yes, that has all long been my suspicion

but, again, as i believe in oil changes ,it doesn't bother me either way.  i
use whatever i have around that is of original design


On 9/24/06, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

It's not "fleece" as in wool, it's cotton gin trash.

It is NOT anywhere near as good a filter material as proper wound cord
(for the bypass portion) or synthetic paper (for the full flow filter
portion).

Cheapness reigns!

Gin trash is actually finer filtering than most "paper" filters, but
also clogs faster, leading to unfiltered oil circulating around the
engine.

Peter


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