Easy-Grip Surface.
Metal-cased filters can be slippery when they have oil or grease on them. These Fleetguard filters are the first user-friendly filters designed with a textured surface and raised ribs for extra leverage when tightening or loosening the filter by hand.

Easy Installation.
The Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter eliminates potential installation problems. The patented socket hole only works in one direction, so you can't use it to over-tighten the filter. And, because the filter threads are made of an engineered composite, they can't strip the metal threads on your engine's filter spud. In the unlikely event that a filter gets cross-threaded, you only have to replace the filter and not the spud. And, because composite threads can't cause spud thread wear, the fit is always like new. Even after years of filter changes.

Easy Removal.
The recessed 1/2" socket hole that's molded into the bottom of the Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter makes removal as easy as turning a wrench. It really comes in handy when your engine's filter is in a hard-to-reach location.

No Spill Design.
For years, metal filters have been designed with a dome shape, making it impossible to set a used filter (or a new one) down without it tipping over and spilling the contents. The Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter is designed with a flat bottom, reducing the risk of messy, dangerous spills, slick floors and time wasted cleaning up.

Superior Outside. Superior Inside.
Of course, the most important part of any filter is how well it protects your engine. The Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter uses proven media technology, trapping metal and dirt particles, preventing them from reaching the moving parts in your engine. Plus, because there are no metal parts, the danger of metal shards or shavings coming from the filter itself is eliminated.

Rugged, Damage-Proof Shell.
Ordinary metal filters are easily dented and damaged. The outer shell of the Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter is made of a engineered composite construction that is so strong, you can drive over it with a truck and it will still retain its shape. It has a higher burst strength rating, with excellent impact resistance. Rigorous field testing has proven the durability of the advanced composite design, even under the most extreme operating temperatures. The Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter doesn't scratch or dent, so you're less likely to see problems in warehousing. And, it weighs 50% less than comparable metal filters.

Easier Disposal.
Like any metal filter, the Fleetguard User-Friendly Filter can be drained and sent to a landfill or put in a compactor. But, it has an advantage over metal filters because it can be incinerated and used to create heat and energy in an environmentally responsible manner.

Environmentally Safer.
A comprehensive life cycle analysis conducted by an independent study showed that the User-Friendly Filter offers reduced environmental impact:

• 22% reduction in greenhouse gas production
• Lower total energy resource consumption during entire product life cycle
• Reduced VOCs during manufacturing process
• Reduced fuel consumption to transport raw material, finished product and end of life disposal
• Decreased use of cardboard packaging
• Ergonomically safer manufacturing environment

Sustainability.
In addition to its lower net energy resource consumption, the User-Friendly Filter can be incinerated at a waste-to-energy facility at the end of its useful life, and some of the energy contained within the plastic filter housing material can be recovered. This option is not feasible with conventional steel filters.

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