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Re: Parts Master oil filters
Posted to Shop Management Forum on 10/25/2003

I don't know who makes that brand, but it sounds like it is not the fault of the filter. If the pressure relief valve is stuck closed and the filter gets clogged, the pressure build up causes the mechaniclly locked roll seam to unroll. The filter is destroyed,... Login to read more.