🔧 Technical Are Chinese copies of filters a thing?

[GTPpower]

I bought one filter from rock Auto (box on the left) and two others from eBay which ended up coming from someplace in China. The china boxes are a bit different sized, and the filters are not plastic wrapped individually like the rockauto version. Are these actual Ford products?

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[DEEZUZ]

They are a thing, but not in your case.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Shop around and see if you can find racor PFF4616/PFL2016instead of paying for Motorcraft name.

Racor makes them for Motorcraft.

 

[GTPpower]

They are a thing, but not in your case.

So these are legit Ford? Some people are telling me these are an older version?

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

There's probably two different assembly lines considering Ford sells vehicles in China there's probably a Mexico/etc plant and the Chinese Plant making filters.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Post all the markings on the filters.

 

[GTPpower]

Pics coming. They are definitely not the exact same filters.

The rockauto filter is about .001" taller and .030" larger in diameter.

 

[GTPpower]

One has "made in USA" molded on it, and the number on it matches the box. There is no number on the other. The filter media is also clearly different.

 

[GTPpower]

I can't really tell what the filter media is like on the bigger filters, but once again no number stamped on the china filter. The rockauto one shows made in USA on it.

The china filter is about.030" shorter and the outside diameter of the fuel opening is about .040" smaller. Inside looks to be the same diameter.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Buy my subsidized American corn but buys fucking China filters. Come on guy.

 

[GTPpower]

Corn isn't subsidized newb.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

I'm going to guess it's undersized because they needed it to get closer to metric dimensions?
It's either that or they reverse engineered one and machined the mold to the sizes and forgot about the fact that plastic shrinks as it cools from the molding process and so the parts are slightly smaller than they should be

 

[DEEZUZ]

Honestly I wouldn't have an issue running them. They look way better than the junk Napa sells.

 

[DEEZUZ]

I'd you're going to throw them away, mail them to me. I'd love to dissect them

 

[GTPpower]

I think I will just see if I can return them to the eBay store.

 

[GTPpower]

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Corn isn't subsidized newb.

literally the most subsidized crop grown here.

EWG's Farm Subsidy Database

EWG's Farm Subsidy Database put the issue on the map and is driving reform. Just ten percent of America's largest and richest farms collect almost three-fourths of federal farm subsidies; cash payments that often harm the environment.

farm.ewg.org

 

[GTPpower]

literally the most subsidized crop grown here.

EWG's Farm Subsidy Database

EWG's Farm Subsidy Database put the issue on the map and is driving reform. Just ten percent of America's largest and richest farms collect almost three-fourths of federal farm subsidies; cash payments that often harm the environment.

farm.ewg.org

It's not subsidized, and hasn't been for a couple years. It's only subsidized when it costs more to grow the crop than the farmer can sell it for.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

It's not subsidized, and hasn't been for a couple years. It's only subsidized when it costs more to grow the crop than the farmer can sell it for.

K

 

[GTPpower]

Don't be mad Bob.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Don't be mad Bob.

I’m right, you’re wrong. It’s fine. Moving on here from your narrow mind

 

[GTPpower]

I’m right, you’re wrong. It’s fine. Moving on here from your narrow mind

Hey Bob....corn isn't being subsidized. Thanks again for playing.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Taxpayers have subsidized the mature corn ethanol industry for more than 40 years

Understanding U.S. Corn Ethanol and Other Corn-Based Biofuels Subsidies - Taxpayers for Common Sense

The corn ethanol industry benefits from federal subsidies, tax credits, and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) biofuels mandate.

www.taxpayer.net

 

[GTPpower]

Slaves were once legal as well. However, that's not the case today.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Yep, farmers still getting massive handouts for crops including corn. Maybe YOU’RE not but it’s still true backed by data.