I don't know what this tells us but this made in China Champ oil filter was on my daughters car for just about 12k miles. This wasn't intended. We try for 5-6k oci's. This is off a 99 MB ML 320 with 250k miles on it. I was surprised that there were no tears in it as I had forgotten what we had put in it. I replaced it with the proper Mann filter. Picture has the new filter beside it. Purchased cheap at RA.
Champ oil filter 12k miles
- Thread starter loneryder
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Not surprising. Late 60's and 70's oil filters were changed every second oil change interval which meant 10 - 15,000 miles on the filter. Filters that tear are very poorly made filters. This ain't rocket science.
looks like cheap worked out OK this time!
Years ago I changed the filter every other oil change and never had an issue. Most of the time then I was only doing 3-4K mile intervals. After I started doing 5K mile intervals on my '88 Escort there were times I only changed the filter every other oil change
If you are going to strictly use the maintenance minder system, you should use a fleeced filter especially under warranty. Her's is broken and we don't use it. I am surprised that filter held up as well as it did.
