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The Tier 3 versus the Tier 4...I think for a more complex or more expensive engine like the BMW, Porsche, etc. or more severe applications you are best off with the Tier 4 Carquest EP. So for your Toyota RAV4 or Honda Accord you are best off with the Tier 3 EX line of filters, but lets say its...

All of the mechanics on Youtube and Facebook...all of whom operate long term successful repair operations and can be visited...have publicly stated to change your oil before 5000 miles. They even show you opened engines and Carfax reports evidencing when it was changed and have long discussions...

They are not bad and will do the job...however the fact is M&H has undergone an overall cheapening with some notable features now absent on the filters. For example in the past there was wire backing and white synthetic media on the Wix XP. Now there is no backing and its a synthetic blend...

Here is the Premium Guard which is made in the same Vietnam factory. This is a different model filter(for a different car line) but seems similar to the Pronto filter in the video and in the ones sent to me from Rockauto. This video is 5 years old btw.

Just got these from RockAuto...PG2500EX/PO2500EX. These are made by Premium Guard in the Vietnam plant. The end is sealed by plastic. Date code indicates 2025 production.

You can still get good priced filters on Rockauto. I settled on the PG2500ex "various mfs"...

When I was buying Wix no one sent me an email saying times are tough and so they are cheapening it up. I had to find out by watching cut open videos.

BTW here is the new Carquest EP vs Fram Endurance. Carquest seems to be the winner...but its also $16.

Mann and Hummel is NOT my favorite company. The Wix XP in the distant past used to be the gold standard...fast forward to today...no more "backing"...no more white all synthetic filter. All that is gone...

In this Youtube video the Whip City Wrencher can be seen comparing the standard Microguard filter versus the "Select" Microguard filter...in the Premium Guard world the "Select" would be the "EX". The standard Microguard/Premium Guard we can see where the media rips open with the wrenchers...

Where to get a legitimate Premium Guard versus "Various Manufacturers"?

The thing about the Purolator is the rumors about the tearing media. Whip City wrencher was able to tear it with his hands in a video. As for the Bosch I saw in a video by the Ford Tech Makuloco one engine he was working crushed the internal filter components. Im probably going to buy the...

In the Bosch vs PG debate...the Bosch is a standard capacity 14 gram filter and so the filter media is at 20 microns. Bosch is the OEM filter in European cars like BMW and Mercedes. The PG is an extended drain 25 micron 18 gram filter In Whip City wrencher tests he could not tear the media...

I do not want to pay over $10 for an oil filter. RockAuto's prices seem right and so I wonder what is the best one that can be found for Ford and GM vehicles on the RockAuto website. In particular I have my eye on Premium Guard and Bosch. Im leaning towards Bosch. When Whip City wrencher cut...