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Originally Posted by Schwarzhorse
I prefer the original equipment style cartridge within plastic housing so to make the cartridge's opening for inspection less challenging than having to hacksaw a spin-on filter housing open to examine the filter for metal particles, shavings, or bits. Plus, I'd guess hacking a metal housed filter might complicate the exam and leave the inspector wondering the origin of the metal he might find within - "Did it come from the filter housing OR the engine's insides?"
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Only a butcher would "hacksaw" a spin oil filter, a technician would employ a filter cutting tool, which operates much like a can opener, leaving not one spec of metal filings:
