Baldwin filters opinions

[Hootbro]

Baldwin Filter's purpose in life is to match the efficiency of the OEM specs of the filter they are making. They don't try to filter out more, or less, they try to match the specs. They are well constructed and made in USA. So, if that particular OEM wants playground pebbles and bird nest to go through their filter, that is how Baldwin will build it, on purpose. They try to match the efficiency of the actual Motorcraft or Honda filter you would carry out of their dealership. You can buy filters from other filter makers that have 20 micron or smaller absolute ratings out there. Some of those don't match the OEM efficiency. In other words, the car makers own filters allow the bird nests to come through, that is what they want. Baldwin is not competing to make a filter that simply fits and takes out the tiniest micron of debris. Some industrial hydraulic filters OEM's require the 20 micron absolute or smaller ratings. Baldwin makes those filters to spec. for those companies also.

Good post. I have brought it up before that the race for more efficient filters is more for marketing to sell a higher margin oil filter than what is being required for the applications being applied to.

Sometimes "Good Enough" is just that, good enough and anything more has limited to no appreciable returns other than a decimal data point on a spreadsheet.

 

[pcf]

I haven’t used one in a while, but they have/had really stout cans.

If you install filters to hand tight and then plus 3 turns with a strap wrench, Baldwins can take some abuse.

 

[slo town]

FWIW, some pics of a Baldwin filter I used on our Honda Element. It looks like a nice filter.

Scott

 

[GI_GRIFF]

The Baldwin P40134 isn't going to filter better than the MG/O'Reilly's MSL10241...and the MG will be $9.99

It depends on what you mean by better. Baldwin is trying to match the efficiency numbers of the OEM filter, no higher, no lower. There are many filter manufacturers out there that will filter out finer debris. What Baldwin does is build a high-quality filter to exacting OEM specs. Baldwin manufactures many extreme efficiency filters when that is what the OEM specifies. I believe an example is certain hydraulic filters used in OEM commercial and industrial applications. They are quite capable when the need arises.

 

[Chevyc10]

I purchase Baldwin online from Home Depot. You can order single filter, inexpensive and free shipping.

 

[GI_GRIFF]

I purchase Baldwin online from Home Depot. You can order single filter, inexpensive and free shipping.

They must not a regular thing all over the country available at Home Depot. I have a Home Depot a mile from here and on the website, it showed just one oil filter I could order in. Maybe where you live, they carry them, but not here.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Baldwin manufactures many extreme efficiency filters when that is what the OEM specifies. I believe an example is certain hydraulic filters used in OEM commercial and industrial applications.

Hydraulic filters are typically pretty high efficiency because hydraulic equipment is more sensitive to debris than an engine is.