubbish pattern part that has been in too long. It's a good job it didn't collapse completely and starve the engine of oil, although the bypass valve (and the fact it has no sealing ring around the base) might well have been saving the day there. Never seen a genuine GM filter come out out of shape like that.

7k to be exact Shocked

cost less for the genuine this time than than the smeg pattern.

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: oil filters Reply #4 - 02. Aug 2011 at 23:17 You could knock me down with a feather. If that had happened during a 20k main dealer service interval I could almost have believed it but in 7k? Only one possibility. Shite quality part. I'm guessing the materials weren't up to the job.
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Re: oil filters
Reply #5 - 03. Aug 2011 at 18:21

The filter is AC Delco.

ACDelco is a global leader in automotive replacement parts and related services and offers quality aftermarket products for most makes and models, including General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and Honda, plus many original equipment service replacement parts. ACDelco products can be found in more than 100 countries located on six of the seven continents and are sourced globally to meet the needs of the local markets, including “maintenance” parts commonly replaced during the lifetime of a vehicle (e.g., batteries, oil filters, air filters, wiper blades, shocks and brakes), as well as “repair” parts (e.g., alternators, radiators, chassis and heating/cooling components). ACDelco offers more than 80,000 parts across 37 product lines.

ACDelco has over 100 years of experience in the automotive industry and is a brand of GM Customer Care and Aftersales, a division of General Motors. ACDelco employs a two- or three-tiered distribution model, utilizing a network of appointed wholesale distributors to service independent installers, ACDelco independent service centers, retail and fleet customers...............

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: oil filters Reply #6 - 03. Aug 2011 at 18:24 Agreed. Normally a reputable brand, but that filter hasn't faired too well.
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Mantahatch Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1637 Gender:	Re: oil filters Reply #7 - 03. Aug 2011 at 18:32 I don't want cast aspertions here but was it fitted properly ? it looks shorter than the new one and looks like it was crushed on fitting. ACDelco are a very good company, I have no link to the company except the hundreds possibly thousands of there product I have fitted.
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Reply #8 - 03. Aug 2011 at 18:35

Mantahatch wrote on 03. Aug 2011 at 18:32:

I don't want cast aspertions here but was it fitted properly ? it looks shorter than the new one and looks like it was crushed on fitting.

ACDelco are a very good company, I have no link to the company except the hundreds possibly thousands of there product I have fitted.

I agree,does look possible Thumbs Up!

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scimmy_man Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 395 yorkshire Gender: Drives: mv6 scimitar A3 discovery	Re: oil filters Reply #9 - 03. Aug 2011 at 19:08 Are you sure its a genuine AC delco? loads of copys about these days.
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Agemo Omega Knight Offline Omega 2.5 Turbo Weasel with Auto cogswapper! Posts: 1332 Cleethorpes Gender: Drives: Facelift 2.5 TD Saloon CDX	Re: oil filters Reply #10 - 03. Aug 2011 at 23:39 The font looks different to AC Delco somehow, looks dodgy to me.
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Re: oil filters
Reply #11 - 06. Aug 2011 at 03:18

Mantahatch wrote on 03. Aug 2011 at 18:32:

I don't want cast aspertions here but was it fitted properly ? it looks shorter than the new one and looks like it was crushed on fitting.

ACDelco are a very good company, I have no link to the company except the hundreds possibly thousands of there product I have fitted.

il second that, doesnt really look like it could degrade in that form with use over time.. talking about oil filters how often are you expected to change them?

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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: oil filters Reply #12 - 06. Aug 2011 at 05:08 That looks in exactly the same state as the filter I took out of my breaker - the bottom end was seized solid.No obvious reason apart from very old oil and the crushed filter. Stallion - oil & filter changes - opinion varies a bit but generally 3000 - 5000 miles.The secret to a sweet running,reliable,long lasting v6.
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: oil filters Reply #13 - 06. Aug 2011 at 07:02 The one you took out of mine looked a bit like that too Albs Stallion. Vx service interval is 20k Personally I prefer to stay under 5k, and that's with a LPG conversion so cleaner burn/less oil contamination
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Re: oil filters
Reply #14 - 06. Aug 2011 at 08:25

Saying it looks crushed. Is it a possibility that it is the wrong filter?

I got a couple from VX recently, I asked for 2 for the miggy & 2 for SWMBO's 1.2 Corsa.

Filters look exactly the same except for the length. Part numbers also similar , only one digit different as I remember.

I am thinking that maybe if the longer one was used, it could have crushed as filter cap was screwed on .

Just a thought. Undecided

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