In article <003501c3a52a$cbac9300$020aa8c0@system>, bernd@texas.net ("Bernd D.
Ratsch") writes:
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> 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.
That's interesting! If you look at Russ Kinze's oil filter study where he took
apart a very large number of filters including a bunch of mopar brand filters
he concluded that the Mopar brand filters were either a standard FRAM or
Purolator filter.
Granted he did this several years ago and things change. I wonder who mopar is
getting there filters from now.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
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