Thanks. I use the Honda OEM filter. Is that cheapo crap? Should I use a better filter? I have always used OE filters on my cars due to the fact that the manufacture engineered it to work with the engine for optimum performance. However, the quality I am questioning a bit and I know almost nothing about this stuff but just want to be proactive. My Acura RDX was expensive and I need to keep it LONG term...
personally, i wouldn’t use the honda filter due to it being a fiber end cap filter. but you are correct, the engine design included that filter to live through the warranty period. i’m someone who prioritizes clean oil over my OCI’s so i choose high efficiency filters.
What would you say to the below? I found this info. I am really conflicted here about which way to go. I do not want to use a filter that would harm our factory warranty. If there are any issues and you use something other than OEM, I think the manufacturer uses it as ammunition to say NO to factory warranty repairs.....
I don't like the newer Honda filers, because the older Filtech was nicer in my opinion. But with that said, if Honda's Oil filters (fiber end caps) were so bad, why aren't we seeing a lot of Honda engine failures due to oil filter problems? It's a known fact that the OEM's like Honda and Toyota favor oil flow over filtration. It's why people can argue the aftermarket has better filtration, they do.. But it really makes me wonder why Toyota (for instance) chose oil flow over filtration.. Probably because oil flow is the life of an engine, cut that and who cares about what it filtered if nothing is being lubricated!
Yes, the bold part is the key to understanding the Magnuson-Moss warranty act. The MM warranty act basically says that a car manufacture can not deny or cancel the whole warranty on the vehicle just because a non-OEM part was used on it. In other words, they could not deny the warranty on a failed windshield wiper motor because you used a non-OEM oil filter.
