BruceK
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Anyone familiar with the brand?
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Good advice. I don`t keep spare oil filters onboard but fuel filters,yes. Fortunately Racors come in sealed packaging, and the boxed Sakura oil filters have a plastic film seal fully covering the mounting faceFor folks stocking up with filters should realize they are made to be used quickly , not stored on a damp boat.
The metal inside oil filters rusts fairly quickly in a marine atmosphere.
Never tried them but something I noticed last time I bought fuel filters elements for a boat in Thailand, was that the Racor 500fg element was made in Indonesia and so were the Sure Filter ones that we bought that looked identical and were a hell of a lot cheaper.Anyone familiar with the brand?
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That about sums it up.The youtube video Auscan posted showed the filter material joined with a metal clip, rating that a plus, no comment either way on the filter material. No one has related negatives or disasters, Auscan has used them with no issues, it seems a known aftermarket brand, and the local seller services the heavy trucking industry, so I think it`s ok.the only thing not checked is what the filter medium is, its effectiveness, ect.Michael.