Anyone still like use wix mahnn filters now?
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Went to Napa yesterday for a 7502 filter for my F150, instantly handed it back when I saw the Purolator baseplate/inlet holes and louvers. Fram and Supertech Ecore from here on out, Ill give the Microgard Select a try also.
I'm still running the Purolator Boss, Napa Platinum/Wix XP filters.... and will continue to do so.
Just popped a Bosch 3323 on the Honda.
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Searching for the "True Oil Filter" is like searching for the "True Religion".
If Mann filters are inferior, is that also true for the cartridge filters used for Euro vehicles?
For my Corvette, I stick with the AC Delcos.
If Mann filters are inferior, is that also true for the cartridge filters used for Euro vehicles?
For my Corvette, I stick with the AC Delcos.
True oil filter? Nahhh.... just want one that doesn't fail in service and isn't overpriced. And, is also plus is when it actually filters something too.
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Me too. I had run through a bunch of Wix filters consecutively and then didn't even realize they changed until I saw photos posted here, looked at one I had and saw the louvered center tube.
So I switched back to Fram Ultra and then learned that Ultras changed too...
I'm going e-core next. I used one when they first came out and then read here how bad they were, the nylon center tube with the big windows, yadda yadda, but they seem to be totally fine and at least you know what you're getting when you buy them, and they're cheap.
Unfortunately, I don't really feel like any of the filters are that great anymore. We may be past a golden era that we didn't even realize we were in.
Oh, and since air filters were mentioned earlier in this thread, I currently have a Wix air filter in my daily driver and won't be buying another one when the time comes.
I had several defective wix filters last summer. Never have I seen that in my life much less in 1 summer
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Defective like media tears or something else?
Probably leaking crimp seal on the base end. Seen that reported a few times.
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Sheesh, glad I moved away from Wix when I did then.
So since Mann & Hummel owns Purolator and is now manufacturing filters in china, Mexico, Vietnam, and The USA under the Purolator brand.
Is everyone going to stop buying Purolator?
It is a way for Mann and Hummel to have dominance over the world. Save’s on cost of shipping and helps the supply chain stay open.
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You don't say?
Yah this whole thread is Moot. Just like Champion labs who makes K&N and I do believe Mobile 1 they are made in Korea. It’s a business model that was made because labor and the tax burden is to high in America.
I just have no idea what you're saying in reference to my post.
I buy the USA made Purolator (Bosch, CQ, etc) filters.
The factory is still 20 minutes from my house, even if the sign out front has changed. I don't care which conglomerate currently owns them - if I can buy a filter made in my home town I will.
Yes I get it. purolator is now assembled in Mexico, Vietnam, poland, and America just like WIX is. That’s why this thread is moot. One oil change you might have a filter made in Mexico the next USA then China all made by purolator. That’s how Mann and Hummel work. They have factories all over the world. So it really doesn’t matter where it’s made anymore.
I have used the NAPA Gold 1348 in the past because they had the base plate bypass. Looked at one this morning at NAPA and it is no longer constructed that way. Guess it’s off my list now.
Apparenty it matters to some people. Not everyone thinks the same.