Mobil 1 108a question

[Kyle_E]

Am I going crazy? Wait don't answer that....

I would have sworn that the 108a came with a vacuwrap seal over the screw on part to prevent dust etc when its sitting on the shelf. I think every oil filter I have bought in the past 5 years has had one on it. Do they come with that thin plastic protectant or am I crazy?

I just bought a 3 pack and none of them have it on, but the boxes were beat to crap and look like they have been kicking around a parts room for 2 years. The labels look suspicious to me as well. I'm almost sure I got fake ones off of amazon but thought I would check before sending back.

 

[Jlq1969]

I believe, in my humble opinion, that the plastic film that the filters bring is not to protect them from dust. The filters that I have seen with this film come with a rubber seal, lubricated with some kind of grease. So I think the film is to prevent that grease from drying out or staining the packaging material

 

[Checkswrecks]

Isn't the 108 one of those that had the baseplate change so the newer ones leaked? The originals had a concave baseplate to clear the nut on the threaded shaft, then the baseplates became convex and stuck out enough to interfere with the nut as I remember.

I don't remember Mobil using the vacuwrap.

 

[WJBertrand]

None of the M108/108a filters I ever used had a plastic film seal in the bottom. I’ve been using Mobil 1 filters on my previous ST1300 since around 2005 or so. They have all had a concave mounting surface. Recently however they started making the M108a a bit taller and they will no longer fit behind my RaveTech skid plate. Gonna have to find an alternative now.


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[Kyle_E]

Thank you guys. Like I said they looked like they had been kicking around a parts shelf for a few years. When there was no wrap I was concerned.

 

[Sierra1]

I just wish they were cartridge style like my Jeep. The filter drains downward, so when you take the cap off, and take the filter element out. . . . there's no mess.

 

[RCinNC]

Mobil 1 108 filters are pretty much what I've been using for the past six years, and never had one that had any sort of wrapping on them.

 

[s.ga.rider]

I put one on my wifes car today and no plastic.

 

[Sierra1]

Doesn't the Yamaha OE filter have a plastic cover?

 

[DamMechanic]

Doesn't the Yamaha OE filter have a plastic cover?

Yep.