"Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
: Look at it this way....pay the little money for a generic, pay a lot for a
: "big name", or just pay the $6-$7 for a Mopar filter that's actually made
: for our engines (yes...it's actually different inside than the standard
: filters). We tore apart five different filters at the dealership (Fram,
: WIX, NAPA, STP, and Mopar). The Fram has holes in the top (don't know why
: but the oil can go through it - not filtered)...the WIX also has a hole in
: the top, and the STP and NAPA filters use a very coarse material (and flimsy
: too). The Mopar is a very heavy duty filter with a heavy duty
: anti-drainback valve....definitely a higher quality filter.
The problem with the Mopar filters though (and I suppose this
is a problem with many other brands as well) is that you can
never be sure who they are using at this moment. Mopar could
switch manufacturers, you'd be getting a different filter and
never know it. As I recall, in that oil filter study where
they cut apart a bunch of different filters, they found that
some of the Mopar filters were simply rebranded versions of some
of the cheapest, most poorly constructed filters out there. Other
Mopar filters were rebranded versions of the more decent units.
Mopar was using several different manufacturers. So anyway, what
it comes down to is that buying a Mopar filter is no guarantee
that you are actually getting a high quality filter.
--
-Jon-
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