The main thing is no country of origin, plastic only covering the bottom of the filter, no zulu date code on the top of filter, poor paint or lettering, ect.
You can also look up the actual picture of the filter on the Fleetguard site or on the internet.
*miko1011130 I'm surprised to hear that Titan gold looked like that, possibly not a original because it should be a metal center tube on all of them.
Here's a example of real Fleetguards that have been purchased in the Philippines and a Titan Gold. (they do have plastic at the bottom) But should be just as heavy duty as a Fleetguard. The ones people have told me they have gotten were very high quality like the one below which is From Pacer. But you know how fakes like to sneak in.
